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Indigenous Peoples

Woman, pipeline workers and construction equipment in silhouette with trees and stacked pipes behind
News
Human Rights

Exploiting More Than the Land: Sex Violence Linked to Enbridge Line 3 Pipeliners

One toxic byproduct of pipeline construction has escaped public scrutiny: sexual assaults linked to Line 3 workers.
by
Candice Bernd,
Truthout
March 16, 2021
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Lance Whitehair (left), a Navajo doctor, and Bijiibaa' Kristin Garrison, a Navajo surgeon, pose for photos after receiving their COVID-19 vaccines at Northern Navajo Medical Center on December 15, 2020, in Shiprock, New Mexico.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

Indigenous Nations Handle COVID as Federal and State Governments Fall Short

Tribal nations have implemented far more effective guidelines and policies than those used by the states they are in.
by
Lisa Hardy,
Gwendolyn Saul &
Kerry F. Thompson,
The Conversation
December 25, 2020
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Masked Indigenous activists display signs during a roadside protest
Interview
Racial Justice

Indigenous Activists Are Occupying the Hamptons Until Thanksgiving

In New York, the state filed a restraining order against the erection of a Shinnecock Nation monument.
by
Loretta Graceffo,
Waging Nonviolence
November 23, 2020
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People march behind a banner reading "WATER IS LIFE, STOP KINDER MORGAN PIPELINE" during an outdoor pre-covid protest
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

The TMX Pipeline Threatens First Nations People. It Must Be Stopped.

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation is pressuring insurance company Liberty Mutual to drop the pipeline.
by
Charlene Aleck,
Truthout
October 19, 2020
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Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett looks on during the first day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on October 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
News Analysis
Racial Justice

Indigenous Children Could Be in Danger With an Amy Coney Barrett Nomination

Overturning the Indian Child Welfare Act could deal a huge blow to tribal sovereignty.
by
Mary Annette Pember,
Indian Country Today
October 12, 2020
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People take part in the Indigenous Peoples' Day in New York, United States, on October 14, 2019.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Many Places Refuse to Abandon Columbus Day — But They Are Losing That Battle

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is just a first step, not just a box to check off.
by
Johnnie Jae,
Truthout
October 12, 2020
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News
Environment & Health

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.
by
Maia Wikler,
Teen Vogue
September 22, 2020
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Signs urging people to stay home line a fence
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Years of Neglect Have Created Devastating Consequences for Tribal Colleges

Tribal colleges are a lifeline for rural and disenfranchised Native communities.
by
Cheryl Crazy Bull &
Sara Goldrick-Rab,
The Hechinger Report
September 14, 2020
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Members of the Kumeyaay Nation and demonstrators rally at the United States-Mexico border to protest construction of a new wall being constructed on their ancestral grounds on July 1, 2020, in Boulevard, California.
News Analysis
Human Rights

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.
by
Christina Leza,
YES! Magazine
August 9, 2020
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Visitors look at Mount Rushmore National Monument on July 2, 2020, near Keystone, South Dakota.
News
Racial Justice

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.”
by
Andrea Germanos,
Common Dreams
July 3, 2020
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