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Rewatching Twilight? Watch Out For These Harmful Native American Stereotypes
The Quileute tribe didn't get a fair shake.
By Angie Jaime
This July 4th, Let's Remember: America Was Never Great
"The Trump administration’s assaults are not a deviation, but essentially a more extreme version of the same old American story. Just ask Indigenous people."
By Joseph Lee
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
Why Are There Nuclear Missiles on My Tribal Land?
Many of America’s nuclear weapons are stored on Native reservations.
By Ella Weber
Polls Suggest That Native Americans Voted For Trump. The Truth May Be More Complex.
An early exit poll suggested that 65 percent of American Indians voted for Donald Trump, but that isn't the full picture.
By Angie Jaime
Indigenous Youth Are Devastated. But Survival—And Resistance—Is a Legacy They Can Rely On.
“If you love someone—your people, your land—let that be your reason to fight and to never give up for a world we are all deserving of.”
By Angie Jaime
How the Government Has Tried to Suppress Native American Voters
Inside the complex history of securing voting rights for Native Americans.
By Sam McGirt
Cherokees Adapted to White Society, Even Enslaving Black Americans
What I learned from my own family’s story.
By Rebecca Nagle
Nearly 1000 Native American Children Died in Abusive US Boarding Schools, Report Finds
The report also acknowledges that the actual number of deaths is likely higher.
By Angie Jaime
There’s a New Crisis Call Line Run By Native Youth, for Native Youth
Native youth have one of the highest rates of suicide of any demographic in the country.
By Lillian Mongeau Hughes, The Hechinger Report
Lily Gladstone Says the Kansas City Chiefs Tomahawk Chop "Still Hurts"
“It’s … the commodification of who we are as people.”
By Angie Jaime
This Young Chief Is Helping His Tribe Navigate the Climate Crisis
At 25, Devon Parfait is working to preserve customs while dealing with coastal erosion.
By Zoe Dutton
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
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
This 19-Year-Old Is Helping to Keep the Dakota Language Alive
“Our language is the most important aspect of our culture.”
By Victor Anthony Lopez-Carmen
‘Black Powerful’ Captures the Vastness of the Black Experience
The new essay collection offers readers “joy and validation.”
By Natasha Marin
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