We look deep into the challenges faced by frontline Indigenous activists in one of America’s most vibrant, and imperiled, regions, the Mississippi Delta.

Monique Michelle Verdin is an Indigenous daughter of southeast Louisiana and the creator of the film My Louisiana Love. Her intimate documentation of the Deltas’ Houma Nation exposes the complex interconnectedness of environment, economics, culture, climate and change.

Cherri Foytlin is a Cherokee and Diné journalist, and mother of six who lives in south Louisiana. She is the author of Spill It! The Truth About the Deep Water Horizon Oil Rig Explosion, and she has been a constant voice speaking out for the health and ecosystems of Gulf Coast communities, across many forms of media.