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U.S. Indigenous Communities To Receive $46M for Climate Resilience

04/12/22

U.S. Indigenous Communities To Receive $46M for Climate Resilience

Indigenous communities in the U.S. are set to receive $46 million in climate resilience funding.

Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Protects Itself from COVID-19 by Isolating

08/19/21

Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Protects Itself from COVID-19 by Isolating

This Indigenous community in Brazil is isolating itself from all outsiders to fight COVID-19.

This Native Crowdfunding Campaign Is Providing Hundreds Of Elders With Basic Supplies

04/09/20

This Native Crowdfunding Campaign Is Providing Hundreds Of Elders With Basic Supplies

Native elders’ lack of access to nutritional food, health care, and testing has motivated some tribe members to deliver supplies to families who are more at risk of COVID-19.

Opinion: Brazil’s 1st Indigenous Congresswoman Wants Her Government to Save the Amazon

01/31/20

Opinion: Brazil’s 1st Indigenous Congresswoman Wants Her Government to Save the Amazon

Joênia Wapixana is fighting for Brazil’s Indigenous people and their land as President Jair Bolsonaro weakens protections.

Indigenous Activist Sherri Mitchell is Fighting For Environmental Justice

01/17/20

Indigenous Activist Sherri Mitchell is Fighting For Environmental Justice

The human rights lawyer wants more people to “live in kinship with the rest of creation.”

Indigenous Youth Activist Delivers Powerful Speech at D.C. Climate Strike

09/20/19

Indigenous Youth Activist Delivers Powerful Speech at D.C. Climate Strike

This Indigenous activist delivered a powerful address to protesters at the D.C. climate strike today.

This is the Ancient Indigenous Game of ‘Ulama’

09/15/19

This is the Ancient Indigenous Game of ‘Ulama’

Players in Mexico City are keeping an ancient Indigenous sport alive.

Brazilian Chief of Kayapo People Urges World to Intervene for the Amazon

08/27/19

Brazilian Chief of Kayapo People Urges World to Intervene for the Amazon

This Indigenous chief is sending an urgent message to the world as Brazil’s government allows the "planet’s lungs" to burn.

Fashion Designer Korina Emmerich On Honoring Indigenous Cultural

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Fashion Designer Korina Emmerich On Honoring Indigenous Cultural

Korina Emmerich, a designer and sustainable fashion advocate is reclaiming Indigenous culture and empowering her Native sisters on the runway.

Indigenous Activists Protest BP Plans for Oil Drilling in Arctic Circle

05/23/19

Indigenous Activists Protest BP Plans for Oil Drilling in Arctic Circle

Indigenous activists and allies are protesting oil companies over plans to drill in the Arctic Circle.

Indigenous Runner Jordan Daniel Uses Her Platform to Advocate for MMIW

05/06/19

Indigenous Runner Jordan Daniel Uses Her Platform to Advocate for MMIW

Indigenous runner Jordan Daniel dedicated every mile of the Boston Marathon to missing or murdered Indigenous women and girls.“It blows my mind that 26 names for 26 miles, like the fact that I can even say 26…It’s not even telling the whole picture,” she explained

Indigenous Leaders Stand With Gwich’in to Protect Ancestral Lands from Oil Mining

01/17/19

Indigenous Leaders Stand With Gwich’in to Protect Ancestral Lands from Oil Mining

Indigenous leader Bernadette Demientieff delivered 100,000 letters in protest of a company trying to inspect her ancestral lands for oil.“I’m not an activist and I’m not an environmentalist,” she stated.