Today’s Top Good News Story

A new initiative is helping compensate and tell the stories of Native tribes displaced from national parks

While known for their stunning beauty, national parks have a darker history: one that displaced and dispossessed Native people. Yellowstone National Park, for example, is historically connected to around 30 tribes.

Now, the Sacred Defense National Parks and Monuments Initiative will give visitors the opportunity to make a donation, which will directly benefit Tribes with historical connections to each national park site.

The creators of the project hope it will help expand public awareness about tribal connections to the lands, help Native people share their own stories about the lands, and promote conservation.

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More good news for Indigenous people:

• Through DeTours, Hawaii’s Indigenous communities are working to educate settlers and tourists about the state’s colonial past and present.
• The Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes collaborated with the Montana Department of Transportation to design and build one of the largest networks of wildlife highway crossings in the U.S.​
• Addressing two common issues on reservations, poverty and a lack of reliable power, a Native-led company is installing solar farms for tribal nations across the U.S.​

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More Good News

​Helping make affordable meals more accessible, a home chef is teaching people to stretch $100 of groceries over 30 days. While it started as a creative challenge, Rebecca Chobat realized just how vital her recipes were for families struggling to afford groceries across the country.

​People are installing “pee-pee rocks” to protect native plants from the nitrogen compounds in dog urine. The landscaping feature is part of the movement to “rewild” lawns and gardens with native plants instead of turf grass.

​In a “landmark moment,” Scotland has the same number of men and women entrepreneurs for the first time ever. A report has found that women were starting and running new businesses at virtually the same rate as men last year.

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We believe that when we have the privilege to not be directly involved in conflict, social issues, or other tragedies — we have the responsibility to show up and care. And that requires us to stay informed and up-to-date about what’s happening in the world.

​We have good news in that regard, too: by setting meaningful boundaries, having a balanced news intake, and asking critical questions — we can be more thoughtful and intentional with our news consumption, resulting in a healthy relationship with the news overall.

More Good bits

🎉 Let’s keep the Disability Pride Month celebrations going all year long.

🌳 Most climate solutions aren’t simple. This one is.​

✉️ What are… the best stamps USPS has ever made?​

🛍️ Whether it’s “deinfluencing” or “Underconsumption Core”... everyone’s a bit over overconsumption.

🍎 Michigan is investing capital-B Big in education.​

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— Megan