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Inside Navajo Nation’s Battle Against Coronavirus
The reservation has a higher infection rate than any state in the country — and many homes have no running water.
The Indigenous Groups Fighting for Their Land in a Fire-Ravaged Amazon
This year's Amazon fires left major devastation in their wake. This is what small farmers and communities lost.
Who Is a Settler, According to Indigenous and Black Scholars
Descendants of slaves don't fit into our common definition of settlers.
AOC: Green New Deal Must Repair 'Historic Oppression' of Indigenous People
In a Thursday news conference, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said addressing environmental justice for marginalized people is critical in the fight to combat climate change.
We Met the Oklahoma Tribe Fighting to Stop Big Oil from Polluting Its Land
Jamali Maddix explores how a Native American tribe is battling environmental racism on 'HATE THY NEIGHBOR.'
The Feds Are Attacking a Program That Gives Indigenous People Land
A land trust in Guam set aside for native people is being sued by Trump's Department of Justice because it won't lease to non-natives.
Lawmakers Are Finally Addressing the Epidemic of Violence Against Native Women
Following outcry after the murder of a 22-year-old pregnant Native woman in North Dakota, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp introduced Savanna’s Act to help fight the epidemic of violence against Native women and their families.
How Two Sisters Use Food to Celebrate Myanmar’s Most Misunderstood Minority
The semi-autonomous Wa State, located on Myanmar’s eastern border with China, is often dismissed as a haven for drug trafficking. But Yangon’s Root Kitchen & Bar wants to give visitors a taste of true Wa culture.
Meet the Native American Designers Innovating in the Fashion World
"Native Fashion Now" celebrates modern designers working at the intersection of tradition and revolution.
'Contemporary Mexican Codex,' Today's Comic by Urbano Ortega Matta
By mixing modern and ancient traditions, this comic gives us a taste of Mayan and Mexican culture.
How Indigenous Millennials Are Using Tech to Save Their Dying Languages
Decades of oppression and forced assimilation have led to the steep decline of Indigenous languages. Now tech-savvy young people are fighting to preserve their culture.