Tim Walz leaving the Minnesota governor’s office means Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan will take over.

Five of South Dakota’s Indigenous tribes are imposing a hilarious penalty on the governor.

Three Native American tribes have take action after the South Dakota governor insulted Indigenous people.

Lula da Silva’s administration is in crisis over how to balance economic development with environmental priorities.

A new effort to investigate the crisis of missing and murdered Native Hawaiian women and girls also has to confront the role of law enforcement.

Ohlone people in Berkeley grapple with a California court decision to allow development on a sacred shell-mound site.

Amber Ortega was on trial this month in Arizona for trespassing on her own ancestral land.

In a true government-to-government relationship, the United States would properly consult with tribal nations—and, crucially, tribes could reject America’s plans. Can we ever get there?

What do suburban neighborhood spats, climate activism, and Indigenous traditions have in common? They’re all feeding into a growing movement to grant trees legal rights.

A fishing dispute with the federal government is raising deeper questions about the island territory’s legal and constitutional status.

Landowners who lease their land to gas companies aren’t always pleased with the results.

Rhetoric about American energy independence has long been used to trample Indigenous rights. The new era of renewables should be different.

How thought leaders resurrected the myth of a carefree prehistoric lifestyle

Protesters are tearing down statues of Columbus and other villains of history. The true test will come when they reckon with their heroes.

From segregated lakes to Christian Cooper, white supremacy has long dictated access and safety in public green space and nature.

How the intergenerational lock of poverty leaves so many Indigenous communities with few options but to sign on the dotted line.

Protests have brought rail travel in Canada to a standstill and introduced the fight against Coastal GasLink to the broader public.

Extractive industries and governments have gotten smarter about how they talk about Indigenous rights—but the bottom line stays the same.

As in the United States, even progressive politicians often offer only empty promises.

An ancient approach to protecting nature is being revived in hopes of getting natural resources—and the people who depend on them—the protection they've always deserved.