The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $140,795 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to The High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon. This 2-year grant, awarded on March 1, 2025, will support an initiative to document, preserve, and share the stories of diverse communities in central and eastern Oregon whose ways of life are being impacted by climate change. The project will involve conducting 30 long-form video interviews with Native knowledge holders, ranchers, farmers, and other rural community members to capture their unique experiences and perspectives on cultural resiliency in the face of climate change. The grant aims to increase awareness of how cultural values and ways of life shape community responses to climate change, while building greater respect for the cultural resiliency, knowledge, and beauty of the High Desert region. Through this humanities-focused project, the grantee will contribute to developing a new national climate change narrative.
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