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Tribes cheer passage of bills to protect ancestral lands from development (October 31, 2019)

Democrats on Capitol Hill are vowing to secure permanent protections for ancestral tribal territory after winning initial passage of legislation to stop energy development on sacred lands in two states.

The Revelator: Alaska is getting warmer. It's also melting. That's bad for everyone. (October 31, 2019)

As remote Alaska warms and melts, it kicks off changes that will affect global systems and worsen climate change.

YES! Magazine: Indigenous communities exercise food sovereignty (October 31, 2019)

Thanks to a union of land cooperatives, people in Puebla have food sovereignty and education in Nahuatl instead of mega-projects and a Walmart.

An Inuit approach to cancer care promotes self-determination and reconciliation (October 31, 2019)

In Canada, Inuit and academic health care researchers have teamed up to combat poor cultural awareness in mainstream health care services.

House OKs permanent ban on mining 1 million acres around Grand Canyon (October 31, 2019)

'In 2019, our Havasupai voices were heard after 30 years,' Carletta Tilousi of the Havasupai Tribe said of a bill to ban uranium mining around the Grand Canyon.

Rep. Markwayne Mullin: Protecting tribal sovereignty and tribal communities (October 31, 2019)

Combatting the opioid crisis in Indian Country has been an uphill battle.

Rep. Tom Cole: Protecting Native women and children (October 31, 2019)

A disproportionate number of sexual predators have preyed on Indian Country and Native women.

Two types of trusting that rarely mix (October 31, 2019)

People either trust what is and what has been, or they trust what is and what will be.

Aftermath of Dakota War 1862 (October 31, 2019)

Tamara St. John, a state lawmaker and tribal historic preservation officer, has become an expert on the Dakota War of 1862.
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