indigenous people
In Her New Chapter, Auli’i Cravalho Is Advocating for the Oceans
The Moana 2 star helped produce a new documentary about coral reefs.
By Honestine Fraser
These 19 Films & Shows Offer Authentic Depictions of Indigenous People
Check out these movies, documentaries and shows that bring us more authentic, honest depictions of Indigenous communities, all year round.
By Maka Monture
The Olympic Games Are Erasing Indigenous Peoples Again
A new surf tower is being built in Tahiti.
By Kristian Fanene Schmidt
What Lily Gladstone’s Historic Oscar Nom Means for Native Americans
For Indigenous audiences, Hollywood recognition for the Killers of the Flower Moon actress is a shared victory.
By Kate Nelson
Devery Jacobs Slams Killers of the Flower Moon for “Dehumanizing” Native Women
“…Is this really the representation we needed?”
By Sara Delgado
Killers of the Flower Moon Is as Much About the Present as It Is the Past
Led by breakout star Lily Gladstone, the film highlights the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis.
By Kate Nelson
This Supreme Court Case Is ‘an Assault’ on Native Children
Brackeen v. Haaland could change the future of Indigenous rights.
By Sophie Hayssen
Attending an Indigenous K-12 School Changed My Life
My learning environment affirmed my identity as an Indigenous Zapoteca Mixteca.
By Salma Perez
Introducing a New Book Club By Native Youth, for Native Youth
The NDN Girls Book Club is about creating "a safe space where we can nerd out and have fun."
By Kate Nelson
A Harvard Museum Has Kept the Hair of Native Children for Decades
“Indigenous cultures regard hair as sacred, alive, and an expression of one’s spirit.”
By Samantha Maltais and Victor Anthony Lopez-Carmen
Imagine Trying to Get Through School With Unreliable Internet
That’s the reality for many students in tribal communities.
By Triston B. Black
The U.S. Navy Has Poisoned Hawaii’s Waters for Decades
Young organizers with the O’ahu Water Protectors are fighting back.
By Bronson “Kainoa” AzamaPhotography by Michaela Quan
Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier Has COVID-19
The Native American activist was imprisoned in 1977.
By Lex McMenamin
We Need to Decolonize Conservation
Indigenous people are “seen as research subjects rather than researchers.”
By Kate Wheeling
The Absurd Cost of Groceries on Native Reservations
Grocery shopping can be an all-day excursion.
By Jacqui Germain
The U.S. Government Has Broken Basically Every Treaty With Indigenous Nations
Treaties have had a profound effect on Native people.
By Ruth Hopkins
What To Know About Crazy Horse on the Anniversary of His Assassination
“The spirit of Crazy Horse is one of resistance. It’s bravery in the face of insurmountable odds.”
By Ruth Hopkins
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These Native Teens Are Representing Indigenous Designers Through Their Prom Looks
"I am a Chahta girl and representation matters."
By Amira Rasool
What Decolonization Is, and What It Means to Me
"The elders say we decolonize through our bodies and our values."
By Tina Curiel-Allen