Taylar Dawn Stagner

On the Muscogee reservation in Oklahoma and other parts of the U.S., Native Americans are working to preserve an heirloom peach variety that's a part of their heritage and now threatened by climate change.

"Oak Flat is like Mount Sinai to us — our most sacred site where we connect with our Creator, our faith, our families and our land," said Wendsler Noise of Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit fighting to protect the area. "We vow to appeal to the Supreme Court."