As the agency navigates turbulent times, its leadership changes hands.
Race & Racism
Posted inMay 28, 2018: The River of Lost Souls
Black women rewrite weed’s legacy in Los Angeles
Entrepreneurs find opportunity and community in what was once illegal.
Posted inMay 28, 2018: The River of Lost Souls
Why Compton said no to legal marijuana sales
The California city tries to move on from a painful history scarred by illegal drugs.
Posted inApril 16, 2018: Cashing in on Standing Rock
By the numbers: harassment in the Interior Department
Findings from the department’s survey.
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National Geographic addresses inclusion but has further to go on Native representation.
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What the 2018 midterms could mean for Native voting
Candidates and organizers think now is the time for Indigenous lawmakers.
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Harassment pervades the Bureau of Indian Affairs
One of the oldest agencies in the Department of Interior appears to have some of its worst harassment problems.
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Indian Child Welfare Act attacks are a threat to tribes
The law is essential to strengthening future Native American generations.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Who can adopt a Native child?
The Indian Child Welfare Act has helped repair the damage of the boarding-school era – but not everyone wants it in place.
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Elizabeth Warren’s empty platitude over Native ancestry
The senator’s claims complicate her political relationship with tribes.
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The killing of Colten Boushie
Why the shooting of a Canadian Cree man has so many people angry.
Posted inApril 16, 2018: Cashing in on Standing Rock
A Dreamer dreams of running for office
Over a year into the Trump presidency, reflections from a young immigrant.
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When the victors re-write history
A holistic understanding of Southwestern peoples brings the Genízaros to light.
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The demise of Chief Wahoo
Cleveland’s logo phase-out is a small win in the fight against racist mascots.
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The hidden health inequalities that Indigenous peoples face
Disparities are shaped by social inequality, historical trauma and discrimination.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
How NAFTA built a bustling border city
In southern New Mexico, a dream of a bi-national community, not a concrete wall.
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A name is not harmless
Racist mascots matter, and it’s time we made that more clear.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
A Civil Conversation: The lessons of Nicodemus, Kansas
One of the few black settlements of the West remains — barely.
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A monumental blow to tribes
Trump’s decision to shrink Bears Ears reopens wounds that Obama sought to heal.
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The myths of Pocahontas, dispelled
As Native voices gain prominence, the president undermines representation.