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Trump Is Trying to Lift Up Colonial Myths. Native People Are Breaking Them Down.
In the face of anti-Indigenous policies, Native people are demanding sovereignty and cultural recognition.
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Water Protectors Are Prepared for Battle. Join Us.
The battle over Indigenous rights is also a battle over climate change and our collective future.
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Dallas Goldtooth: Hold Banks Accountable for Financing Climate Chaos
Organizer Dallas Goldtooth discusses Indigenous-led anti-pipeline activism in the U.S. on Earth Day.
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New Group Looks to Unite North America in a Cooperative Economy
The Symbiosis network is linking cooperative movements offering alternatives to hyper-capitalism.
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Jair Bolsonaro Is a Looming Threat to Global Climate and the Amazon
Bolsonaro's policy positions oppose the environment, Indigenous rights and traditional land claims.
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How an Indigenous Woman Left Her Mark on a Tumultuous Presidential Campaign in Mexico
Her campaign has inspired her supporters.
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How Will Native Tribes Fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in Court?
The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux filed new motions to halt the pipeline's construction and operation.
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Why I Threw Out My Speech for the Women’s March
Most of the time, the resistance will not have a government permit. We won't build forward if we don't build honestly.
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Trump Is In; Now Where Does Standing Rock Stand?
The new administration may overturn the hold on pipeline construction, but opposition is continuing to grow.
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The End of a People: Amazon Dam Destroys Sacred Munduruku “Heaven“
Brazil dynamited an indigenous sacred site to make way for Teles Pires dam.