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Pacific Islanders are among the first victims of climate change-induced sea level rise. As natives quickly run out of land and struggle to maintain crops, leaders are searching for ways to protect their people and thousands of years of cultural heritage.

Because the Unist鈥檕t鈥檈n clan has given up no land rights after decades of courtroom battles, they maintain a strong foothold on land crucial to future oil expansion plans.

The Turtle Mountain Band was among the first tribes to ban the drilling process. Here鈥檚 the difference it made.