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Indigenous Peoples
October 7, 2019
Nick Martin
The Atlanta Braves Drag Their Feet as Fans Keep Chopping Their Arms
After a Cherokee citizen on the St. Louis Cardinals called them out, the Braves responded with hollow P.R. jargon.
October 7, 2019
Nick Martin
The Next Standing Rock Is Everywhere
The fight to stave off pipeline projects across the country is being led by tribal nations and marginalized communities. It's time to listen to them before it's too late.
September 18, 2019
Joshua Hunt
We Didn’t Stand a Chance Against Opioids
Alaska’s health clinics were founded to help indigenous people like my family. Thanks to the FDA and Big Pharma, the clinics unwittingly enabled a crisis instead.
August 26, 2019
Nick Martin
Cherokee Nation Is Coming to Congress
The largest Native nation to share borders with the United States is finally claiming its right to representation.
August 19, 2019
Nick Martin
Indian Country Is Finally Getting the Political Attention It Deserves
Is the long-endured era of lip service from presidential candidates coming to an end for Native voters?
August 16, 2019
Nick Martin
The Colonizers Have Turned Their Eyes to Greenland
The attempted erasure of Indigenous people and the land they steward continues with Trump's latest proposal.
August 7, 2019
Andre Pagliarini
What Indigenous Rights Have to Do With Fighting Climate Change
In Brazil, a struggle over the future of the Amazon is taking place. The struggle will have global impact.
April 4, 2019
Hanna Wallis
Why Thousands of Colombians Are Blocking the Pan-American Highway
Facing targeted killings and police violence, indigenous groups and other minorities have had enough.
November 26, 2018
Ryu Spaeth
The Strange Ethics of Killing John Allen Chau
What the violent death of an American missionary on a far-flung island might say about the rest of us
October 8, 2018
Jacquelyn Kovarik
Why Don’t We Talk About Peru’s Forced Sterilizations?
Under former President Fujimori, over 200,000 women were violated—one of the largest such projects since Nazi Germany. His party is still in power.
August 8, 2018
Jacquelyn Kovarik
Fighting for Democracy: A Lesson From Bolivia
Evo Morales has done remarkable things for his country. But now, he is rejecting term limits—and Bolivians are taking to the streets to stand up for the rule of law.
May 18, 2018
Melody Schreiber
The Erin Brockoviches of Ecuador
For these women, environmentalism and women's rights are closely linked: Past drilling projects have resulted in increased assaults, cancer, and infertility.
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