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Title: This Week at Interior!
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This Week at Interior
A young Indigenous woman holds up a framed black & white photograph of an ancestor

This Week: The nation marks Indigenous Peoples' Day, celebrating the traditions and cultures of Native communities; there are new proposed steps to protect one of Colorado's most cherished landscapes; new funds from the Inflation Reduction Act mean new drought mitigation funding opportunities along the Colorado River; Interior invites public comment on proposed revisions to streamline the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; educators around the nation have a more accurate and comprehensive tool to explain the Earth’s water cycle; this is National Wildlife Refuge Week, a time for Americans coast-to-coast to get outdoors to enjoy the nation’s largest network of public lands dedicated to wildlife conservation; and it’s another taste of an awesome autumn in our social media Picture of the Week!

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Honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day

A group photo of Indigenous persons wearing a combination of traditional and modern dress

The nation this week marked Indigenous Peoples' Day, celebrating the traditions and cultures of Native communities. Secretary Haaland hosted a livestreamed event, where she and Tribal leaders highlighted the importance of Indigenous knowledge in stewarding lands, waters and wildlife. 

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Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Protections for Colorado’s Thompson Divide     

Mountains partially covered by trees form a landscape against a bright blue sky, with more trees in the foreground

The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture this week announced proposed steps to protect the Thompson Divide area in central Colorado, one of the state’s most cherished landscapes.

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Interior Announces New Funding from Inflation Reduction Act for Drought Mitigation  

A reservoir runs low, with rings showing on the surrounding rocks from the receding water level

With new funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, Interior this week announced new drought mitigation funding opportunities to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System.

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Next Steps to Update the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

Three people stand over a table holding a native artifact.

Interior this week invited public comment on proposed revisions to streamline the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The regulations provide a process for returning human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony to Native American and Alaska Native Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.  

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New USGS Diagram Illustrates Human Role in Water Availability

River water runs past a rock where three birds are sitting

Educators around the nation this week have a more accurate and comprehensive tool to explain the Earth’s water cycle, thanks to a new U.S. Geological Survey water cycle diagram.

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America Celebrates National Wildlife Refuge Week

Sunshine peeks through trees in a forest

This is National Wildlife Refuge Week — a time for Americans coast-to-coast to get outdoors to enjoy the nation’s largest network of public lands dedicated to wildlife conservation, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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Tweet of the Week

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Secretary Deb Haaland  @SecDebHaaland

The Earth is our home, but climate change threatens everything. The observations of Earth from outer space can help us address the climate crisis. Science is indeed back, and it’s helping us chart our path to a brighter future.

An image of the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska captured by Landsat 9

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Picture of the Week

Stars and Moon shine down onto a forest covered in yellow leaves with a yellow tent on the ground.

Our social media Picture of the Week is the view from the Loop, the Bureau of Land Management's National Alpine Loop in Colorado. The rugged 4x4 road winds through the spectacular scenery of the San Juan Mountains, reaching heights of nearly 13,000 feet while showcasing old mines, ghost towns, beautiful fall foliage and abundant wildlife. 

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