Tag: Native Americans

Sexual harassment in Indian Country is an inconvenient and deeply uncomfortable truth.

The tribes in the Pacific Northwest are leaders in climate adaptation and have mounted multifaceted responses to the threats they face.

State laws and policies in California have made some progress possible, but many tribes still lack legal recognition and struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and the environment.

"For once, we've been able to balance all the boxes and realize that the only way the Little Ice Age was so intense is ... because of the genocide of millions of people."

Democratic members of Congress held a hearing Tuesday on the effects of the shutdown on health, education and employment in Native communities.

“Voting is how we exercise our sovereignty. We are here, we are part of the process. We’ve been an afterthought, and that’s not the case anymore.”

The Education Department said it will look into a long-standing complaint of racial inequities in Wolf Point schools after The New York Times and ProPublica wrote a story about the issue.

Tribal nations have always been on the front lines of environmental protection. Now their neighbors are catching up.

In light of important midterm election wins, two Native journalists revisit the influence of Indigenous peoples on democracy through the ages.

"I’ll go to Congress to make sure that we are paying attention to the issues that folks care about."