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Native Americans Boxed Out of Nation’s Liver Transplant System

Annie Gilbertson, Ben Tanen / The Markup Feb 15, 2024 Despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than white people. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Environment

The Value of Indigenous Knowledge in Permafrost Research

Meral Jamal / Undark Jan 11, 2024 In the Canadian Arctic, two ambitious research initiatives try to strengthen climate data through community engagement. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Environment

Indigenous Women Are Reclaiming and Restoring Ancestral Land

Jessica Kutz / The 19th Nov 22, 2023 Corrina Gould, co-founder of Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, explains the concept behind rematriation and how it extends beyond the movement to return land to tribes. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Activism

Unthanksgiving Day: A Celebration of Indigenous Resistance

Shannon Toll / The Conversation Nov 22, 2023 An annual celebration is held on Alcatraz Island to commemorate the 19-month-long Native occupation that began there in 1969. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

On Campus, Indigenous Gardens Cultivate Healing

Grace Maria Eberhardt, Andy Stec, Rosalyn Lapier / Yes Magazine Nov 14, 2023 To decolonize college campuses, BIPOC students, allies, alumni, and faculty are reintroducing Indigenous growing practices. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Scorcese Misses the Mark on the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Frank Hopper / Yes Magazine Nov 7, 2023 Despite its flaws, advocates hope the film will promote awareness and understanding of the complex MMIW issue. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Race

Honoring the Indigenous Cultures of the United States

Rebecca Tallent / Colorado Newsline Oct 9, 2023 Indigenous Peoples' Day, on the second Monday of October, replaces Columbus Day in many places. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

Neocolonialism: Pillaging the Earth for the ‘Climate’

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Aug 28, 2023 They saw the pillage of their sacred site as another iteration of rapacious techno-industrialism, the specialty of the white man’s culture. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Native Mental Health Providers Seek to Heal Boarding School Scars

Alastair Lee Bitsóí / High Country News Aug 16, 2023 For Indigenous communities, much of this past trauma is tied at some level to the forces of colonization and the attempted genocide by the United States and European governments. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

Scorcese Misses the Mark on the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Development ‘Threatens Most Indigenous Lands Globally’

Biden Designates Baaj Nwaavjo I’Tah Kukven National Monument

How the Psychedelic Movement Disregards Indigenous Knowledge