Tag: indigenous people

As Indigenous peoples the world over continue to defend ancestral lands, Indigenous Peoples Day can have important meaning, more than just the renaming of a national holiday.

As more cities and states consider marking Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, one Native American scholar aims to set the record straight on where the movement began.

American conservationists have said and done terribly racist things over the years. Now is the opportunity to center justice.

Keeping forests standing is one of the most effective and important ways to keep the world below dangerous levels of warming.

"Land and environmental defenders play a vital role in protecting these climate-critical forests and ecosystems."

“The effect of a wall is already in us. It already divides us… It’s a psychological wall.”

Pregnant Native American women were singled out for COVID-19 testing based on their race and ZIP code, clinicians say. While awaiting results, some mothers were separated from their newborns, depriving them of the immediate contact doctors recommend.

Who should we be honoring?

The indigenous also suffer from a relatively high degree of socio-economic marginalization that makes them more vulnerable. This dynamic is not new.

“We are very concerned about the continued attack against indigenous people in Nicaragua, the lack of protection of their rights, and the impunity of the crimes committed against them.”