In light of important midterm election wins, two Native journalists revisit the influence of Indigenous peoples on democracy through the ages.
Jacqueline Keeler
Native voters in North and South Dakota embrace the value of their vote since Standing Rock.
As the #MeToo spotlight moves to Indian Country, epidemic violence against Native women meets tokenism in publishing.
This week, Trump is using Natives to target the Bears Ears National Monument. Last week, it was Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
She is a reminder of the indigenous women who are missing and murdered every year.
Last year’s water protectors garnered worldwide attention, but several pipeline fights—such as the Enbridge Sandpiper pipeline victory—got little public notice.
Using an early photographic process, one photographer hopes to draw a line connecting what happened to the Dakota people in Mankato, Minnesota, 155 years ago and what is happening today to the Dakota/Lakota standing up to a $3.7 billion crude oil pipeline.
By permanently protecting an area rich in indigenous cultural history, Obama has shown that some things are worth more than money.