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Through TV news and social media, most of us witnessed the courage of native peoples who blocked the oil pipeline construction at Standing Rock, North Dakota in 2016. What I didn't know was that there is a national Native American environmental protection organization known as the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN). 

The IEN was formed in 1990 by grassroots Indigenous peoples and individuals to address environmental and economic justice issues..."IEN’s activities include building the capacity of Indigenous communities and tribal governments to develop mechanisms to protect our sacred sites, land, water, air, natural resources, health of both our people and all living things, and to build economically sustainable communities." 

Some of the issues addressed include: Clean up of contaminated lands from mining, military, and industry, toxic incinerators and landfills on and near Indigenous lands and struggles to obtain victim compensation to Indigenous uranium miners, millers, processors and people living downwind from past nuclear testing experiments.

As in most countries of the world, the indigenous tribes are unwilling hosts to industries that exploit our environment for profit. They are our best advocates for a cleaner and healthier environment.

I already use small plates. Some benefits that can come from this would be eating less food and because of that saving more food.

Tell people the effects of them and how easy it is.

It is a good idea to family plan because it is a women's choice to become pregnant. That is the most important to me. Also, all of the unplanned pregnancies are causing more carbon emissions from the new children. Aslo, when these women have children, they have less time to go to school and learn about how to save the Earth.    

By purchasing consumer goods using ingredients such as palm oil (which is obtained by destroying forests in places like Malaysia) you are contributing to deforestation.  This can be solved by eating foods that do not contain ingredients that impact deforestation.

I can reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills by putting materials that could be recycled in the recycle bin. that in turn repairs and reperpouses the material and turns it into something else. After that we can then reuse the recycled material.