A Multigenerational Fight for Tribal Recognition Is Almost Over A Multigenerational Fight for Tribal Recognition Is Almost Over
After 130 years, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians may no longer be landless.
Sep 30, 2019 / Gabriel Furshong
The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over
1994 saw one of the most significant indigenous rebellions of the 20th century. Today, their political experiment continues.
Sep 9, 2019 / Kurt Hackbarth and Colin Mooers
How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won
A natural gas pipeline was scheduled to go online in 2017, but TransCanada wasn’t counting on indigenous resistance.
Aug 12, 2019 / Martha Pskowski
The Fight for Mauna Kea Is a Fight Against Colonial Science The Fight for Mauna Kea Is a Fight Against Colonial Science
The protests by Native Hawaiians against the Thirty Meter Telescope are a cry for respect for indigenous autonomy.
Jul 24, 2019 / Keolu Fox and Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities
An ambitious plan to improve Manila’s water shortage is leaving Filipino villagers high and dry.
Jun 13, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall
Rosalie Fish Runs for the Murdered and Missing Rosalie Fish Runs for the Murdered and Missing
The track-and-field runner from Washington State caused photos of her to go viral, to raise awareness about a “genocide” against Indigenous women.
Jun 6, 2019 / Dave Zirin
The Media Have Missed a Crucial Message of the UN’s Biodiversity Report The Media Have Missed a Crucial Message of the UN’s Biodiversity Report
If we want to halt the extinction crisis, we need to embrace Indigenous worldviews.
May 20, 2019 / Four Arrows
In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers
For the Japanese government, which has never acknowledged Okinawan indigenous rights, the island is a convenient location for the American military.
May 16, 2019 / Maia Hibbett
Defying US Borders, Native Americans Are Asserting Their Territorial Rights Defying US Borders, Native Americans Are Asserting Their Territorial Rights
A summit of about 40 tribes and nations aims to push back against a tightening border regime.
Feb 22, 2019 / Michelle Chen
‘They’re Gonna Rock It’: The First Day Native Women Served on Capitol Hill ‘They’re Gonna Rock It’: The First Day Native Women Served on Capitol Hill
One of the most joyous Native parties of the century was held in a DC Hyatt on Thursday.
Jan 7, 2019 / Julian Brave NoiseCat