The need for Native women in finance
Data from Wells Fargo just last year finds women outperform men when it comes to investment performance
Recalling the breakout era for Australia’s Aboriginal bands
At a time when Australian bands like Men At Work, Midnight Oil, and INXS were reaching worldwide recognition, a number of Aboriginal rock and reggae bands were making their own waves in the music world.
Affordable housing specifically for Native residents
An ambitious project in Denver aims to build affordable units for the city’s Native population. It includes plans for a Native health clinic and is intended to address the disparities of homelessness for Native people.
The Menu: First Nations chef closes restaurant
What happens if you’re a chef and you lose your sense of smell, something that is crucial for taste?
The ongoing threat to Indigenous environmental activists
Indigenous activists in Central and South America are literally putting their lives on the line trying to protect their land and culture. Places like Brazil, Honduras, Colombia, and parts of Mexico are rife with murders and disappearances of Indigenous people
How far should protecting Native artwork go?
For more than 30 years, the Indian Arts and Crafts Act has been an important tool for protecting the authenticity and economic value of work produced by Native Americans.
The crops of colonization
Hawai’i has a long association with pineapples. Although the precious fruit likely came to the islands in the 18th Century, it wasn’t until industrialized agriculture arrived with the Dole corporation — backed by U.S. military support to overthrow the existing Hawaiian government
Snowmelt, climate change spur flooding in Native
After decades of drought, the Navajo and Apache reservations in Arizona are now recovering from flooding that destroyed homes and property.
The end of Boy Scouts appropriation?
The Boy Scouts of America is asking its membership whether the organization should reconsider its long practice of incorporating Native words, concepts and ceremonial dances.
The anti-trans law trends
The battle over transgender rights is playing out in school bathrooms, sports fields, and doctors’ offices. States are enacting strict rules over gender-affirming care, and trans athletes, and even dress codes.
