Reservations brim with culture as many carry on their ancestral traditions. Yet few opportunities, high rates of poverty, little investment by both tribal and federal governments, and limited access to water, electricity and education have left many reservations like the northern Navajo Nation frozen in time.
Aside from learning how to keep safe, schoolchildren can be a useful way to deliver the message home, he said.“We have established environmental clubs at many schools where we raise awareness and education,” added Farawo. “When children are taught about these dangers and animal behavior, they also go home and teach their parents. We have found that it’s easier for parents to listen when their children speak.”
Esther Bote, 14, washes dishes outside her family home on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Esther Bote, 14, washes dishes outside her family home on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)He said the conflict is likely to worsen due to increased frequencies of droughts, noting that the parks agency received between 3,000 and 4,000 distress calls from communities battling confrontations with wildlife in the last three years, compared to about 900 calls in 2018.
For Esther, although the training has not eliminated the risk, she said it could come in handy when danger arises.“It helps, we now know a lot of things about animals that we didn’t know before,” she said, adding that as long as the animals are still there, she won’t be able to fully enjoy school.
Children walk past a tree brought down by an elephant on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Children walk past a tree brought down by an elephant on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)“The judiciary has a lot of scores to settle in this country,” said Georgina De la Fuente, election specialist with the Mexican consulting firm Strategia Electoral.
A supporter of Yasmin Esquivel, who is running for election for the Mexican Supreme Court, holds a campaign pamphlet at her closing campaign rally in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)A supporter of Yasmin Esquivel, who is running for election for the Mexican Supreme Court, holds a campaign pamphlet at her closing campaign rally in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
But critics say the ruling party is simply politicizing the courts at an opportune moment, when Sheinbaum is highly popular.Judicial candidates are not allowed to announce their party affiliation and are unable to accept party funds or hold major campaign events. A number of former Morena government officials and allies, however, have posted lists on social media of which ones to elect.