Don’t shy away: Terms like “settler colonialism” and “displacement” might not be in young kids’ vocabulary yet, but the concepts of fairness and exclusion become clear at a young age. When talking how ...

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Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month reminds us of the importance of reading Native American children’s books to learn and celebrate the culture, contributions, history, and traditions of ...

THE SMALL ISLAND OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD IS MOST WELL KNOWN AS A POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION, AN ENCLAVE FOR THE WEALTHY AND WELL CONNECTED. IT HAS A LONG HISTORY AS HOST TO A VIBRANT AFRICAN AMERICAN ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of on how tribes and Indigenous communities are coping with and combating climate change. HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Ganebik Johnson started learning traditional ...

I’ve been thinking about how Indigenous kids grow up in a swath of experiences—those we give them deliberately, those they seek out themselves, and what they are simply exposed to. This summer, I took ...

Last month, Land Rights Defenders, a nonprofit protecting Indigenous land rights around the globe, launched “Art Meets Activism,” an Indiegogo campaign that fuses art and activism to amplify the ...

In the Yanomami Indigenous Land, the largest in Brazil, leaders believe in their youths’ skills to maintain their ancestors’ legacy and safeguard the future of a sprawling territory covering almost ...

For decades, global conservation efforts relied heavily on one dominant philosophy: protect nature by removing people from it. Forests became “preserves,” rivers became “resources,” and entire ...