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Albany, NY – In the 2000 US Census, Native Americans made up just one and a half percent of the population. They are less likely to be college graduates, less likely to hold professional positions when they get a job. Their paychecks are lower than other US populations. Their poverty rate is double that of the rest of the country. And Alberta Nells, a young Navajo woman, is one of a growing number of young people who are fighting back against development that threatens their land and their way of life. Her tribe has been battling a plan to expand a ski resort on the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona and she's part of a group called Youth of the Peaks.
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Alberta Nells is a young Navajo woman and part of a movement called Youth of the Peaks. She's also part of a youth media group called OuttaYourBackpack Media. You can find out more at oybm.org.
Coming up, trying to maintain daily life in a war zone...and Sabrina Artel has a kitchen table talk about climate change.
If you missed part of our show, you can find us online at wamc.org or call 1-800-323-9262 to order a CD - you'll need to know the program number. This week's show is #1055. (10:54)
If you're exhausted trying to juggle work, the kids' school schedule and a million other things, imagine doing all that in a war zone. UNICEF radio talks to a Baghdad mother about her family, her life and her growing fears for her children's safety.
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That story was filed by UNICEF Radio.
Now let's check in with Sabrina Artel. She opened up her tag-along trailer to invite people to come in to talk about the changing weather patterns...and what they think we ought to do.
4:11 Climate Artel
For more from Sabrina Artel, go to sabrinaartel.com.
And finally, when's the last time you saw live music? Not huge venues and five hundred dollar tickets...the small, live venues that help young acts perfect their skills and create a sense of community in towns around the country. Anita Palladino looks at the future of the small clubs in the age of the music download.
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Anita Palladino is an independent producer and reporter.