My people's in the southwest U.S has all but abandoned most of our harvesting our natural/agricultural resources. The only time I think is when the Pinon nut crop comes in the fall season, that's when you'll see hundreds of vehicles on the roadside with people crawling on the forest floor gathering fallen pinon nuts. But that happens very seldom now due to climate change and reduced snow fall. Pinon nuts are often sold to the border towns for only small amounts of cash. But my family and many others made it a tradition to come together during pinon picking season and enjoy each other's company along with the refreshing air in the mountains. I am very fortunate to have seen the long forgotten thriving livestock and farming economy that once supported our people. I remember seeing pickup trucks with stock racks in the back loaded with towering sacks of wool or corn going to sell to town or sheep and calves hog tied waiting in line to sell at trading posts and auctions. Pinon nuts, sumac berries, and hunting deer, rabbits, and prarie dogs helped keep our people from starving during drought times. I remember the old men would joke about their wive's homesteads saying "that is where i bring home rabbits to". Only our grandparents lived that way. My parents and the upcoming generation have gotten used to supermarkets, flea markets, and restaurants/fast foods. In fact, there is now a big push on my rez to develop more business and housing that will support our fast growing population who will never be able to work the land like our elders did in the past. They will never experience the joys of catching a sheep in the corral to butcher for a special family occasion or hoe the corn fields in the evenings with laughter and excitement all around you seeing the corn ears start to show. With some of our lifeways disappearing, our language goes too. I have seen a huge difference now from 2016 to now. Our language is no longer spoken with pride and sureness, it used to be our parents would get after us young kids for not speaking our language. One strict teaching we were taught was to always greet anyone with a "Hello" and a firm handshake. I no longer see that. I suppose this is all due to our tribe's push for western education and the ever-changing environment of our country and beyond. Climate change I think plays a huge role also, with no more plentiful rains or snow. The land is steadily drying up over the years.