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Indigenous Peoples
February 10, 2020
Nick Martin
The Dissonance of a Land Acknowledgment at the Oscars
Māori director Taika Waititi's speech signaled a first for the Academy, but it's on the non-Indigenous audience to take the second step.
January 17, 2020
Nick Martin
The Colonizer Always Comes Out
Extractive industries and governments have gotten smarter about how they talk about Indigenous rights—but the bottom line stays the same.
December 12, 2019
Nick Martin
What’s Lost When a Language Disappears
A third of the Indigenous languages used in America two decades ago have gone extinct, and Congress isn't doing enough to preserve what remains.
October 28, 2019
Nick Martin
The Cruel Lottery to Save America’s Public Lands
President Donald Trump will protect your favorite national park, but only if it scores him votes.
October 22, 2019
Nick Martin
Indigenous Voters Need a Reason to Care About Canada
As in the United States, even progressive politicians often offer only empty promises.
October 7, 2019
Nick Martin
The Atlanta Braves Drag Their Feet as Fans Keep Chopping Their Arms
After a Cherokee citizen on the St. Louis Cardinals called them out, the Braves responded with hollow P.R. jargon.
October 7, 2019
Nick Martin
The Next Standing Rock Is Everywhere
The fight to stave off pipeline projects across the country is being led by tribal nations and marginalized communities. It's time to listen to them before it's too late.
September 18, 2019
Joshua Hunt
We Didn’t Stand a Chance Against Opioids
Alaska’s health clinics were founded to help indigenous people like my family. Thanks to the FDA and Big Pharma, the clinics unwittingly enabled a crisis instead.
August 26, 2019
Nick Martin
Cherokee Nation Is Coming to Congress
The largest Native nation to share borders with the United States is finally claiming its right to representation.
August 19, 2019
Nick Martin
Indian Country Is Finally Getting the Political Attention It Deserves
Is the long-endured era of lip service from presidential candidates coming to an end for Native voters?
August 16, 2019
Nick Martin
The Colonizers Have Turned Their Eyes to Greenland
The attempted erasure of Indigenous people and the land they steward continues with Trump's latest proposal.
August 7, 2019
Andre Pagliarini
What Indigenous Rights Have to Do With Fighting Climate Change
In Brazil, a struggle over the future of the Amazon is taking place. The struggle will have global impact.
April 4, 2019
Hanna Wallis
Why Thousands of Colombians Are Blocking the Pan-American Highway
Facing targeted killings and police violence, indigenous groups and other minorities have had enough.
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