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 )

Indigenous Peoples Show Solidarity at D.C. March

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Jan 18, 2019 Activists address a range of concerns, including oil pipelines and police brutality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Targets Minorities on 1st Day in Office

MAURICIO SAVARESE / The Associated Press Jan 2, 2019 The new leader signs executive orders undermining the rights of Brazil's indigenous groups, descendants of slaves and the LGBT community. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Activist Zeros In on Canada’s Indigenous Women

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Dec 13, 2018 Cherry Smiley believes the government hasn’t done enough to correct conditions that resulted in nearly 3,000 murdered or missing women since the 1970s. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Building on Our Poor People’s Campaign Coverage

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2018 Our reader-funded project to launch coverage of this important movement has been a success. Now we need your help to keep documenting activism across the nation in this historic moment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Documenting the Poor People’s Campaign

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2018 Activists and civil rights advocates from across the nation have joined to create a new movement that is reigniting Martin Luther King's 1968 effort to fight racism, militarism and materialism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Says Settlers ‘Tamed a Continent.’ Now for Indigenous People’s Side.

Sarah Sunshine Manning / Truthdig May 28, 2018 The president’s statements in a commencement speech perpetuate a cruel, white supremacist version of what happened after Europeans set foot on North America. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Poor People’s Campaign: An American Movement Hidden in Plain Sight (Audio Photo Essay)

Michael Nigro / Truthdig May 22, 2018 Corporate media are not covering the fight for America's soul, but the establishment will not be able ignore the growing community that is leading it much longer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Police Violence Against Women of Color (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig and Robert Scheer Feb 2, 2018 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer interviews attorney Andrea J. Ritchie, an advocate for the LGBTQ community and an expert on race, gender and criminal justice, about "invisible" police violence against vulnerable communities. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

No Indigenous Women, No Women’s Movement

Sarah Sunshine Manning / Truthdig Jan 23, 2018 Since the first wave of feminism, the struggle for gender equality has been a white woman's crusade. That has to change. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hey, Victoria’s Secret: Cultural Appropriation Isn’t Hot. It’s Wrong.

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Dec 1, 2017 Stealing or misappropriating Native culture is a problem in the fashion world. Hiring indigenous people would solve it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )