Tag: indigenous women
These people are giving a voice to missing and murdered indigenous...
More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence and more than 1 in 2 have experienced sexual violence.
Damning Canadian inquiry calls the murder and disappearance of Indigenous women...
The report follows decades of anguish and anger as indigenous communities have called for greater attention to the epidemic of dead and missing indigenous women, girls and two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual people.
‘Resisting to exist:’ Indigenous women unite against Brazil’s far-right president
“But we are strong, we are resistant. And we are here in this… the 15th encampment, to show to the government, and to all society, that we are alive, that we are resisting to exist."
#NotInvisible: Groundbreaking legislation tackles epidemic of violence against Indigenous women
"Women are disappearing and dying in Indian country. We must act."
These Indigenous women are reclaiming stolen land in the Bay Area
“We want to be able to figure out how to give the land back to Indigenous people.”
In the search for missing women, neighbors and family members pair...
Often, Indigenous communities don’t trust that police will act on reports of violence.
The deadly cost of pipelines in Native land: Winona LaDuke on...
Indigenous activists say the influx of male workers in Native communities has corresponded with a spike in the kidnapping and murder of indigenous women.
The voices of Amazon women and a visionary declaration to protect...
"The Amazon Rainforest ecosystems are vital lungs of the Earth. Thus, the justice and well-being for the people of Sarayaku is inseparably tied to the fate of all people worldwide."
New study reveals lack of media attention in missing and murdered...
“The report confirms that the United States faces a crisis when it comes to the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, and the lack of accurate data and appropriate media coverage has played a crucial role in the epidemic.”
94% of Indigenous women in Seattle have experienced sexual violence. We...
"Seven generations from now, I don’t want a Native woman to have to talk to her daughter about what to do when she is raped. And so we have passed these stories on."
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Chris Hedges and Albert Raboteau on ‘American Prophets’ importance in an age of radical...
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The Mexicanization of the United States
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