Indigenous

Global Solidarity at the Mouth of the Klamath

For members of the Klamath basin tribes who had fought for the river dams’ removal and organized the historic first descent of the newly free-flowing waters, the signing of an international accord brought into sharp focus the worldwide implications of their local triumph.

Ashley Cordes Is Indigenizing the Algorithm

Artificial Intelligence, cryptocurrency, and other emergent technologies are known for their disruptive potential. In her new book, Indigenous Currencies, Ashley Cordes (Kōkwel/Coquille) insists they can also be systems of abundance.

Welcome to the Great Bear Sea

After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.

Yaaw Koo.éex’ Herring Ceremony

by Rachel Nyeholt On May 10, 2025, the Herring Protectors of Sitka, Alaska, commenced a weeklong Koo.éex’, a traditional Łingít gathering and ceremony to honor

The Great Sitka Herring Return

By: Spencer B. Beebe Kh’asheechtlaa, Louise Brady, a Tlingit matriarch, traces her ancestry to the earliest Tlingit settlement of what is now known as Sitka