Indigenous
Indigenous Leaders Are Condemning the ‘Freedom Convoy’ for ‘Hateful, Racist’ Conduct
Convoy members have tried to create their own “Orange Shirt Day” and performed unsanctioned “ceremonies” at their protest sites.
93 Unmarked Graves Found at Residential School That Targeted Indigenous Children
The investigation also uncovered testimonies of brutal treatment, including starvation and sexual assault, that non-Indigenous authorities repeatedly ignored.
French Fashion Crew Shows How to Be Horrible Foreigners in Mexico
French brand Sézane was shooting an ad campaign in Oaxaca when they encouraged an elderly Zapotec woman to dance for them.
Two Spirit People Are Risking Their Lives to Get Indigenous Land Back
At Fairy Creek, Standing Rock, Line 3, and local battles all over, Two Spirit people are on the front lines of climate justice, often putting their bodies in the way of industry.
126 Native Americans Are Buried in Unmarked Graves at This Golf Course
The spot, between the fourth and fifth holes, is where Indigenous patients forced to attend an insane asylum just because they were Indigenous were buried.
Fairy Creek Land Defenders Say RCMP Are Doing ‘Wellness Checks’ in Riot Gear
RCMP maintain they conducted a “routine safety patrol” at a Fairy Creek camp, where some land defenders protecting old growth trees from loggers are staying.
Pipeline Company Wants Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders to ‘Prove’ They’re Indigenous
Coastal GasLink is likely trying to weaken Indigenous claims to the land, experts say.
RCMP Arrests Dozens of Land Defenders, and 2 Journalists, at Wet’suwet’en Standoff
It’s the third year in a row police have enforced injunctions in the area using militarized force.
Canada’s Known for Years Indigenous Peoples in BC Aren’t Safe From Flooding
A system of dikes meant to protect the Lower Mainland from flooding excludes many First Nations. The federal government admits some have “no dike protection at all.”
BC Flooding Sees Thousands of Animals Dead, Panic-Buying, Troops Sent In
Several forecasts in B.C. predict ongoing rainfall, even as floods subside and people embark on a "mammoth cleanup."
More Than 100 Indigenous Students Died at Former Nebraska Boarding School
Researchers are still searching for the cemetery where the children are likely buried.
More Kids’ Graves Expected at Site of Infamous Residential School in Canada
Survivors, Indigenous nation members, and others gathered Tuesday to announce the “first step of bringing our children home.”