Indigenous Rights

The Coronavirus Connection

The Coronavirus Connection The Coronavirus Connection

Forest loss drives viruses as well as climate change—and Indigenous peoples are on the frontlines of the destruction.

Mar 18, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Covering Climate Now

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’ ‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

A massive standoff over a pipeline through Wet’suwet’en land is pushing Canada to confront how it deals with Indigenous rights.

Mar 5, 2020 / Jillian Kestler-D’Amours

Toronto protest

Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority

When pipeline protesters shut down Canada’s railways, the prime minister stopped pretending to care about reconciliation.

Feb 27, 2020 / Robert Jago

Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide

Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide

Martin Luther King Jr. saw something essential about our nation: Imperial expansion west over stolen Indian land shaped and deepened the American Revolution’s relationship to slave...

Jan 20, 2020 / Greg Grandin

Bolivia protester 2019

Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening

Everything you wanted to know about Bolivian politics, but were afraid to ask.

Nov 18, 2019 / Zeeshan Aleem

Police block Bolivian protesters

Bolivia’s Anti-Indigenous Backlash Is Growing Bolivia’s Anti-Indigenous Backlash Is Growing

The ouster of President Evo Morales has reignited the country’s long-standing racism against its indigenous peoples.

Nov 13, 2019 / Jacquelyn Kovarik

American Indians Alcatraz

America Fears the Past America Fears the Past

The 1969 occupation of Alcatraz resonated beyond the confines of the indigenous movement.

Nov 4, 2019 / Nick Estes

A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage

A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage

A character from Tommy Orange’s There There writes to the actor about what it meant to see Sacheen Littlefeather at the Academy Awards.

Oct 28, 2019 / Tommy Orange

She Represents More of the Planet Than Any Other Legislator on Earth

She Represents More of the Planet Than Any Other Legislator on Earth She Represents More of the Planet Than Any Other Legislator on Earth

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, 25, was just elected to the Canadian House of Commons.

Oct 26, 2019 / John Nichols

‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism

‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism ‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism

As the federal government tries to expand its control of the island, the CHamoru are ready to rise in resistance.

Oct 21, 2019 / Chris Gelardi and Sophia Perez

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