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Indigenous Peoples
New Federal Rules for Native Remains and Artifacts Give Power to Tribes
The rules apply to public universities and museums, as well as private institutions that have received federal funds.
Indigenous Farmworkers Forge New Fronts for Labor Struggle in Washington State
A farmworkers union is building local and global solidarity as it fights back against big growers in Washington state.
Our Mourning for Nex Benedict Calls Us to Action Against Transphobia and Fascism
Nex Benedict, a gender-expansive teen in Oklahoma, died the day after enduring a beating in their high school bathroom.
Native Activists Will Protest Outside Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday
This is not the first time both teams’ names -- including associated history and imagery -- have provoked resistance.
Indigenous Leaders in Guatemala Are Camping Out to Prevent Post-Election Coup
Leaders from Indigenous governance structures have energized a movement to ensure the presidential transition happens.
Legal Battle Over Native Fishing Rights Heats Up in Alaska as Salmon Disappear
While tensions over salmon management in Alaska aren’t new, they’ve been exacerbated by recent marine heat waves.
Carbon-Trading Plans Are Thinly Veiled Land Grabs That Displace People Globally
The COP28 climate summit is in danger of codifying carbon-trading schemes that often displace Indigenous people.
Harvard Has Blocked Maine Tribes’ Effort to Rebury Their Ancestors at Every Turn
The university’s Peabody Museum exploited loopholes to prevent repatriation to the Wabanaki peoples.
Land Trust Empowers Indigenous Women in Ancestral Land Reclamation
Corrina Gould of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust discusses rematriation and its power beyond tribal land return.
Native Organizers Celebrate Solidarity, Grieve Losses and Work to Reduce Harm
“We're connected to each other and these liberation fights across the globe,” says Ashley Crystal Rojas.