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As Louisianas marshes erode, so does the Houma Indians' way of life

2015-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Al Jazeera: Streams of oil slid into the bayous of southeastern Louisiana after the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010, damaging the marsh grasses, the wildlife and the livelihood of the 17,000-member Houma tribe. The pollution also weakened the marshes, accelerating the rapid disappearance of coastal land that is taking the Houma Indians culture with it. Now money that BP, the oil and gas company responsible for the spill, was forced to pay is beginning to flow to some groups and businesses to repair...

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