Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...
Isolated Indigenous man makes brief contact with outside world, then returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest
A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to ...
CounterPunch4d
Genocide Files: From Pequots to Palestinians, From “Manifest Destiny” to Gaza Riviera
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a famous book under the title Why We Can’t Wait.  Besides addressing the crime of slavery ...
National Catholic Register7d
Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous Rights ‘a Matter of Justice’
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is hosting the meeting in order to strengthen IFAD’s partnership ...
Las Vegas Sun5d
Tribes support bill to change Indigenous Peoples Day date in Nevada
A proposed Nevada Assembly bill would move the state’s Indigenous Peoples Day to the second Monday in October, despite some ...
Crux6d
Pope advocates for protection of indigenous rights, land
Pope Francis sent a message to a United Nations gathering on Indigenous Peoples, stressing the need to preserve their ...
Nevada Current7d
Lithium mine’s approval violates international rights agreement, says Human Rights Watch
U.S. government violated international human rights law when it provided a mining permit to Lithium Americas for the Thacker ...
University of Wyoming13d
UW-Led Study Traces Indigenous Population Shifts in North America Before Europeans
For a long time, researchers have sought to estimate the size of North America’s Indigenous population before European ...
‘Erase Columbus Day’? Nevada may move Indigenous Peoples Day
A bill that would move the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day to the same date as Columbus Day was presented at the Nevada ...
The Jakarta Post6d
Let indigenous peoples lead just energy transition
In doing so, it is vital to ensure that indigenous peoples are not only going to be part of the conversation about what it means, in practice, to achieve and implement a just and fair transition.
Missoulian11d
'Respect our existence': Lawmakers hear bill to establish Indigenous Peoples Day in MT
While 17 states and dozens of cities recognize Indigenous Peoples Day, Montana — home to 12 tribes and seven reservations — is not among them. Sen. Shane Morigeau, D-Missoula, on Wednesday ...
Studio of the Americas Launches in Atlanta With Slate of Projects, Focus on Native-Led Storytelling
Led by CEO and co-founder Robert Wilson with chairman and co-founder Clifton Chippewa, the studio operates with a mission to ...