High Hopes for Climate Reparations at COP29
Indigenous communities are already solving climate crises, but they need global funding to act decisively.
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A Prayer for the Modern Climate Era
Practicality meets possibility in Ayana Elizabeth Johnson鈥檚 new book, which dares to ask, 鈥淲hat If We Get It Right?鈥�
My Innate Connection to Stolen Land
From the U.S. to Palestine, Indigenous people have been pushed off their land in the name of conservation. It鈥檚 time we decolonize our relationships鈥攚ith the Earth and each other.
Where Fire Back Means Land Back
After a 19th-century treaty left them landless, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians are reclaiming their ancestral lands鈥攁nd their traditional wildfire management practices.
The Rights of Nature Prevail Again in Ecuador
The beguiling, mist-covered forest of Los Cedros provides a vision of a future where the rights of the natural world are actively and effectively protected.
We Will Not Be Saved
In the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Waorani people continue to resist the violence of the white 鈥渟avior.鈥�
In Defense of the Herring People
Efforts to decolonize the herring roe harvest in Alaska highlight the contrast between tribal subsistence practices and the Department of Fish and Game鈥檚 management strategy.
Nurturing Seeds of Freedom in Palestine
Surrounded by a 26-foot-high separation wall, barbed wire, and a watchtower, a group of young Palestinians prepares a 3.5-acre piece of land for the growing season in spring. The noise
Cultivating Dragon Fruit鈥檚 Political Power in Ecuador
Amid ongoing colonization, the Indigenous Shuar people are taking back control of their economic and political futures.
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Fifty years ago, the Boldt decision reaffirmed Indigenous fishing rights and recognized tribes as equal partners in resource management.
Rewilding the American Serengeti
A tribal college internship aims to train the next generation of stewards for a recovering prairie ecosystem鈥攊ts land, animals, and people.
A Land Back Victory on Haida Gwaii
British Columbia affirms Indigenous ownership of the 200 islands the Haida have stewarded for millennia, marking a new path toward reconciliation.
Photo Essay: The Healing Power of Matriarchs
A photographer鈥檚 connections with eight Indigenous women have helped her come to terms with her own Native ancestry and colonial trauma.
Surprising Solidarity in the Fight for Clean Water and Justice on O鈥檃hu
After a 2021 leak at the U.S. military鈥檚 Red Hill fuel storage facility poisoned thousands, activists, Native Hawaiians, and affected military families have become unlikely allies in the fight for accountability.
The Future Is Feral鈥攁nd Climate Resilient
To produce food in the face of climate change, we may need to learn from so-called weeds.
Welcoming Relatives Home: The Return of the Lynx
On the Colville Reservation, tribal members are restoring wildlife populations鈥攁nd with them, abundance, resilience, and reciprocity.
Welcoming Relatives Home: A Ceremony for Salmon
The Colville Confederated Tribes are dedicated to 鈥渞euniting with old friends鈥� by reintroducing fish to their shared waters and pronghorn to their ancestral lands.
Welcoming Relatives Home: Bringing Back the Bighorn
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State are restoring the lands and species of their traditional ecological community.
Indigenous Self-Determination Is Key Climate Solution in New Report
The National Climate Assessment affirms that Indigenous peoples bear both the weight of climate change鈥檚 impacts and carry knowledge that may help lessen its burden.
Native Sites in Ohio Named to World Heritage List
The latest addition to the prestigious UNESCO list鈥攖he Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, created by Indigenous people 2,000 years ago鈥斺�減reserves the future of our past.鈥�
Indigenous Gardens Cultivate Healing
To decolonize college campuses, BIPOC students, allies, alumni, and faculty are reintroducing Indigenous growing practices.
鈥楰illers of the Flower Moon鈥� Sidesteps the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Despite its flaws, advocates hope the film will promote awareness and understanding of the complex MMIW issue
Stand for Indigenous Land Justice: Stop STAMP
Will New York perpetuate the shameful practices of the colonialist past鈥攐r take a stand for justice at last?
Community Care After the Maui Wildfire
The people of L膩hain膩 are helping each other recover and design a future that is more sustainable for the land and its people.
Indigenous Women March for Their Rights in Brazil
Celebrating victories and decrying injustices, the march was a rallying cry for Indigenous rights.
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