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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.

Rotating image gif of trees, deforestation, and Ikea sign

Rotating image gif of trees, deforestation, and Ikea sign

Bounties, Mafias, and the Climate Cost of IKEA’s Fast Furniture An insatiable thirst for cheap, ready-to-build furniture has been linked to illegal logging and assassinations of forest defenders.

Science & Nature Indigeneity

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Ordered to Close in Major Everglades Victory

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Ordered to Close in Major Everglades Victory

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Ordered to Close in Major Everglades Victory The ruling halts expansion and begins dismantling of Florida’s controversial detention site, affirming protections for both land and people.

Indigeneity Science & Nature

A crane carries an American flag in the countryside.

A crane carries an American flag in the countryside.

This July 4, Ask Yourself: Who Counts as Free? While the U.S celebrates independence, millions are denied basic dignity. A Lakota tradition of radical equality offers a different approach

Indigeneity Identity & Community

Double-exposure photograph of US President Donald Trump overlayed with a statue of Christopher Columbus

Double-exposure photograph of US President Donald Trump overlayed with a statue of Christopher Columbus

Trump Wants to Save Columbus Day. From What, Exactly? The U.S. President has promised to bring Columbus Day “back.” What he’s really reviving is a political fight over whose history matters.

Indigeneity Identity & Community

Written In the Stars: Imagining a More Ethical Space Travel

Written In the Stars: Imagining a More Ethical Space Travel

Written In the Stars: Imagining a More Ethical Space Travel Space colonization isn’t a futuristic possibility—it’s today’s reality. What would it take to change course?

Indigeneity Anthropocene

The Land Engraved in Our Skin

The Land Engraved in Our Skin

The Land Engraved in Our Skin Once banned by colonial institutions, Indigenous tattoos today reclaim space and inscribe a thriving legacy of culture and resistance.

Indigeneity Art & Culture

A herd of bison run.

A herd of bison run.

Indigenous Leaders Thwart Prison Plans with a Sacred Bison Revival This Kentucky mountaintop was earmarked for a maximum security prison—until a Native-led nonprofit bought the land to raise long-lost bison.

Indigeneity Environmental Justice

Australia’s Heat Is Rising. So Is Its Climate Inequality.

Australia’s Heat Is Rising. So Is Its Climate Inequality.

Australia’s Heat Is Rising. So Is Its Climate Inequality. In a desert town with increasing heat, some residents find refuge below ground while their neighbors are left to endure the heat above.

Indigeneity Environmental Justice

Rewriting the Relationship Between Elephant and Keeper

Rewriting the Relationship Between Elephant and Keeper

Rewriting the Relationship Between Elephant and Keeper In Thailand, elephant welfare is often pitted against Thai culture and history. One Indigenous elephant keeper offers a third way.

Science & Nature Indigeneity

How Māori People Are Reclaiming Psychedelic Mushroom Medicine

How Māori People Are Reclaiming Psychedelic Mushroom Medicine

How Māori People Are Reclaiming Psychedelic Mushroom Medicine An Indigenous-led clinical trial in New Zealand is rekindling ancestral psychedelic practices for addiction and mental health treatment.

Indigeneity Well Being

Our National Parks Are Too Vital To Be Lost

Our National Parks Are Too Vital To Be Lost

Our National Parks Are Too Vital To Be Lost Mass firings at the National Park Service and executive actions to expand logging endanger ecosystems and neglect treasured American spaces.

Indigeneity Science & Nature

Caribou walk along a large piece of snow in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Caribou walk along a large piece of snow in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Inside the Debate to Drill at the Nation’s Largest Wildlife Refuge Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination are at the heart of Alaska Native stances on both sides of this contentious issue.

Indigeneity Anthropocene

Two uprooted plants lie next to each on a piece of paper.

Two uprooted plants lie next to each on a piece of paper.

Gutting Federal Funding Undercuts Massive Strides in Indigenous Science The Trump administration’s funding cuts threaten Indigenous sovereignty and science at a time when both are more important than ever.

Indigeneity Science & Nature

Through Photography, New Mythologies Restore What Colonialism Erased

Through Photography, New Mythologies Restore What Colonialism Erased

Through Photography, New Mythologies Restore What Colonialism Erased South African artist Imraan Christian is reimagining lost narratives for the next generation of Indigenous youth.

Photography Indigeneity

On the Anniversary of Wounded Knee, Leonard Peltier’s Release Sparks Reflection and Hope

On the Anniversary of Wounded Knee, Leonard Peltier’s Release Sparks Reflection and Hope

On the Anniversary of Wounded Knee, Leonard Peltier’s Release Sparks Reflection and Hope His release marks a rare victory in the fight for Native justice—and serves as a reminder to never surrender.

Indigeneity Environmental Justice

A person grabs a leaf hanging from a tree in the Amazon forest with both of their hands.

A person grabs a leaf hanging from a tree in the Amazon forest with both of their hands.

Indigenous Groups Are Safeguarding Culture with Their Own ChatGPT Artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technologies are helping the Amazon’s Indigenous communities protect their land and traditions.

Indigeneity Identity & Community