Lenni Lenape, Central Jersey’s first people, remain part of its story

Central Jersey towns, parks and rivers carry Lenni Lenape names, reflecting the enduring legacy of the Indigenous people who ...

Is there ‘no country’ like Vanuatu as Supreme Court says?

The Supreme Court, while hearing a bail plea on Tuesday (February 17), said there is ‘no country’ like Vanuatu and likened it to the fictional nation of Kailasa. But does Vanuatu not exist? Here’s wha ...
Newsweek

Indigenous People Are Leading the End of the Fossil Fuel Era in the Amazon | Opinion

At COP30 in Brazil, one thing stood out. Indigenous Amazonian peoples and movements drove the only meaningful progress that emerged from the negotiations. Their leadership broke through a venue ...
The Conversation

Research finds Indigenous peoples face unique challenges at work – but also reveals what can help

Ben Walker receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand for research on cultural double-shifting amongst young Māori workers. Nimbus A. Staniland receives funding from the Royal Society Te ...
Religion News Service

Ecuador's Otavalo Indigenous people use anime to inspire pride in their ancient culture and language

JATUN RUMI, Ecuador (AP) — Indigenous themes have been explored before in short and feature-length films produced in Peru and Ecuador but most of those films have had Spanish-speaking characters.
Grist

After COP30, Indigenous advocates celebrate gains while warning of unfinished work

If there is one image that encapsulates COP30, this year’s global climate change conference in Belém, Brazil, it might be this: Indigenous activists, in traditional clothing and regalia, storming past ...
Mongabay

What was achieved for Indigenous peoples at COP30?

The two-week COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, saw the largest global participation of Indigenous leaders in the conference’s history. With the adoption of measures like the Intergovernmental ...
The New York Times

Acclaimed Writer of Indigenous Stories Says He Is Not Cherokee

Thomas King said he felt “ripped in half” on learning he had no Indigenous ancestry. The Canadian author has dedicated his career to writing about Indigenous people. By Qasim Nauman Thomas King, the ...
Los Angeles Times

Indigenous peoples’ demands got more than lip service at COP30 climate summit

The long ordeal of the Kaxuyana, an Amazonian tribe airlifted from its land during Brazil’s military dictatorship in the 1960s, reached a happy conclusion at the COP30 summit in the city of Belém. On ...
WBUR

What Indigenous people raised at COP30 climate talks

COP30, the United Nations climate talks, ended Saturday in Belem, Brazil. A record number of Indigenous people from around the world took part in the talks this year. Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks ...
PBS

Indigenous people reflect on meaning of their participation in COP30 climate talks

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous people filled the streets, paddled the waterways and protested at the heart of the venue to make their voices heard during the United Nations climate talks that were ...