A Win for Indigenous History at Columbia University
Students in Columbia's Native American Council think the University could do more to acknowledge indigenous history, and they're helping to make it happen.
Native rights
Decolonize the Holidays: An Alternative to Columbus Day (and Canadian Thanksgiving)
Three states have already dropped Columbus Day, while a movement begins to celebrate Indigenous Peoples鈥� Day instead.
鈥淣on-Indigenous Culture鈥�: Implications of a Historical Anomaly
Modern westerners often see indigenous people as weird or exotic. A look at history shows why they鈥檙e not the strange ones.
A Healing Walk through Canada鈥檚 Tar Sands Dystopia
Cree organizer Clayton Thomas-Muller provides a deeply personal account of a ceremonial healing walk through the broken landscape of Canada鈥檚 tar sands. This year鈥檚 walk begins July 4.
Meet the Rainforest-Dwelling Malaysian Farmers Fighting to Keep their Land above Water
The dams would cost $105 billion, flood an area twice the size of LA, and force the relocation of tens of thousands of indigenous people. Against all the odds, the local forest-dwelling people are coming together and organizing in a way that鈥檚 unheard of in this part of the world.
For a Future that Won鈥檛 Destroy Life on Earth, Look to the Global Indigenous Uprising
Idle No More is the latest incarnation of an age-old movement for life that doesn't depend on infinite extraction and growth. Now, armed with Twitter and Facebook, once-isolated groups from Canada to South America are exchanging resources and support like never before.
Housing Crisis on the Rez: Why Haul a Run-Down Shack from the Plains to DC?
Tribal leaders trucked the battered old home to Washington to show the nation鈥檚 leaders what the housing crisis on reservations looks like in person.
At Seattle Idle No More Event, A Mix of Ceremony and Protest
Saturday鈥檚 Idle No More event showed that a beach can be the perfect place for a protest when a movement is drawing attention to the relationship between people and water.
Dancing the World into Being: A Conversation with Idle No More鈥檚 Leanne Simpson
Naomi Klein speaks with writer, spoken-word artist, and indigenous academic Leanne Betasamosake Simpson about 鈥渆xtractivism,鈥� why it鈥檚 important to talk about memories of the land, and what鈥檚 next for Idle No More.
Why Canada鈥檚 Indigenous Uprising Is About All of Us
When a new law paved the way for tar sands pipelines and other fossil fuel development on native lands, four women swore to be 鈥渋dle no more.鈥� The idea took off.
From the Culture of Aloha, a Path Out of Gun Violence
Beneath mainstream culture runs a current of domination, individualism, and exclusion that is harming our children. We assume this is normal鈥攂ut is it really?
Why I Returned My Queen Elizabeth Medal of Honor
A letter to Canada鈥檚 Governor General explains why Maude Barlow鈥搕ogether with Idle No More鈥揳re speaking out against the country鈥檚 new environmental rules.
Ta鈥橩aiya Blaney on First Nations: 鈥淲e鈥檙e Awake and We鈥檙e Standing Up鈥�
Video: She鈥檚 only 11 years old, but she鈥檚 already been working for environmental justice for a few years now. Here, she addresses the crowd at an Idle No More event in British Columbia.
Indigenous Women Take the Lead in Idle No More
Motivated by ancient traditions of female leadership as well as their need for improved legal rights, First Nations women are stepping to the forefront of the Idle No More movement.
鈥淔lash Mob Prayer Circle鈥� Shows Idle No More鈥檚 Spiritual Side
Speakers at an Idle No More event in Seattle drew comparisons between spiritual and political struggles, making the movement seem closer to Civil Rights than Occupy.
Welcome to Blockadia!
The corporate push to construct tar-sands pipelines is transforming the environmental movement across North America by increasing the involvement of local residents and normalizing the use of direct action.
In Rural Mexico, Student-Led Education Heals Old Wounds
Unitierra has no classrooms, no teachers, and no formal curriculum. Yet the school has successfully helped local people learn practical skills for years.
Idle No More Rises to Defend Ancestral Lands鈥攁nd the Planet
Bill McKibben on the tradition of environmental activism he鈥檚 seen among members of First Nations, and the unique role of the Idle No More movement in the fight against climate change.
Why First Nations Movement Is Our Best Chance for Clean Land and Water
In an urgent pursuit for environmental justice and basic human rights, First Nations gather across North America under the banner of Idle No More.
Idle No More: Indigenous Uprising Sweeps North America
Idle No More has organized the largest mass mobilizations of indigenous people in recent history. What sparked it off and what鈥檚 coming next?
A Mall of America Flash Mob for First Nations鈥� Rights
Hundreds of supporters of the Idle No More movement performed a Round Dance flash mob, one of many similar actions around the world to fight for indigenous land rights.
Should Chiapas Farmers Suffer for California鈥檚 Carbon?
A California proposal would offset the state鈥檚 climate-altering emissions by paying for forest conservation in Chiapas. Could there be unintended consequences in a region with a history of human rights abuse and land grabs?
Traditional Foods Help Remind Us Who We Are
Tribes are pursuing a hands-on approach to finding and preparing Native foods that give spiritual sustenance, too.
Same-Sex Marriage Brings Healing to Me鈥攁nd My Tribe
Heather Purser set out to win gay marriage rights within the Suquamish Tribe and found herself on a personal journey toward self-acceptance.
Henry Red Cloud: Solar Warrior for Native America
Bringing renewable energy and jobs to reservations.
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