Native Life

Why the Greenpeace Trial Is a Lesson for Us All

Criminalizing the protection of water, not its degradation, is a sign of things to come—but Water Protectors are here to stay

Tapping Into the Sweetness of Spring

“Waziya (Old Man Winter) is finally heading north”

In a North Dakota Courtroom, the Battle for Standing Rock Continues

Greenpeace and the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline square off in court

Who Does Minnesota’s White Earth State Forest Belong To?

Can a beloved forest bridge the gap between a fractured past and a hopeful future?
Maija Hecht, essay & photography

Hope in Turbulent Times: Native Leaders Take the Long View

Representatives from three tribes discuss how their communities have learned to endure by celebrating connections

Indigenous Artists Give Minnesota a Map Makeover

A roundtable conversation with three women who are reviving land-based wisdom and history from a Dakota perspective

Miigwechiwendam: To Be Thankful

What a thousand-year-old Indigenous prayer teaches us about reciprocity and healing from the destructive consumption of our society

Young Voters Are Getting Tribal Citizens to the Polls

Native Americans in swing states could help decide the 2024 election. Can they overcome barriers to vote?

Montana Tribal Citizens File Lawsuit Over Alleged Voter Suppression

Does GOP control of the U.S. Senate hinge on stopping Natives from voting in November?
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Environment
September 30, 2024

Water Protectors Use Novel Legal Tactic to Challenge the Dakota Access Pipeline

Novel anti-SLAPP laws could help uncover Dakota Access Pipeline secrets

Native Life
September 9, 2024

Project 2025 and Its Plans for the Nation’s Public Lands

Native leader says massive deregulation would lead to “total desecration”

Native Life
July 11, 2024

On the Chopping Block

BLM plans to raze 380,000 acres of pinyon-juniper forests vital to Nevada tribes