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Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous People Are Resisting Erasure From Schools, Media, and Our Land
Joining the fight against our erasure helps Native communities defend our right to be seen, heard, and counted.
Indigenous Community Quickly Mobilized as Fire Raged on Oregon Reservation
Mutual aid is becoming increasingly vital as tribes face climate disasters with insufficient state support.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Files New Lawsuit to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline
Ten years after the Standing Rock protests captured national attention, the tribe is still fighting the project.
Trump’s Repeal of Roadless Rule Would Declare Open Season on Protected Forests
A public policy expert described the move as “the largest evisceration of public lands protection in American history.”
Lebanon’s Environmental Defenders Say Israel Is Deliberately Targeting Them
Israel has decimated Lebanon’s land — and is also slaughtering the people who protect it.
Big Tech Is Trampling Native Treaty Rights to Build Data Centers
Tribal consultation isn’t optional, but the corporations building data centers in New Mexico are acting like it is.
Indigenous Tribes Form Resistance Camp Against Proposed Copper Mine in Michigan
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands.
Every 3 Days an Environmental Defender Is Murdered
Trump’s 2025 dismantling of the US Agency for International Development had serious implications for defenders.
3 National Archives Locations Are Set to Close. Tribal Docs’ Fate Is Unclear.
Indigenous leaders say the US government's decision to close the sites was made without tribal consultation.
Yup’ik Immersion School Program in Alaska Opens Doors to Cultural Connection
Other Indigenous groups are looking to the K-8 language immersion program in Anchorage, Alaska, as an inspiring model.