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Indigenous Peoples
Tribal Organizations Say Trump’s Mass Layoffs Have Life-or-Death Consequences
Opposition mounts to the layoff of thousands of workers in health, education and other key tribal programs and agencies.
Tribal Colleges and Universities Fear Their Future Amid Trump’s Sweeping Orders
Chartered by federally recognized tribes, leaders say the schools are extensions of tribal nations and sovereignty.
10 States Fund Carceral Facilities and Programs Using Stolen Indigenous Lands
The land was taken from 57 Indigenous nations, through 71 land cessions, some of which are still contested to this day.
More Than 3,100 Indigenous Students Died at US “Boarding Schools”
A new report reveals three times the number of deaths reported earlier this year by the Department of Interior.
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.
Thanksgiving Myths Aim to Silence Indigenous Voices. We Won’t Be Silent.
Let’s reject all settlers myths this Thanksgiving and honor Indigenous resistance.
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.