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Indigenous Peoples
Louisiana Official Gets Industry Cash to Push Pipeline Through Local Communities
Black and Indigenous community members say that they have not been asked whether they want the toxic infrastructure.
18-Year-Old Indigenous Climate Activist Fights to Save Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Quannah Chasinghorse is trying to protect the wilderness that the Trump administration opened to oil drilling.
Indigenous Stewardship of the Land Would Help to Prevent Raging Climate Fires
A return to Indigenous practices could help better steward the land and foster greater climate resiliency.
Years of Neglect Have Created Devastating Consequences for Tribal Colleges
Tribal colleges are a lifeline for rural and disenfranchised Native communities.
Erasure of Black History in Favor of White Narratives Isn’t Limited to the US
Rio de Janeiro’s Caju Cemetery, built over a cemetery for enslaved people, is symbolic of the erasure of Black history.
Trump Thinks It’s a “Good Idea” to Add His Own Face to Mount Rushmore
The Supreme Court ruled that the land where the monument sits was illegally taken from Indigenous people in the 1800s.
What Is the US-Mexico Border to Indigenous Peoples Who Have Lived There?
Indigenous peoples grapple with the everyday impacts of increasing border enforcement on their lands.
Washington NFL Team Drops Its Racist Name Following Decades of Activism
The retirement of the racist team name is official.
Trump’s Mount Rushmore Event Denounced as Racist, Dangerous and Disrespectful
Tribal leaders have slammed the planned fireworks ceremony for June 3 as “an attack on Indigenous people.”
A Friend of the KKK Built Mount Rushmore Monument on Sacred Lakota Land
Native Americans have long pushed for the removal of the monument carved into the sacred Black Hills.