The Trees Are Speaking
Indigenous scientists are hurrying to learn what they can about intact old-growth forests before they are gone.
Indigenous Sovereignty
YES! Media’s coverage recognizes the sovereignty of all Indigenous peoples, and emphasizes their innate right to self-determination. We prioritize journalists and sources who are members of the Indigenous communities on which they report, trusting their expertise and lived experience over “Western/colonial” concepts of ownership, possession, and individualism.
Self-Determined: Foundations Must Match the Far Right’s Commitment to Systemic Change. Here’s How.
In today’s hostile political climate, philanthropy must move beyond performative gestures and into authentic partnership.
The Makah Tribe Is Calling Back the Whales
Celebrating the Tribe’s victory in their decades-long struggle to legally resume hunting gray whales.
Self-Determined: Climate Resilience Is Sacred
Real sustainability prioritizes sovereignty, community resilience, and protection from authoritarianism.
Can U.S. Voters End the Gaza Genocide?
Votes are power, and many protestors are declaring that without an arms embargo on Israel, no candidate will get their vote.
Political Violence Is Not Violence Against Politicians
Indigenous communities have long resisted the false narratives of imperialist nations and are experts at countering the political violence of white supremacy.
Cultivating Dragon Fruit’s Political Power in Ecuador
Amid ongoing colonization, the Indigenous Shuar people are taking back control of their economic and political futures.
Access to Past Tribal Constitutions Can Help Tribes Shape Their Futures
A new database of tribal constitutions tells a more nuanced history of self-governance than the one explained in textbooks.
Sacred Sustenance
Fifty years ago, the Boldt decision reaffirmed Indigenous fishing rights and recognized tribes as equal partners in resource management.
Centering Indigenous Languages in India’s Schools
India is among the most linguistically diverse countries in the world, but its Indigenous languages have been marginalized—along with those who speak them.
Delivering Addresses (and Access) to the Navajo Nation
Emergency healthcare, mail delivery, broadband internet, government-issued IDs, and the right to vote often require a physical address.
Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Native Sovereignty—For Now
The decision shows that Native nations can win—even against the odds—by uniting in a collective effort.
The Matriarchs Who Helped Seattle’s Urban Native Population
“Helping fellow Native people became the most powerful medicine the service league dispensed for healing a generation of wounded spirits.”
The Rise of Indigenous Candidates Raises Awareness of Key Issues
Indigenous values helped shape American democracy, and now they’re helping increase Native representation.
The Voters Who Could Decide Close Elections in 2022
In addition to casting critical votes, Natives are winning local, state, and national offices.
Settlers Have an Obligation to Defend Treaty Rights, Too
“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.”
To End Fossil Fuels, End Settler Colonialism
Much environmental framing misses the point about capitalism and Indigenous sovereignty.
The Yurok Tribe Is Using California’s Carbon Offset Program to Buy Back Its Land
With income from sequestering carbon in its forests, the tribe has supported youth programming, housing, road improvement, and businesses development.
What Women’s Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture
The example of gender equality in Haudenosaunee society gave 19th-century White women some big ideas.
Prolonged Uprising Is the New Normal
Along with community care, accountability, and the disruption of oppressive systems.
Why Aren’t Fossil Fuel Companies Held Accountable for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?
Resource extraction takes a toll on more than just the economy and the environment.
Rent Is Recognition and Restitution for Seattle’s Native Inhabitants
A grassroots movement encourages non-Native city dwellers to pay monthly reparations to the Duwamish, a Native American tribe that’s petitioned for federal recognition for the last 40 years.
Why Young Jews Are Detouring From Israel to Palestine
Some are using Birthright trips to draw attention to the Israeli occupation, its policy of oppression, and the call for a two-state solution.
A Route 66 Road Trip Through Indigenous Homelands
I’m seeking out the histories and communities that existed before Route 66 and that survive still today.
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