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Wildfires are coming to the Southeast

No other part of the country has seen such a sharp rise in the number of big fires

Salon

US approves first-ever tribal marine sanctuary: ‘Our community’s hard work has come to fruition’

Chumash Heritage national marine sanctuary, a 4,543 sq mile expanse of ocean along the California coast, will now be protected

The Guardian - US

Chumash people in California to co-steward marine sanctuary in historic partnership

For more than 10,000 years, Native Americans have been living along California’s central coast

The Independent UK

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‘I’ve seen the dark, fat grease stuck to the leaves’: oil and gas encroach on Peru’s uncontacted peoples

The government is auctioning off plots of pristine Indigenous reserves for fossil fuel projects, with campaigners warning of a ‘silent genocide’

The Guardian - UK

How Indigenous Guards Saved A Colombian Lake From Overtourism

In the crater of a semi-dormant volcano in southwest Colombia lies a sacred lake of startling green which used to draw a steady stream of garbage-tossing tourists before Indigenous leaders took back control.

International Business Times

‘Nature markets’ may help preserve biodiversity – but they risk repeating colonial patterns of Indigenous exploitation

As the latest global biodiversity summit gets underway in Colombia, finance for the conservation and restoration of nature is one of the key themes of negotiations.

The Conversation

Canada Marine Protection Plan Aims To Serve As Global Model

Viewed from above, Canada's newest Marine Protected Area (MPA) is deceptively simple: stretches of blue Pacific Ocean waters and a few patches of green forest.

International Business Times

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Navajo leader calls for tribal vice president's resignation amid political upheaval

The president of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. has removed responsibilities from his vice president

The Independent UK

New York’s largest Catholic university removes Columbus Day from school calendar

St John’s joins Manhattan University, Seton Hall University, and Niagra University in the move to eliminate Columbus Day from the official school calendar

The Independent UK

Explore the revival of Native foodways

Films, cookbooks and even competitive cooking shows are spotlighting this revival

Salon

Indigenous voters could be crucial

Tim Walz is entrusted with outreach to Native Americans, a group that has tilted toward GOP in some states

Salon

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election

Many Native Americans across the U.S. will come together for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face with a focus on the election

The Independent UK

Fire Exit by Morgan Talty review – beautifully crafted debut set in a Native community in the US

Misfortune, guilt and loneliness collide as a man struggles to understand his past and the daughter he never knew in a moving story about identity

The Guardian - UK

This Diné leader is using horses to bring ‘the greatest Native turnout ever’ to the polls

Allie Young, 34, started the Ride to the Polls campaign in 2020 to register new voters in person and online

The Guardian - US

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These Native tribes share a history. A conflict steeped in colonialism is tearing them apart

A complicated legal fight between the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Poarch Creek Indians could have ripple effects throughout Indian country

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s path-breaking’: British Columbia’s blueprint for decolonisation

First Nations are negotiating with government on sharing crucial decisions over forestry, mining and construction

International Business Times

British Skull Auction Sparks Indian Demand For Return

Furious Indian politicians, activists and academics have demanded a 200-year-old skull listed for auction in former colonial ruler Britain, alongside at least 25 other remains, to be returned home.

The Independent UK

Oxfordshire auction house halts sale of horned human skull after outcry from tribal community

Nagaland’s chief minister calls the auction an act of ‘continued colonial violence upon’ Indigenous people

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Klamath River dam removal: before and after images show dramatic change

Dam removal concluded a decades long fight on 2 October, which also saw Chinook salmon return to the waters

Reason

Young Kansas City Chiefs Fan's (and Family's) Defamation Lawsuit Against Deadspin Based on Blackface Allegations Can Go Forward

To support the Chiefs, the young fan "wore Native American headdress, painted his face black and red, and donned a Chiefs jersey"; Deadspin said this was "black face" and showed "hate" towards "Black people and the Native Americans."

The Independent UK

Deadspin loses bid to toss defamation suit over article accusing young Chiefs fan of racism

A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against sports website Deadspin over an article accusing a 9-year-old NFL fan and his family of racism because of his game-day attire

Evening Standard

When is the supermoon this week and what is the best way to see it?

This week’s supermoon will be the largest of the year and is called the Hunter’s Moon

The Independent UK

Defendant pleads no contest in shooting of Native activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue

A New Mexico man has pleaded no contest to reduced charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of a Native American activist during demonstrations about abandoned plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador

The Guardian - UK

When work becomes a party: capturing the joy of collective effort in an Indigenous community in Ecuador

Tristan Partridge, a photographer and social anthropologist, spent a decade documenting the working lives of the Kichwa-Panzaleo people of San Isidro for a new book

The Independent UK

GOP state Senator ‘tells Native candidate to go back to where you came from’ and stormed out of Idaho event

Republican Dan Foreman ‘lost all control’ at the bipartisan event, according to Democratic candidate Trish Carter-Goodheart

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