Ending National Parks
Returning national parks to tribal sovereignty could help remedy what is often called America’s “best idea.”
Indigenous lands
Restoring First Foods by Removing Dams
Tribes are using grassroots actions and intense lobbying to restore their river and their culture.
The Indigenous Winter Pantry: Recipes for Today’s Kitchen
After the disruption of colonization, numerous tribal efforts aim to reinvigorate traditional foods and the health benefits they provide.
Healing the Land and Themselves
Indigenous, Black, and queer farmers are buying land with the aim to restore and nourish nature along with their cultures and communities.
Canada’s First Nations Protect Millions of Acres of Their Lands
Indigenous-led efforts are conserving land on an unprecedented scale while enabling scientists to study threats to northern ecosystems.
Defending Native Sacred Sites From Elon Musk and SpaceX
The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas is suing to protect the tribe’s ancestral land.
Indigenous and Black Communities Find Common Cause for Land Justice
Historically, Indigenous and Black folks have been turned against each other by colonizers and enslavers. Now, communities are learning from one another and finding solidarity in efforts to reclaim stolen lands.
Stolen Lands: A Black and Indigenous History of Land Exploitation
Colonization, through genocide, land theft, and the imposition of private property, has dispossessed Indigenous and Black peoples of their homelands across the continents for generations.
Aboriginal Activists Win Abalone Harvesting Rights
Their success is changing the perception of Aboriginal communities from “fish thieves” to leaders in regional development.
Supporting Young Farmers of Color Can Help the U.S. Meet Its Climate Goals
Climate-conscious farmers are a powerful force for growing community and a more resilient future.
An Indigenous Perspective on Reconnecting With the Land
“Once we collectively feel this connection, this relationship, we can then begin to understand the responsibility we have—the responsibility that I feel, and that my ancestors felt.”
Decolonizing Regenerative Cattle Ranching
Native farmers want newcomers to know there’s nothing novel about caring for the land that grows our food.
How Indigenous Knowledge Reconnects Us All to Fire
By elevating Traditional Ecological Knowledge, a forestry center in Minnesota works to restore ecosystems and Indigenous sovereignty.
How Indigenous Traditions Are Saving Zimbabwe’s Endangered Wildlife
Local communities’ traditional methods of conservation reduce conflict and can offer strong protection for threatened animals.
The Tree That Saved My Father’s Life
As an Indigenous child soldier caught in El Salvador’s civil war, my father found safety in a deep, reciprocal relationship with nature.
Decolonizing California’s Wildfire Zone
Verbena Fields in Northern California is an emerging model of what decolonizing land via Traditional Ecological Knowledge can look like, supported by partnerships between Native and non-Native communities.
Combining Old and New: Aquaponics Opens the Door to Indigenous Food Security
Indigenous communities and partners are combining ancient knowledge with modern technology to revitalize food systems and self-determined economies in the face of ever-increasing climate pressures.
How Indigenous Land Rights Halted Amazon’s South Africa HQ
The decision offers hope to First Nations everywhere: Commercial investors cannot ignore the consent of Indigenous communities.
Muscogee Nation Turns to Cows to Build for the Future
Tribal nations are finding sustainable ways to generate jobs and food security.
Renewable Energy Projects Power Up in Tribal Nations
Dozens of tribes are investing in solar, wind, and hydro projects, building toward a more sustainable future.
Native American Storytelling, One Pint at a Time
These native breweries are taking back the social and economic power of storytelling.
Another Legal Win for South Africa’s Indigenous Communities
“Wild Coast communities are using the courts to fight for the right to determine what happens in their territory and strengthening their hand in a country heavily marred by colonialism.”
Smoked Salmon for Amelia: A Native Perspective on Homelessness
“The ultimate cause of homelessness is our spiritual break with the land.”
Chasing Liberty Along the Nez Perce Trail
“For 16 disquieting days, Sassia and I felt like we were chasing liberty—but whose, was the daily question. It never seemed like it was ours, or that of others obstructed from the American Dream. Not the Nez Perce’s, for sure.”
Indigenous Leadership for Transformative Climate Action
Native Hawaiian organizer Kaniela Ing on the moral path forward.
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