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Indigenous Peoples

The Untold History of Mount Rushmore: A Friend of the KKK Built Monument on Sacred Lakota Land
Interview
Racial Justice

A Friend of the KKK Built Mount Rushmore Monument on Sacred Lakota Land

Native Americans have long pushed for the removal of the monument carved into the sacred Black Hills.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
July 2, 2020
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A nurse checks vitals from a Navajo woman complaining of virus symptoms, at a COVID-19 testing center at the Navajo Nation town of Monument Valley in Arizona on May 21, 2020.
News Analysis
Racial Justice

As Arizona COVID Cases Surge From Reopening, Indigenous Nations Suffer

COVID-19 cases and deaths within Indigenous nations have soared and are among the worst hot spots in the country.
by
Lisa Hardy,
Gwendolyn Saul &
Sonja Michal Smith,
The Conversation
July 2, 2020
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Brazil’s Reckless COVID Response Threatens Indigenous Survival
Interview
Environment & Health

Brazil’s Reckless COVID Response Threatens Indigenous Survival

Brazil has seen more than 800 deaths in 24 hours and nearly 400,000 confirmed cases.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
May 26, 2020
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A woman cradles her phone with gloved hands
Interview
Racial Justice

Surviving Pandemics Is Indigenous Resistance

Kelly Hayes talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
May 4, 2020
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Storm clouds pass over one of many rural homes on the Navajo reservation which do not have electricity or running water during the coronavirus pandemic on March 27, 2020, in Cameron, Arizona.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

I’m Native and Disabled. The US Government Is Sacrificing My People.

Resources for Native people were limited before the pandemic. Now, they are even more so.
by
Jen Deerinwater,
Truthout
April 26, 2020
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A woman, a member of the Navajo Nation, fills bottles of water at a public tap on June 5, 2019, in Thoreau, New Mexico.
News
Racial Justice

Historic Injustices Against Native People Put Them at Greater Risk of COVID-19

While U.S. politicians bail out corporations, their promises to fund Indigenous health care remain empty.
by
Jen Deerinwater,
Truthout
April 3, 2020
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Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei
News
Environment & Health

Global Mining Corporations Have a Friend in the New Guatemalan Government

President Giammattei has already declared martial law in two municipalities opposed to resource extraction.
by
Ellen Moore &
Jen Moore,
Inequality.org
February 14, 2020
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Sun rises over Oceti Sakowin camp in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, near Standing Rock on November 25, 2016.
Excerpt
Education & Youth

Most Schools Stifle Indigenous Youth. Standing Rock Offered a Different Vision.

In all corners of camp, thousands of ordinary people became committed protectors, emboldened with collective confidence.
by
Sarah Sunshine Manning,
The University of Minnesota Press
January 30, 2020
Truthout
Interview
Immigration

At US Border, Inaccurate Mayan-Language Interpretation Can Lead to Deportation

Inadequate interpretation for Indigenous asylum seekers is preventing many from getting due process.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
January 17, 2020
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Warlpiri people burning spinifex to promote growth in Tanami Desert, Northern Territory, Australia.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

To Manage Fires, Australia Must Follow the Lead of Aboriginal Communities

Cultural burning is proactive, while Western-style controlled burning is reactive.
by
Abaki Beck,
YES! Magazine
January 14, 2020
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