Fighting to Win: the Haida’s Advice to Water Protectors in the U.S.
Lessons from the Haida, who fought the government of Canada for sovereignty—and actually won.
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Our Best Social Justice Stories of 2017
The best stories include adversity and injustice, but also triumph.
For Native Peoples the California Dream Is Only a Myth
A long, tortured history with colonizers makes the conventional aspirations of success not applicable to California Indians.
Letter From San Juan County, New Mexico: A Monster in Navajo Country
A story of mythological birds and a murder near the sacred Shiprock volcano in northwest New Mexico.
What Native Americans Stand to Lose If Trump Opens Up Public Lands for Business
Trump's decision to roll back Utah's national monument protections is as much a threat to tribal sovereignty as it is to the environment.
The ‘Nature Poem’ Bucking Stereotypes About Native Americans
In his new book-length poem, Tommy Pico sends up Hollywood and literary archetypes with a protagonist who begrudges the great outdoors.
The Metropolitan Museum Is Finally Displaying Native Art in Its American Wing
The museum has announced that it will finally exhibit indigenous works in their “appropriate geographic context.”
Native American Students Are Suing the Government Over Education Quality
Native American students from the Havasupai tribe in Arizona have brought a lawsuit against the federal government for…
Giving Native Americans the Right to Information
The Department of Justice is expanding a program that gives tribes access to federal crime data. By Kate…
The Miseducation of Frank Waln
On and off the reservation, American schools tend to whitewash the stories of Native Americans. Frank Waln, a Lakota hip-hop artist from He Dog, South Dakota, is endeavoring to change that — with music that champions his heritage while demolishing Native American stereotypes.