Indigenous

Acting on behalf of 15 tribal nations, Yup’ik leader Alannah Acaq Hurley led a campaign that stopped the proposed Pebble Mine megaproject in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.

By: Goldman Environmental Prize

They’ve saved voyagers for centuries. Now, a federal partnership provides training, but rebuilding trust is crucial.

By: Adrienne Mason

A half-century ago, the Indigenous Tsimshian village of Metlakatla, in Southeast Alaska, preserved its reservation when others in Alaska were terminated. Today, the reserve sustains a thriving fishing industry — and the tribe is fighting in court to expand its territory.

By: Nathaniel Herz

Magic Canoe was on the ground for one of the largest ecocultural events of the year in Salmon Nation, which brought thousands of changemakers and creatives together last month in Berkeley, California. Here’s what we found.

By: Soraya Matos, Words and Photography

Fred L. Mitchell transfers his collection of Columbia River Plateau tribal artifacts to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Tamástslikt Cultural Institute.

By: Beau Glynn via Confederated Umatilla Journal

In March, attendees of a Salish Fire Keepers Society gathering learned about decolonizing fire management, working with blazes to protect the land and more.

By: Aaron Hemens

Two condors from the Northern California Condor Restoration Program, run by the Yurok Tribe and Redwood National and State Parks, are believed to have laid an egg in February. If it hatches, it will be the first wild born condor in the region in more than 100 years.

By: Nika Bartoo-Smith via Underscore Native News

How one of the largest cities in Salmon Nation has restored the Duwamish River over the past three decades — community-first and one mucky step at a time.

By: Kathleen Tarrant. Photography by Kirk Hostetter.

Southeast Alaska’s Chilkat community mobilizes against the Palmer Mine.

By: Native News Online Staff

More ancestral lands are being returned to tribes, while other important sites remain at risk.

By: Chad Bradley and Anna V. Smith, High Country News

Grab a paddle. It’s time to work together.

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