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Indigeneity

Indigeneity

Indigeneity

To rewrite our future, we must right the past—including the harm that colonization has authored upon the Earth’s original caretakers and listen to their words of wisdom.

The Elder Brothers’ Warning Call

The Elder Brothers’ Warning Call

The Elder Brothers’ Warning Call Photographer Gobinder Jhitta spends time with the Arhuaco and Kogi communities to document their rituals of environmental conservation.

Photography Indigeneity

A bird flies over the ocean during sunset.

A bird flies over the ocean during sunset.

Towards A Symbiotic Science A recent flurry of partnerships between Indigenous tribes and Western researchers foretells a new philosophy of science.

Indigeneity Science & Nature

Cracked beige concrete is slightly shown in the shadows, slightly in the sunlight

Cracked beige concrete is slightly shown in the shadows, slightly in the sunlight

Earthquakes in a Warming World As climate change causes increased seismic activity, ancestral teachings about earthquakes continue to provide life-saving knowledge.

Indigeneity Anthropocene

In the desert of San Luis Potosí, the Wixárika search for peyote.

In the desert of San Luis Potosí, the Wixárika search for peyote.

A Mysterious Murder in the Peyote Guardians’ Sacred Desert After years of defending sacred land, Margarito Díaz was assassinated in his sleep.

Indigeneity Identity & Community

Bridging Worlds Through Art and Indigenous Wisdom

Bridging Worlds Through Art and Indigenous Wisdom

Bridging Worlds Through Art and Indigenous Wisdom The Kogi people have been stewarding the land of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia for millennia.

Art & Culture Indigeneity

Ancient Ties: Indigenous Peoples and the Extraterrestrial

Ancient Ties: Indigenous Peoples and the Extraterrestrial

Ancient Ties: Indigenous Peoples and the Extraterrestrial Native Nations around the globe have known of the existence of alien creatures for thousands of years.

Indigeneity Anthropocene

The sun is setting along the indigenous Black Hills, commonly known as Mount Rushmore.

The sun is setting along the indigenous Black Hills, commonly known as Mount Rushmore.

Reclaiming the Six Grandfathers LANDBACK is about healing, and the return of the Black Hills to the Oceti Sakowin is about returning to ourselves, writes Ruth Burns.

Indigeneity Identity & Community

A crew helps clean up a massive oil spill in the seas of Peru.

A crew helps clean up a massive oil spill in the seas of Peru.

The Artist Demanding Accountability and Restoration for Peru’s Worst Oil Spill Ahead of Art Partner's #CreateCOP28, Atmos looks back at the last winner: photographer Lizeth Lozano Palomino.

Art & Culture Changemakers

A motel sign stands tall among dry grass along Route 66.

A motel sign stands tall among dry grass along Route 66.

Route 66: The Mother Road’s Erasure of History and Nuance Many of the stops along Route-66 are now ghost towns. If we don’t preserve our history in all its complexity, we’re bound to lose much more.

Art & Culture Anthropocene

The shadow of a dog sitting in a room looking forward.

The shadow of a dog sitting in a room looking forward.

Dogs Sniff Out Environmental Injustice The nosy canines track mink and otter scat on Blackfeet Land, which scientists test for food, water, and ecosystem contamination.

Indigeneity Environmental Justice

A blurry shot of a beige basket.

A blurry shot of a beige basket.

Tribes Unite in Defense of Culture and Forests In the Northeast, tribes are coming together to save the threatened black ash tree from a ravenous beetle.

Indigeneity Science & Nature

A black and white illustration of a person laying their head on the bottom of a large statue head.

A black and white illustration of a person laying their head on the bottom of a large statue head.

Language of the Spirit For Indigenous tribes in the U.S., safeguarding Native languages means keeping their cultures and belief systems alive.

Indigeneity Identity & Community

In the Amazon, Drums Carry a Message—and a Warning

In the Amazon, Drums Carry a Message—and a Warning

In the Amazon, Drums Carry a Message—and a Warning In the Amazon rainforest, the Indigenous Bora people survived slavery and colonization. Now their lifeway and language face a new threat.

Environmental Justice Indigeneity

Speaking in Unison

Speaking in Unison

Speaking in Unison Similar to the written word, oral tradition preserves knowledge, history, and the memory of an entire populace, writes Ruth H. Robertson.

Indigeneity Identity & Community

In the center of rocky, red terrain sits a shallow, muddy puddle

In the center of rocky, red terrain sits a shallow, muddy puddle

The Dirt From Which We Came According to Ruth H. Robertson, soil degradation caused by human consumption should be one of our top concerns amidst climate change.

Anthropocene Indigeneity

In Honor of the Divine Feminine

In Honor of the Divine Feminine

In Honor of the Divine Feminine Atmos columnist Ruth H. Robertson urges that it’s not too late to rewrite history, which has—mostly—been recorded by colonial minds.

Indigeneity

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