WASHINGTON, D.C.- Developed in collaboration with the Akwesasne Mohawk of northern New York, the Campo Kumeyaay Nation of southern California, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe of northern Minnesota and the Lummi Nation of Washington state, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian launches a new educational website, “American Indian Responses to Environmental Challenges,” that will target middle and high school teachers, students and the general public. Users can see how tribes use their traditional culture, values and indigenous knowledge in combination with contemporary science and technologies to inform their environmental work. One of the primary objectives is that students everywhere will see a connection to their own lives and the communities in these stories. Visitors to the website can watch up to 20 videos, explore images and objects from the museum’s vast collection, learn Native term