May 05 As Native communities spotlight disappearances and killings, U.S. authorities try to fix systemic issues with outreach program By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Sunday marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. This year, the federal government is touting the hiring of special prosecutors and coordinators to address systemic issues that have made tackling the crisis a generational challenge. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 7:58 Amid national push for police reform, Native people feel left out of conversation By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Simeon Lancaster Amid ongoing police reform efforts in the U.S., Native American activists say they've often been left out of the conversation. But more than three years after the police murder of George Floyd, there's a renewed push in places like Minneapolis… Continue watching
Oct 09 Analysis: Why calls for return of Native land reverberate on Indigenous Peoples Day By Abel R. Gomez, The Conversation Renaming a national holiday to celebrate Native culture is one thing, but many Indigenous peoples are looking for greater recognition of the land grab that deprived them of ancestral homes. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 6:12 Why a Native tribe in Arizona has drafted a roadmap to expedite border crossings By John Yang, Andrew Corkery For members of dozens of Native American nations, crossing tribal lands often means crossing an international border. Christina Leza, associate professor of anthropology and Indigenous studies at Colorado College, and AP reporter Hallie Golden join John Yang to discuss the… Continue watching
Jun 15 Analysis: How anti-trans laws jeopardize Indigenous peoples’ rights, religious expression By Rosalyn R. LaPier, The Conversation Indigenous peoples have historically recognized multiple gender identities, which they believe are a result of divine intervention, an Indigenous scholar explains. Continue reading
Jun 11 Recovering in hospital, child survivors share harrowing details of 40 days in Amazon By Marko Álvarez, Associated Press The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed have shared limited but harrowing details of their ordeal with their family, including that their mother survived the crash for days before she died. Continue reading
Jun 10 4 Indigenous children found alive 40 days after plane crash in Amazon rainforest By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash in the Amazon jungle were found alive Friday, Colombian authorities announced, ending an intense search that gripped the nation. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 8:16 Native communities in Louisiana fight to save their land from rising seas By Melanie Saltzman In Louisiana, coastal erosion is claiming an average amount of land equivalent to a football field every hour. Some Native American communities in the southeastern part of the state are the hardest hit. Special correspondent Megan Thompson brings us the… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 2:26 The legacy of Native Hawaiian swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku By John Yang, Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re highlighting people whose contributions have often been overlooked. Tonight, we spotlight an Olympic swimming champion and “father of modern surfing,” Duke Kahanamoku. Continue watching
Apr 09 As India’s tiger count grows, Indigenous groups protest evictions from ancestral lands By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday to much applause that the country’s tiger population has steadily grown to over 3,000 since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago. But multiple Indigenous groups say they are being driven out of… Continue reading