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Indigenous Activism
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The Time for Direct Action on Climate Change Is Now
When we are old, what will we wish we had done?
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One Tribe’s “Long Walk” Upstream for Environmental and Cultural Justice
Wisconsin's Menominee tap their forebears — and Native American cultural rebirth underway in North Dakota — on a walk to protect their river.
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Dismantling Columbus and the Power of the Present
Native resistance makes it clear that everyone is implicated in the struggle to protect the planet. No one has the luxury of retreat.
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Why We Are Singing for Water at Standing Rock, in Front of Men With Guns and Surveillance Helicopters
“We were water beings from the beginning. The river was our Grandmother and supplied everything we needed to survive,” writes Linda Hogan.
Is Indigenous People’s Day the Answer?
The United States promotes a culture of historical erasure by highlighting the legacy of Christopher Columbus.
A Subzero Winter Is Coming to Standing Rock — Here’s Their Plan
The camps are preparing to keep the Dakota Access pipeline blockade going strong — keeping resolve firm, spirits high, and thousands of bodies warm.
A Strategy to Stop the Funding Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline
A key pipeline loan is still pending, and banks can be vulnerable to public pressure.
Contractor Behind DAPL Assessment Was Working on Connecting Pipeline for the Same Company
A private firm that conducted the environmental review for the highly contentious Dakota Access pipeline was simultaneously working for Energy Transfer.
Who Will Speak for Indigenous Peoples at the UN General Assembly?
As diplomats arrive in New York, representatives for the more than 400 million indigenous peoples globally will not be among them.
Climate Justice Meets Racism: This Moment at Standing Rock Was Decades in the Making
Many people of Standing Rock are not surprised by the extreme response of law enforcement against activists.