Indigenous peoples from modern-day Mexico (rather than a single tribe) make up the largest grouping within the American Indian and Alaskan Native population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2010 Census reported that 175,494 people claimed this heritage in the U.S.9 Native American...
“Since the first Earth Day in 1970,” Gilbert writes, “the world has experienced profound ecological changes. Wildlife populations havedecreased by 69 percent, the result of habitat loss caused by rapid industrialization and changing temperatures. 2023 was the hottest year on record. … “Jim E...
73. “We must respect each other’s right to choose a collective destiny, and the opportunity to develop the legal and political rights for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples so that we may enjoy the right to maintain our culture, our heritage and our land, as a united Australia.” ―J...
Loriene Roy, Anishinaabe, White Earth Nation, professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information, former president of the American Library Association Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Northern Cheyenne, U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Colorado Hanay Geiogamah, Kiowa /Delaw...
While it's unclear what his cause of death was, advocates for the search of missing Indigenous peoples say the alert took too long to get out to the public. Even though the alert system itself initiated just one day after he went missing, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation told CBS News...
May 5, 2019, a White House proclamation officially desig- nated May 5 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. Nov. 26, 2019, Executive Order 13898, Operation Lady Justice, created a task force for missing and murdered AI/ AN peoples that will ...
The Indigenous schools represent a great potential to develop original pedagogical practices in the field of intercultural education that can impact the transition from school to work not only in Brazil but in various contexts where Indigenous Peoples live. The case of the community of Nova ...
Every other year in early June, one of the largest gatherings ofSoutheast AlaskaNative peoples is held to celebrate Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures.Celebrationis a four-day festival that fills the streets ofJuneauwith Native people embracing their heritage while dressed in the traditional reg...