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Hash-Nash-Shut, a Wasco Indian chief, in the year 1906Hash-Nash-Shut was originally from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla but married into the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Before becoming the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in 1938, the three tribes; Wasco, Warm Springs, and Paiute, lived along the Columbia River and Cascade Mountains. They all spoke different languages and had their own customs.The Warm Springs and Wasco bands gave up ownership rights to a 10,000,000-acre (40,000 km2) area, which they had inhabited for over 10,000 years, in exchange for basic health care, education, and other forms of assistance as outlined by the Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon (June 25, 1855).
Apart from the Bald Eagle feathers in his hair, and white mink furs wrapped around his braids, Hash-Nash-Shut is wearing what seems to be a trade blanket. Trade blankets were initially manufactured for trade to native tribes in exchange for beaver furs and other goods at established trading posts throughout the Western United States and Canada. The period between 1880 and 1930 is considered the golden age of the Native American trade blanket. There were five American companies that dominated this market, with Pendleton Woolen Mills being the most famous. They are still in business to this day.
From the outset, Pendleton stood apart from other manufacturers, as it was established to deal solely with Native American trade and was the first company to utilize Native Americans as advisers in developing its designs. The Umatilla and Cayuse tribes were among Pendleton's initial customers, and for this reason, Pendleton originally set up shop on the Old Umatilla Reservation in Oregon.
Although the earliest of these blankets were very basic, incorporating only blocks, rectangles and crosses, the introduction of the Jacquard loom in the early 1900's revolutionized the industry and allowed for much more intricate designs and the characteristic zigzag patterns.
With this knowledge, we can assume Hash-Nash-Shut’s blanket with its rectangular pattern was one of the earlier designs.

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Resting on the Trail of Tears, their faces tell stories of endurance and resilience.

We're taking a moment to appreciate the mesmerizing beauty of the Rio Grande cutthroat trout.❤️With its vibrant red streak and speckled body, it's a true masterpiece of nature. 🐟✨
Have you ever done this? Just sat in awe at what nature has shared with you? 🤫

Photo credit: Craig Springer/USFWS
Office of Conservation Investment

Congaree, the only National Park in South Carolina is recognized as an International Biosphere Reserve, National Natural Landmark, Wilderness Area, & Globally Important Bird Area, & has received over $95M from . Congaree National Park contains the largest intact tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the U.S., providing a massive carbon sink sequestering greenhouse gas emissions from the city of Columbia and beyond.

Investment of $30M from has supported the Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge, the only Refuge based on a watershed. The Connecticut River is the longest river in the NE & its 7.2 million acre watershed from Mount Washington to Long Island Sound is within driving distance of 70M people living in the NY-Boston area. Land protection at the refuge funded by helps conserve key habitat & provides public access for hunting, fishing, boating & other outdoor recreation activities. In Connecticut, has been used in the refuge’s Salmon River division to protect undeveloped lands along tributaries to the Connecticut River. Beginning in 2013, $1.8M from was used to purchase several parcels at the confluence of the Salmon & Connecticut Rivers in Haddam Neck, site of the former Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Plant, one of the very few decommissioned nuclear sites in the U.S. to be declared completely clean.

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Yellow Breeches Creek, Pennsylvania

Rangers at Badlands National Park recommend you wear sturdy, closed-toe footwear as you navigate the park and here are two great reasons why! These gorgeous plants are not friendly to your toes (or any other body part!)

On top we have Carduus nutans, the painfully beautiful invasive, known to many as the nodding thistle or musk thistle. It was accidentally introduced in the United States in the 1800s. It loves disturbed areas and outcompetes other native grasses. However, it can be traced to limited historical medicinal uses like treating prostate disease, malaria, liver disease and kidney stones.

On bottom we have Opuntia, the agonizingly gorgeous native Prickly Pear Cactus, known to many as the brittle or jumping cactus. It produces a red fruit known as the "pear" and has served multiple culinary purposes both historically and currently. Animals and people are nourished by it, even if it does deliver a pointy reckoning!

We recommend that you respect these sharp characters and admire their pointed beauty from a distance!

NPS Graphic/H. Barrett: A square photo collage of four photos. From the top left, the first photo depicts a bright green, pointy, jagged nodding thistle plant showing a star-like bloom with bright pink in the center bloom; from the top right, a cluster of pinkish-purple nodding thistles bloom in the foreground of a flourishing field of Yellow Sweet Clover with a brownish badland formation in the background; from the bottom left, a spikey green prickly pear cactus with green pads and a single yellow flower blooms on a gray gravely formation mound with tall badland formations reaching high into the blue sky; on the bottom right, the same Prickly Pear Cactus photo is zoomed in to reveal more vivid detail.

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Substantial investments have protected land & water in Connecticut & Rhode Island. Over the next month, we are going to spotlight a sample of projects in these states. Thanks to the Great American Outdoors Act, can continue to invest in CT & RI.

Frogs as Pollinators? In Brazil's Atlantic Forest, this small frog may pollinate milk fruit trees as it visits flowers to sip nectar.

What is blue carbon? The ocean and climate change When it comes to fighting climate change, you probably know how important renewable energy is. And you may know about how forests and other natural landscape...

Fishing for the Future The Nature Conservancy and Pacific Island nations are partnering to clean up the region’s tuna catch—changing the way things get done from the seas to the store.

Conserve Public Lands For too long, BLM has prioritized using public lands for resource extraction and development. It’s time to focus on conserving these lands for the good of people, wildlife and a healthy climate.