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Indigenous Peoples
When Disaster Strikes, Indigenous Communities Receive Unequal Recovery Aid
On average, tribal citizens receive only $3 per person, per year in federal government natural disaster aid.
Bolivian Vice President Álvaro García Linera on Marx and Indigenous Politics
García Linera offers a framework for how the left can overcome the limits and errors of twentieth-century socialism.
Illegal Loggers in Amazon Kill Indigenous Leader Paulo Paulino Guajajara
This is the latest in a wave of violence targeting Indigenous Land Protectors since the election of Jair Bolsonaro.
Indigenous People Blocked Ecuador Oil Auction in Growing Fight to Save Amazon
When Indigenous people fight to defend and enforce land rights, they are protecting our collective future.
In Colombia, Five Indigenous Leaders Massacred While 2,500 Troops Deployed
Among the victims was Cristina Bautista, the leader of the semi-autonomous Indigenous Nasa community in Tacueyó.
Tribal Sovereignty Is Key to the Struggle for Democracy in 2020
There is a blossoming of tribal community initiatives which are built on traditional Indigenous wisdom and practices.
“Beyond Recognition” Details the Struggles of the Ohlone Tribe
In “Beyond Recognition,” the Ohlone tribe occupies a sacred site to prevent its desecration.
“Columbus Day” Reminds Us Why the US Owes Reparations to Native People
The only compensation for land is land.
The Indian Health Service Is Insufficient. It’s Time for Medicare for All.
Native people are among those who have the most to gain from a transition to a universal health care system.
A Decolonial Education Takes Shape at Mauna Kea’s Ecological University
We must fight for the university and for our future in this moment of profound ecological unraveling.