The destruction of burial mounds in Detroit paralleled the displacement and genocide of Indigenous peoples throughout the United States.
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If done right, they should be prompting uncomfortable conversations, not self-congratulations.
Native women and women of color are the ones doing the work of surviving, recovering, and building resilience.
Renewable energy isn’t just a green business venture; it’s a way to support tribal self-determination and economic development.
“It’s not only about wildlife, or birds and trees. It’s also about the people.”
In their new book, authors Rupa Marya and Raj Patel explore how capitalism and colonialism have caused sickness and how Indigenous knowledge can offer healing.
“If it’s extractive in nature, you are absolutely unwelcome.”
The Sámi people of Northern Sweden oppose geoengineering as a solution to climate change because they say it follows the same logic that produced the climate crisis in the first place.
“A nation isn’t defeated until the hearts of the women are on the ground.”
“The treaties are not just a concern for Indigenous people. They were entered into by the U.S. government, and as citizens, we have a responsibility to ensure our government honors that law.”
When the Elwha River dams fell, it was the culmination of many decades of successful partnerships to support the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in righting historic wrongs.
This fraught holiday is a time to hold the truth that we need each other to survive and thrive.
A grassroots project to build biomass-heated greenhouses aims to alleviate food insecurity in the communities most affected by it.
Efforts to decolonize forest protection have been stalling for years. COVID-19 might give the movement the urgency it needs.
Much environmental framing misses the point about capitalism and Indigenous sovereignty.
BIPOC leaders pursue visionary solutions proportional to the climate emergency we face.
For Indigenous people threatened by climate change, the choice is not an easy one: Move away from a place to which families have been tied for centuries, or stay and remain at risk.
With income from sequestering carbon in its forests, the tribe has supported youth programming, housing, road improvement, and businesses development.
An Indigenous writer describes how ritual is the entryway to connection and wholeness.
A report from occupied Palisade, where Water Protectors confront a dying, but still deadly, energy behemoth.
A new social movement is bringing together Indigenous activists and TikTok creators to prevent drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
A new children’s book centers Native culture and our relationship with Earth.
With Deb Haaland at the helm, the department may finally start keeping its promises to Native Americans.
A new film follows food activists seeking to restore salmon, buffalo, and the nourishing legacy of Native cultures.
We can begin by embracing mythologies aimed at exalting environmental sustainability and social equality.
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