LGBTQIA+

Indigenous Tribes Respect Multiple Gender Identities—Anti-Trans Bills Threaten Long Tradition

Rosalyn R. LaPier / The Conversation Jun 8, 2023 New anti-transgender laws will hurt Indigenous peoples’ rights and religious expression. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

Environmental Racism in Canada

Gaye Taylor / The Energy Mix Mar 10, 2023 First Nation scorches Imperial Oil and Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) over toxic leak. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Activism

Wounded Knee, Fifty Years On

Makenzie Huber / Minnesota Reformer Mar 6, 2023 Mission of Wounded Knee activists continues 50 years later with children, grandchildren Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TV Review

​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 )