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A Brief History of Indigenous Minnesota

Native people have called Minnesota home for thousands of years. In fact, our state’s name comes from a phrase in the Dakota language, Mni Sóta Makoce, which translates to “land wh...

What to Know About ‘Welcome to Country’ Ceremony Used by Indigenous Australians

The tradition, dating back thousands of years, is used by Indigenous Australians to greet visitors to their ancestral lands.

How Indigenous Acknowledgments Became a Target in Australia

Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the practice.

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York 2026

Mapuche in Chile tell the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York this afternoon that Mapuche women lack a voice to halt the impacts of heavy metals destroying the pe...

MДЃori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds

A sweeping national climate assessment argues that exclusion from decision-making has amplified Indigenous vulnerability to floods, storms, and erosion.

Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas

Despite shortfalls in funding, studies show these areas are better at managing biodiversity and carbon storage The post Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas appea...

From First Principles: Indigenous Design

How collaborations and hyper contextuality are leading to a new era in Indigenous Design The post From First Principles: Indigenous Design appeared first on Canadian Interiors.

Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN

At Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand coordinated approach to land rights.

Indigenous people honor and raise awareness for relatives who are missing or have been killed

Indigenous people are gathering to honor loved ones who have gone missing or been killed

Indigenous Australians were the world's first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

I'm a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don't just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient kno...

Confirmation Bias and the Indian Act: How Common Knowledge Can Fuel Anti-Indigenous Racism

Daniel Sims This post is part of the Indian Act 150 series In May 2024, I attended a meeting of Parks Canada’s Indigenous Cultural Heritage Advisory Council in Sydney, British Colu...

Nearly two decades after landmark Indigenous rights declaration, countries still aren’t complying

At the U.N., global leaders say governments must stop talking and start implementing protections they adopted.

Indigenous Peoples' Scissor-Sharp Words Slice Through Failures at the United Nations

 Indigenous Peoples' Scissor-Sharp Words Slice Through Failures at the United NationsIndigenous representatives from Mexico, Hawai'i, New Zealand, and Vietnam deliver the...

'Stands in the Storm: An Indigenous Life' streaming Thursday on KOIN+

The Ink Lab, an Indigenous-owned business in Portland, is using their embroidery and design to highlight their heritage and express the hardships experienced throughout indigenous...

Brazil: Indigenous marches in Brasília enter third day over land rights

Thousands of Indigenous people marched through Brasília on 9 April 2026 during the 22nd “Free Land Encampment”, urging authorities to recognise ancestral lands ahead of October’s e...

In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

Indigenous people in Brazil have marched in the capital, Brasilia, to protest what they say are violations of their land rights

Why Indigenous Peacebuilding Matters in Today’s World

WASHINGTON DC, April 24 (IPS) - About 132 wars are happening in the world today, displacing 200 million people. 80 percent of these conflicts are happening in sensitive biodiversi...

Monday, May 4, 2026 – Demands for action grow as details of Indigenous surveillance program surface

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders across Canada are calling for an investigation into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). That’s following a report by CBC Indigenous th...

Indigenous Speakers Are Booed During Commemorations of Australia’s War Dead

Dawn services for Anzac Day were disrupted in three cities. The hecklers seemed to be targeting a widespread Aboriginal custom meant to acknowledge the land’s original inhabitants.

Braiding knowledge: how Indigenous expertise and western science are converging

Researchers are weaving Native practices with western methods to revive ecosystems and reclaim food sovereignty“I’m a glorified clam counter.”So said Marco Hatch, a marine ecologis...

At the U.N., Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings

This story is republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. NEW YORK CITY — Indigenous communities in the Pacific are facing increasingly devastating storms worsened by warming...

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Imagining a Better Future: An Introduction to Teaching and Learning about Settler Colonialism in Canada

This week marks the 10th anniversary of Unwritten Histories, a project created by Andrea Eidinger that has shaped how many of us think about the past—how it’s written, shared, and...

Indigenous peoples’ health cannot be separated from the environment, U.N. delegates warn

This story is republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. On the second day of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII, experts called attention to...