Native Americans have long pushed for the removal of the monument carved into the sacred Black Hills.
Indigenous Peoples
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Brazil has seen more than 800 deaths in 24 hours and nearly 400,000 confirmed cases.
Kelly Hayes talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19.
Resources for Native people were limited before the pandemic. Now, they are even more so.
While U.S. politicians bail out corporations, their promises to fund Indigenous health care remain empty.
President Giammattei has already declared martial law in two municipalities opposed to resource extraction.
In all corners of camp, thousands of ordinary people became committed protectors, emboldened with collective confidence.
Inadequate interpretation for Indigenous asylum seekers is preventing many from getting due process.
Cultural burning is proactive, while Western-style controlled burning is reactive.