World Oct 18 Criminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to act By Steven Grattan, Associated Press
World Dec 10 Denmark to compensate thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland over forced contraception The Danish health ministry said Wednesday that women who were given contraception against their knowledge or consent between 1960 and 1991 can apply for individual payouts of 300,000 Danish kroner (about $46,000) starting next April. An estimated 4,500 women could… By Associated Press
Nation Nov 28 Watch 7:29 Long-overlooked marvel of ancient Indigenous engineering gets validation in Ohio On Native American Heritage Day, we examine a long-overlooked marvel of ancient engineering that had been tucked away beneath a golf course in Ohio. It is a place some archaeologists say is on par with Stonehenge. But its struggle for… By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau
World Sep 09 Hundreds of Greenlandic women and girls were forcibly given contraception between 1960 and 1991, report says More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s. By Associated Press
World Dec 24 Watch 7:05 New Zealand's rightward shift ignites mass protests from Indigenous Māori people New Zealand has long been known for its progressive policies, including efforts to correct and address historical wrongs against its indigenous Māori population. But as Ali Rogin reports, a new right-wing government has reversed many of those policies and triggered… By Maea Lenei Buhre, Ali Rogin
Oct 25 Watch 6:55 Biden issues 'long overdue' apology for federal Indigenous boarding schools By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant President Biden apologized for a U.S. policy that forcibly separated generations of Indigenous children from their families and sent them to boarding schools for forced assimilation into white society. An investigation uncovered abuse at the schools and the deaths of… Continue watching
Jul 24 Stickball is one of the oldest games in North America, but many have never heard of it By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for centuries. It's perhaps the oldest game in North America, and every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion. Continue reading
Mar 11 Activists tap a sweet Indigenous tradition to connect youth of color in Detroit with the outdoors By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang The Detroit Sugarbush Project brings Anishinaabe traditions of sugarmaking and other outdoor nature activities to a new generation of Black and Indigenous youths in Detroit. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 9:20 Native Hawaiians worry they will be forgotten as Maui recovers from devastating wildfires By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart, Shoshana Dubnow, Courtney Norris The grim and grueling search operation across Maui's fire-ravaged communities has now entered a new phase. The confirmed death toll stands at 115 people, but hundreds more are still missing. Stephanie Sy reports on the search and Geoff Bennett discusses… Continue watching
Jul 11 This new partnership is helping the Cherokee Nation preserve plants and culture By Adam Kemp Under a new agreement with the National Park Service, the Cherokee Nation will set aside a 1,000-acre site along the banks of the Buffalo National River in Arkansas that is rich with plants and natural resources deemed historically important to… Continue reading