TV Reviews

​Finally, an Amber Alert for Indigenous Women

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Feb 3, 2023 A new Showtime docuseries investigates homicides and disappearances in Indian Country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Author Interview

Jim Thorpe’s Path Lit by Lightning

Robin Lindley / History News Network Jan 31, 2023 Biographer David Maraniss Follows Jim Thorpe's 'Path Lit By Lightning" Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

News

What If Indigenous Women Ran Controlled Burns?

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster / High Country News Jan 3, 2023 Fire management is predominantly white and around 90% male, but the Kiruk Tribe in California is challenging the status quo. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Americas

Untangling Elite Opposition to Indigenous Rights in Chile

Kelly Bauer / NACLA Jan 2, 2023 Chilean elites use the language of stability, peace, democracy, and development to oppose Indigenous rights. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Film

How Not to Make Indigenous Futurism Movies

Jason Asenap / Grist Jan 2, 2023 James Cameron not the kind of ally that Indigenous people want or need to help tell their stories. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Labor

Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

David Bacon / Capital & Main Dec 20, 2022 Some Indigenous immigrant farmworkers in California visit community clinics where they choose to access western or nontraditional medicine. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

A Tale of Toxic Fish

Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Maya Miller / ProPublica Nov 23, 2022 In a region contaminated by more than a century of industrial and agricultural pollution, the Yakama people have to weigh unknown health risks against sacred practices. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Politics

The Compassion of Wilma Mankiller

Julie Reed / The Conversation Nov 23, 2022 Wilma Mankiller gained support by exemplifying gadugi—a Cherokee word that means working together collectively for the benefit of the whole community. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pope Avoids Question of Married Priests in the Amazon

NICOLE WINFIELD . The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 The papal dodge disappoints progressives and liberal Catholic women's groups while reassuring conservatives. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Defiant Protesters in Ecuador Parade Captive Police Officers

GONZALO SOLANO / The Associated Press Oct 10, 2019 The brazen act in Quito comes amid deadly unrest in which indigenous demonstrators and others press demands like an end to fuel price hikes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americans Can’t Decolonize Their Holidays Soon Enough

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 10, 2019 Columbus Day is increasingly being replaced by a celebration of indigenous peoples and their central role in our history and in our future. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Fight Over Mauna Kea Is About More Than a Telescope

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 1, 2019 The rights of Hawaiian indigenous peoples are at stake as local government officials, astronomers, residents and activists take sides. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )