Indigenous
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.
'There's Death Threats': Indigenous Fishers Nervous as Nova Scotia's Commercial Lobster Season Opens
Dumping Day—the start of the lobster season—is usually a celebratory time in southwest Nova Scotia. Not this year.
Majority of Indigenous Patients and Workers Say They Experienced Racism in BC Health Care: Report
In light of a new review into a racist game being played in emergency rooms, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix offered an apology to Indigenous peoples in the province.
Colonial Statues Had a Pretty Bad Thanksgiving
Statues of former presidents and colonial monuments were toppled or vandalized this week in at least four U.S. cities.