Spring 2018
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The Decolonize Issue
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Introduction: The Decolonize Issue
"How White allies can dismantle White supremacy is probably the crucial social issue of our current time. White people have the power and the privilege, and nothing will change until we change it.鈥�
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The Disruption of White Supremacy
The white male-centric colonial system is incapable of the leadership we need, and Indigenous knowledge is essential for the innovation that will follow this disruption.
Mark Trahant
I鈥檓 Dreaming About a Modern World That Doesn鈥檛 Erase Its Indigenous Intelligence
In over 80 nations, oppressive domination has been dismantled.
Matika Wilbur
What Standing Rock Gave the World
Americans saw the Indigenous struggle鈥攖he violence, stolen resources, colluding corporations and governments鈥攖hat goes hand in hand with protecting the Earth.
Jenni Monet
鈥淒ecolonization Starts Inside of You鈥�
Photographer Josu茅 Rivas spent seven months living at Standing Rock, documenting the gathering force of Native Americans and their allies. He says it wasn鈥檛 just a protest; it was an awakening.
Josu茅 Rivas
Don鈥檛 Just Resist. Return to Who You Are
Let鈥檚 re-experience our homelands the way our ancestors did and regenerate that culture.
Taiaiake Alfred
How This Tribe Got Their Coastal California Lands Returned
The Kashia鈥檚 success might be the first time that a tribe in the U.S. has held a private deed鈥攁s well as management rights鈥攖o their ancestral lands.
Debra Utacia Krol
5 Places to View Pre-Colonial America
The ancient history of this country is often overlooked. Here are landmarks significant to Indigenous people that were renamed by white settlers.
Chelsey Luger
This App Can Tell You the Indigenous History of the Land You Live On
Enter your ZIP code into the Native Lands App and an interactive map will tell you the area鈥檚 original language and tribal ties.
Chelsey Luger
An Indigenous Poet on SPAM and Colonialism
Our guttural love of SPAM was born in 1944, when cases of the shiny cans were berthed from aircraft carriers.
Craig Santos Perez
The Indigenous Collective Using Tattoos to Rise Above Colonialism
Spirit writing is more than tattoos. It鈥檚 guidance from the past that connects our responsibilities to each other and to earth.
Mary Annette Pember
Native and European鈥擧ow Do I Honor All Parts of Myself?
Learning about my roots has helped me understand intergenerational trauma and cultural resilience related to my genetics.
Kayla DeVault
Decolonizing Birth: Women Take Back Their Power as Life-Givers
鈥淲e鈥檙e just beginning to bring those Indigenous perspectives forward again.鈥�
Sarah Sunshine Manning
鈥淚 Am Hawaiian First鈥�
Aloha allows us to always have a commonality, regardless of our politics or gender expression.
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
White Allies, Let鈥檚 Be Honest About Decolonization
I want to experience the solidarity of allied actions that refuse fantastical narratives of commonality and hope.
Kyle Powys Whyte
Solutions We Love
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5 Things We Know About the People Who Live Longest
How communities are using longevity research to ensure everyone has a long, healthy life.
Megan Wildhood
Black Farmers Reviving Their African Roots: 鈥淲e Are Feeding Our Liberation鈥�
Community farmers in D.C. say crops and methods of their African ancestors hold an essential key to restoring Black health.
Kevon Paynter
The Revolution Is Being Podcasted
These popular audio shows use compassion, practical tools, and a little millennial humor to encourage listeners to engage.
Sammi-Jo Lee
Culture Shift
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Waiting Tables or Harvesting Food, Why Fair Labor Is Still About Civil Rights
For too many women, deciding whether to stand up to harassment at work is a choice between earning enough tips to put food on their tables or not.
Saru Jayaraman & Devan Shea
How Foodies Can Understand Capitalism and Farm-to-Table Justice
Our food system can be a place for systemic transformation through an alliance between the progressive and radical wings of the food movement.
Nancy Matsumoto
A Bag of Cheap Groceries Is No Substitute for Political Power
We can鈥檛 ignore the economic system, policies, and incentives that encourage 40 percent of all food to go to waste.
Andy Fisher
How to Say Goodbye When Someone You Love Is Dying
Say what you feel. Connect with other loved ones. Accept the past. Most important, move forward.
Bailey Williams
