
Indian Cities Are Tapping Into the Pandemic Cycling Trend
Lockdown restrictions and a reluctance to board crowded buses and trains have encouraged some Indians to rediscover cycling or take it up for the first time. Across the country, 28 cities have focused on creating cycling infrastructure.
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Many Public Lands Still Have Derogatory Names — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Is Changing That
Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, said she is 'proud to be in a position' to start with a term offensive to Indigenous women on 650 different places on federal land.
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Indigenous Groups Have Unveiled Plans To Protect 80% of the Amazon in Peru and Ecuador
A new plan called the Amazon Sacred Headwaters initiative proposes the protection of 80% of the Amazon in Peru and Ecuador by 2025, consisting of 35 million hectares (86 million acres) of rainforest.
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Major Civil Rights Moments in Every State
Highlighting a contribution from each state toward civil rights in America, along with what led to that historical moment and the change it brought.
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Colombia's Indigenous Groups Are Training Youth To Defend the Amazon Rainforest
Creating the next generation of Amazon indigenous leaders is key to preserving fast-vanishing tropical forests.
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Defending the Amazon: How Indigenous Culture Protects Colombia's Rainforest
Indigenous communities are widely considered the best guardians of vanishing rainforests. From using farm plots later regrown as forest to looking at nature as having its own rights, here’s why that’s the case
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Good News: American Bison Are Making a Major Comeback
By 1889, free-ranging bison numbers dwindled to almost zero. Conservation efforts, responsible farming, and an ambitious relocation effort have afforded a bison population boom in recent years.
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Indigenous Activists in Borneo Claim Win as Logging Firm Removes Equipment From Disputed Area
Malaysian timber giant Samling has removed logging equipment from a long-disputed area in Sarawak state’s Upper Baram Forest Area, in what the Penan Indigenous community is calling a win for forest protection.
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Second Oil Company Exits Arctic Thanks To Fierce Indigenous Opposition
Drilling and subsequent infrastructure development in the Arctic would have significant impacts on the tundra and would be disruptive to wildlife like caribou and polar bears.
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Tribal Solar Projects Provide More Than Climate Solutions
Renewable energy isn’t just a green business venture; it’s a way to support tribal self-determination and economic development.
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Colorado Will Be the First State To Expand Automatic Voter Registration To Tribes
State and tribal officials in Colorado are rolling out the first voter registration system of its kind for tribal members.
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Indigenous Knowledge is Aiding Fishery Restoration in Vancouver, B.C.
More than a century after colonization nearly eradicated key fish populations around Vancouver, British Columbia, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is looking to the past to restore the ecosystem.
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