Indigenous

Two days in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, B.C., for the annual Migratory Salmon Potlatch.

By: Emilee Gilpin

Securing Indigenous land tenure offers huge climate returns at a fraction of the cost of large-scale forest protection programs.

By: Robert Muggah

A Q&A with Amy Bowers Cordalis about her new book on the multigenerational effort towards dam removal.

By: Anna V. Smith

From deep-sea mining to climate change, this Indigenous woman sees a better future for the world's oceans.

By: Anita Hofschneider via Grist

Typhoon Halong struck western Alaska on October 12, displacing thousands. A historic airlift evacuation is mobilizing now, working together to keep residents safe.

By: Corinne Smith

For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we celebrate Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi botanist and author of New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass, as she launches, “Plant, Baby, Plant.”

By: Magic Canoe

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is learning new ways to grow native plants for public and private lands.

By: Jamie Hale, The Oregonian / OregonLive

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.

By: Jarrette Werk

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.

By: Astra Lincoln

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.

By: Serena Renner

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

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