Explore Native American Heritage: Activism
- Canada grapples with trauma of indigenous residential schoolsIndigenous schools operated between 1831 and 1996 and removed about 150,000 children from their families. Some children were subjected to abuse, rape and malnutrition at schools in what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 called "cultural genocide."
- How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy in Indigenous CommunitiesIn 2020 and 2021, as the coronavirus swept across the United States, life expectancy for Native Americans and Alaska Natives fell by six and half years — an unheard-of decline that has left the researchers aghast.
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- 10 Ways to Be a Genuine Ally to Indigenous CommunitiesWhen working with Indigenous communities there isn’t one way to be an ally – because every community and individual is different. Every relationship you build needs a different approach. But here are some suggestions that will help you to get started.
- "Tourists" In Our Own HomelandThe Lenape people were driven out of our homeland in the northeast U.S. Here's what it was like to go back.
Professional sports teams are reevaluating their team names and mascots as Native communities speak up for respect.
- Washington Football Club rebrands itself to eliminate the Indian head logo and the name Native American advocates have called a racial slur.
- Cleveland Guardians baseball franchise eliminates the name "Indians" and retires their mascot.
- Kansas City Chiefs choose to educate and honor Native heritage and keep their name.
Who owns the "wilderness?"
Elyse Cox details the delicate balancing act of creating a national park from lands traditionally belonging to Native Americans.