The Tree That Saved My Father鈥檚 Life
As an Indigenous child soldier caught in El Salvador鈥檚 civil war, my father found safety in a deep, reciprocal relationship with nature.
Indigenous lands
Decolonizing California鈥檚 Wildfire Zone
Verbena Fields in Northern California is an emerging model of what decolonizing land via Traditional Ecological Knowledge can look like, supported by partnerships between Native and non-Native communities.
Combining Old and New: Aquaponics Opens the Door to Indigenous Food Security
Indigenous communities and partners are combining ancient knowledge with modern technology to revitalize food systems and self-determined economies in the face of ever-increasing climate pressures.
How Indigenous Land Rights Halted Amazon鈥檚 South Africa HQ
The decision offers hope to First Nations everywhere: Commercial investors cannot ignore the consent of Indigenous communities.
Muscogee Nation Turns to Cows to Build for the Future
Tribal nations are finding sustainable ways to generate jobs and food security.
Renewable Energy Projects Power Up in Tribal Nations
Dozens of tribes are investing in solar, wind, and hydro projects, building toward a more sustainable future.
Native American Storytelling, One Pint at a Time
These native breweries are taking back the social and economic power of storytelling.
Another Legal Win for South Africa鈥檚 Indigenous Communities
鈥淲ild Coast communities are using the courts to fight for the right to determine what happens in their territory and strengthening their hand in a country heavily marred by colonialism.鈥�
Smoked Salmon for Amelia: A Native Perspective on Homelessness
鈥淭he ultimate cause of homelessness is our spiritual break with the land.鈥�
Chasing Liberty Along the Nez Perce Trail
鈥淔or 16 disquieting days, Sassia and I felt like we were chasing liberty鈥攂ut whose, was the daily question. It never seemed like it was ours, or that of others obstructed from the American Dream. Not the Nez Perce鈥檚, for sure.鈥�
Indigenous Leadership for Transformative Climate Action
Native Hawaiian organizer Kaniela Ing on the moral path forward.
The Gentrification of Wilderness
鈥淢aybe people are indeed loving places and species to death, but since BIPOC are largely disconnected from the organized outdoors, it鈥檚 white people who are spreading this toxic form of tough love.鈥�
The Healing Work of Returning Stolen Lands
The Wiyot Tribe regained its sacred island home after decades of unrelenting prayer and relationship-building.
A Road Trip to Explore Race Along the Nez Perce Trail
鈥淚 felt a kinship with the Nez Perce who, like my Japanese American community, were banished to less desirable land.鈥�
3 Indigenous Women Talk COP26 and What Real Climate Solutions Look Like
鈥淚t鈥檚 not just swapping out oil and gas. It鈥檚 about changing the system so that it鈥檚 sustainable for everybody.鈥�
Indigenous Leaders Call for Landback Reforms and Climate Justice in 鈥淩equired Reading鈥�
The authors, who are taking part in COP26 this week, discuss ways to support Indigenous communities and their allies in healing the planet and moving forward to a post-oil future.
Hearing the Language of Trees
The author of "Braiding Sweetgrass" on how human people are only one manifestation of intelligence in the living world.
Can Detroit Return its Brownfields to the Indigenous Sacred Sites They Once Were?
The destruction of burial mounds in Detroit paralleled the displacement and genocide of Indigenous peoples throughout the United States.
Do Indigenous Land Acknowledgments Do More Harm Than Good?
If done right, they should be prompting uncomfortable conversations, not self-congratulations.
For Climate Solutions, Listen to Indigenous Women
Native women and women of color are the ones doing the work of surviving, recovering, and building resilience.
Tribal Solar Projects Provide More Than Climate Solutions
Renewable energy isn鈥檛 just a green business venture; it鈥檚 a way to support tribal self-determination and economic development.
The Colorado River Runs Again
鈥淚t鈥檚 not only about wildlife, or birds and trees. It鈥檚 also about the people.鈥�
As Our Bodies and Planetary Systems Become 鈥淚nflamed,鈥� How Do We Heal?
In their new book, authors Rupa Marya and Raj Patel explore how capitalism and colonialism have caused sickness and how Indigenous knowledge can offer healing.
How Indigenous Communities Are Building Energy Sovereignty
鈥淚f it鈥檚 extractive in nature, you are absolutely unwelcome.鈥�
What Role Should 猫咪社区 Play in Climate Science?
The S谩mi people of Northern Sweden oppose geoengineering as a solution to climate change because they say it follows the same logic that produced the climate crisis in the first place.
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