Indigenous
Canada's COVID Cases Are Falling, But Remain High in Indigenous Communities
Indigenous communities currently have about 8 percent of the country’s active COVID-19 cases, despite accounting for 5 percent of the population.
Canada's Vaccine Shortage Means Indigenous and Other High-Risk People Will Have to Wait
The country is getting half the expected Pfizer doses in the coming weeks, which will slow down an already beleaguered vaccine campaign.
Indigenous Beaders Are Getting Dropped by Instagram With No Explanation
At least 20 Indigenous artists are trying to figure out what's happening, and some are worried their community is being racially targeted by a third party.
Inside a Massive, Illicit Peyote Ceremony During Mexico's COVID Lockdown
The indigenous shaman believed that coronavirus is no match for the power of peyote.
Residents Displaced by a Mega-Tsunami Can Never Go Home
For survivors of Greenland's 2017 mega-tsunami, the aftershocks of the disaster haven't finished.
Remote Indigenous Communities in Canada Are Getting Priority Vaccine Shipments
Tahltan Nation in B.C. has already started vaccinating its members and Sioux Lookout in Ontario will administer the first shots later this week.
Trump's Border Wall Has Destroyed Indigenous Sacred Sites for Good
Joe Biden said he will immediately stop wall construction once he's president. But Indigenous leaders told VICE News a lot of the desecration is irrevocable.
The Cosmologist Working to Preserve the Night Sky for the Future
Dr. Aparna Venkatesan studies the distant reaches of space and time, while advocating for a night sky undamaged by orbital clutter.
Man Who Threw Trailer Hitch at Barbara Kentner, an Indigenous Woman, Convicted of Manslaughter
Brayden Bushby was 18 when he threw the hitch at Barbara Kentner, striking her abdomen, and allegedly yelled, "I got one."
A Year After WestJet Incident, Indigenous Organizer Says New Activism Is Around the Corner
Nikki Sanchez talks about community work and allyship in a post-George Floyd era, and whether she ever received an apology from WestJet.
The FCC Is Allowing 5G Towers on Indigenous Land Without Tribal Consent
Tribal preservation offices can't keep up with a deluge of requests, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing them to close or work at reduced capacity.
Police Say Officer Who Rammed Truck Into Inuit Man Did It 'Unintentionally’
The findings are unsurprising, but "disappointing," an expert told VICE World News, adding the case highlights how complicated police oversight can be.