Full list of US 2023 federal holiday dates The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023
Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition Raising sheep is a way of life for many people in Navajo Nation, but a host of factors threaten that livelihood The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Revelations about Buffy Sainte-Marie's ancestry is having a devastating impact on Indigenous communities across Canada This isn’t a story about whether Buffy Sainte-Marie — musical icon, activist, community member and beloved Auntie — is biologically Indigenous. Rather, it’s more important to understand the deep impact a CBC report casting doubts on the singer’s ancestry is having across Indigenous lands — and how the fallout from… The Conversation · Oct 29, 2023
Anchorage's oldest building, a Russian Orthodox church, gets new life in restoration project A refurbishing effort will breathe new life into Anchorage’s oldest standing building, a simple Russian Orthodox log church dating from the era of Russia’s colonization of Alaska The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023
Buffy Sainte-Marie denies allegations she misled public about Indigenous ancestry Singer calls allegations ‘deeply hurtful’ after documentary questions ‘shifting narrative’ surrounding her Cree roots The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023
‘It’s a very fragile system’: a tense fight for free press at an Indigenous paper In the propulsive documentary Bad Press, a news outlet affiliated with the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma is threatened by tribal government control The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023
NY natural history museum changing how it looks after thousands of human remains in collection The American Museum of Natural History says it is pulling all human remains from public display and will revamp how it maintains its collection of body parts with the aim of eventually repatriating as much as it can and respectfully holding what it can’t The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Fossil fuel firms spent millions on US lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest bills About 60% of oil and gas operations protected from protest due to money spent on lobbying, says Greenpeace USA report The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
Indigenous actor Devery Jacobs says Killers of the Flower Moon ‘further dehumanises our people’ ‘Reservation Dogs’ star said the film was ‘unrelenting and unnecessarily graphic’ The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
First Nation experiences: a first-class way to support nature A growing number of travel experiences are owned and run by Indigenous or First Nation people, making for nature-protecting, minimal-impact holidays. We tracked down the very best Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023
Indigenous voices can be heard without being constitutionally enshrined, just look at the US It was always going to be a big ask for Australians to vote in favour of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023
‘Bigfoot’ has been spotted in a tiny town – and locals have some theories Sheila Flynn heads to Silverton to go Sasquatch spotting, after a large hairy figure was captured there on viral footage last week The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023
I went to ‘Bigfoot’ spotting - locals promise latest sighting wasn’t one of them Sheila Flynn heads to Silverton to go Sasquatch spotting, after a large hairy figure was captured there on viral footage last week The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023
Locals where ‘Bigfoot’ was spotted promise it wasn’t one of them Sheila Flynn heads to Silverton to go Sasquatch spotting, after a large hairy figure was captured there on viral footage last week The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023 Brazil’s Lula vetoes core part of legislation threatening Indigenous rights Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vetoed the core aspects of a bill passed by Congress that threatened to undo protections of Indigenous peoples’ land rights
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon describes the struggles of the Osage people. Here’s why they are still fighting Hundreds of Native Americans were murdered for their oil in the 1920s. But they’re still battling the US government for what is theirs, says journalist and film-maker Greg Palast
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 Lacrosse at the Olympics gives Native Americans a chance to see their sport shine Nearly 1,000 years after lacrosse was first played across the Haudenosaunee confederacy, the sport will be on the Olympic schedule in 2028
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023 Dark Winds review – this brooding Navajo murder mystery begs to be binged A tribal police lieutenant teams up with the FBI in a knotty, atmospheric drama that’s largely populated by indigenous talent – including Reservation Dogs’s terrific Zahn McClarnon
Salon · Oct 18, 2023 Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil The blazes comes on top of a drought that has left some river communities stranded
The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2023 Ken Burns: ‘The only thing that changes people is storytelling’ The documentarian talks about his new series on the American Buffalo and how its destruction became a cautionary symbol of what was to come
Salon · Oct 16, 2023 Ken Burns and "The American Buffalo" A four-hour series examining the fall and recuperation of the bison makes us ask: Why are Americans so destructive?
The Conversation · Oct 16, 2023 Gangsters are the villains in 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' but the biggest thief of Native American wealth was the US government Director Martin Scorsese’s new movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells the true story of a string of murders on the Osage Nation’s land in Oklahoma in the 1920s. Based on David Grann’s meticulously researched 2017 book, the movie delves into racial and family dynamics that rocked Oklahoma to the…
The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2023 Top New York museum to remove all human remains from display President of American Museum of Natural History says historical thinking around such displays ‘deeply flawed’
The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2023 Arizona tribe protests lack of charges for border agents who killed Raymond Mattia Leaders of the Tohono O’odham Nation say they may request congressional inquiry into Arizona state attorney’s decision
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023 Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks mark UNESCO World Heritage designation For 400 years, Indigenous North Americans flocked to a group of ceremonial sites in what is present-day Ohio to celebrate their culture and honor their dead