Coast-to-Coast Readings Seek Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives

Native Performing Arts Network (NPAN), a new national home dedicated to Indigenous stories, artists, and youth, is proud to announce the plays by Indigenous writers selected for its National Day of ...
KJZZ

Emily Pike's family still waits for justice. But her case is a catalyst for missing Indigenous people

Emily’s story has also intensified conversations around Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, a crisis that families have raised concerns about for decades, but that often struggles for public ...

Indigenous people are going to jail at a record rate — what's the solution?

The number of Indigenous people behind bars is rising. But some judges are bucking the trend by taking a different approach.
Alaska Public Media

Alaska vowed to resolve murders of Indigenous people. Now it refuses to provide their names.

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Leaders in Alaska ...
PBS

Bringing justice to missing and murdered Indigenous women

On location at the NJEA Convention, Steve Adubato speaks with Vanessa Lillie, author of Blood Sisters, about the critical issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women, environmental justice in her ...
The Stanford Daily

Students gather to urge action for missing and murdered indigenous peoples

Nearly 100 students gathered in White Plaza outside the Native American Cultural Center on Monday to mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Day, honoring lives lost while demanding ...
NBC News

Indigenous people raise awareness about their missing and murdered

Indigenous people across North America are calling this week for sustained responses to the violence in their communities, much of it against women and girls. In prayer walks, self-defense classes, ...
KTVB

'This is an epidemic': Community raises awareness about missing, murdered Indigenous people

BOISE, Idaho — More than 100 people gathered in Boise to mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day with signs held high, calling attention to what advocates describe as an epidemic affecting ...

Cuts targeting Indigenous rights staff at Justice Department 'reckless,' critics warn

More than one-fifth of all workforce adjustment letters at Canada's Department of Justice targeted legal staff under the ...
Grist

This Indigenous attorney is fighting for climate justice in the world’s highest court

Julian Aguon wore a dark blue suit and garland made of white coconut fronds, brown hibiscus tree bark, and brown cowry shells. Under the arched ceilings and chandeliers of the Peace Palace in The ...
Yahoo

Why Canada is jailing more Indigenous people despite Trudeau's promises

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Never free: How Canada keeps Indigenous people locked up SASKATOON (Reuters) - Like a growing number of formerly incarcerated ...
Global Voices Online

Truth-telling and treaty: Australian Indigenous lawyer’s commitment to real change for First Nations People

Tekan Cochrane is an Australian Indigenous lawyer with Kooma, Yuwaalaraay and Torres Strait Islander heritage, as well as diverse European heritage. Raised on a farm in central Queensland, away from ...