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Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Patients Threatened by Collections Over Medical Debt Government Owes
Federal law says they aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway.
Amid Legacies of Colonial and Anti-Trans Harm, Two-Spirits Struggle for Safety
This Trans Day of Remembrance, we are holding Nex Benedict and all Two-Spirit people in our hearts.
Diné Activist Warns Against New Uranium Mining Amid Renewed Nuclear Energy Push
Organizer Leona Morgan highlights the risks of the uranium mining required to produce nuclear power.
Activists’ Alternative to COP29 Brings Frontline Communities Together
Feeling excluded from the UN climate summits, organizers say the solutions that come out of them can harm communities.
Native Tribes Call for 3 New National Monuments to Protect Land From Extraction
Indigenous advocates say the Biden administration approving the protections would be “a first step” toward land back.
Biden’s Apology Energizes Push for Truth Commission on Indian Boarding Schools
A survivor of the boarding schools says the apology mattered, but it’s what happens next that truly “tells the tale.”
Will COP16 on Biodiversity Listen to Indigenous Women or Corporate Lobbyists?
Indigenous women have long been at the forefront of the global movement for land and territorial rights.
Native Higher Ed May Be Shortchanged $250 Million Per Year by Congress
Many colleges in Indigenous communities have major infrastructural problems because they cannot afford maintenance.
The Lack of Native Doctors Has Deadly Consequences. We Can Fix It.
Increased access to scholarships and other funding is crucial to improving Native representation in medicine and beyond.
Indigenous Sovereignty Is Under Attack as Supreme Court Bends Rules for Settlers
In the past 30 years, Indigenous tribes and tribal interests have lost two-thirds of all Supreme Court cases.