Dec 04 Watch 4:16 Indigenous ‘helpers’ train to combat high maternal mortality rates Women in the U.S. are more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than anywhere else in the developed world, according to the Commonwealth Fund. Native American women face some of the highest rates of death, and in Arizona, those disparities… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 4:34 Family, sobriety and parenting: an indigenous woman tells her story By Louise Beaulieu We continue our series, ‘Turning Points’: stories produced, directed and told by indigenous people from Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories, part of an empowerment journalism project in partnership with the Global Reporting Center. Tonight, we hear from Louise Beaulieu, who… Continue watching
Nov 14 Indigenous Canadian filmmakers confront alcoholism, other issues in community By Chief Ernest Betsina Alcohol abuse is a serious public health issue in indigenous communities in the Canadian arctic, but it’s a difficult topic to address. For the next several weeks, we’ll bring you the stories from Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories — stories… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 8:12 Indigenous peoples echo Black Lives Matter’s call for justice By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre This year, U.S. protests over police brutality and violence against Black Americans have led to a prominent national conversation on racism. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Australia and New Zealand have leveraged the momentum both to show solidarity and to bring… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 5:48 Native populations could be decisive this election — as long as they can vote By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn Totaling some 6.8 million people, American Indians and Native Alaskans could play a key role in the upcoming election, especially in Western swing states like Arizona and Nevada. But there are some obstacles in Native communities that make their residents… Continue watching
Aug 17 Indigenous protesters in Brazil demand COVID-19 protection By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Dozens of Indigenous people have blocked a major highway in Brazil's Amazon to pressure the government for help in protecting them from COVID-19. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 7:38 As water levels rise, this Alaska town is fleeing to higher ground By Stephanie Sy, Richard Coolidge, Casey Kuhn Rising sea levels will threaten three times more people in the next 30 years than previously thought, according to the latest scientific estimates. Among the hundreds of millions of people worldwide facing the threat are the 400 residents of Newtok,… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 5:47 Traditional Native foods are the key ingredient in the Sioux Chef’s healthy cooking Chef Sean Sherman, founder of the company The Sioux Chef, uses ingredients native to the Americas to draw attention to the long-forgotten Native culinary tradition. His research and cooking are also a way to push back against processed foods that… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 9:54 How Amazon deforestation could push the climate to a ‘tipping point’ By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest and a critical line of defense against climate change. But it’s been steadily deforested since the 1970s, with nearly 20 percent of its land area wiped out. This year, pervasive forest fires destroyed… Continue watching
Aug 29 Brazilian indigenous people speak out as Amazon fires rage By Leo Correa, Mario Lobao, Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press Over 98 percent of Brazil's indigenous lands lie within the Amazon. Continue reading