Nepal’s Indigenous Communities Face Systemic Rights Violations Amid Development

Nestled between China and India, Nepal is home to 60 legally recognized Indigenous Peoples, collectively known as Adibasi Janajati, who comprise at least 35.08% of the total population. Read more.  

Refusing Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear “Manifest Destiny”

For the last five centuries, Indigenous Peoples and regions have been ravaged by outsiders pillaging resources: land, water, bodies, minerals—even DNA. Read more. En español.

Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping the Future of Technology

Each year on August 9, the world comes together to observe the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, a day dedicated to honoring the resilience, wisdom, and sovereignty of over 476 million Indigenous people worldwide. Read more.  En español.

The Impacts of Current Geopolitics and the New Mining Era on Indigenous Communities

Terms like "transition minerals," "critical minerals," "development minerals," and "green minerals" are being used more and more to frame mining as essential for addressing the climate crisis. Read more.

An International Call to Respect the Rights of Residents of Kawasi Village in Indonesia

On Obi Island in Indonesia, residents in Kawasi Village, the ancestral land of the Tobelo Galela Indigenous People, are calling for action from Harita Nickel. The company operates a large nickel mining and processing operation on the island near the village. Read more.

Indigenous Journalists Unite for Sovereignty and Free Press at Global Conference, Forging Path against Colonial Narratives

Returning to the Indigenous Media Conference 2025, for the second time in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, I felt like coming home to a community of storytellers and journalists. The three-day annual event was held from August 13 to 15, with the theme “Sovereignty Equals Free Press,” organized by the Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA). Read more.

Hulu's “Blood & Myth” Examines Violent Crimes in Rural Alaska

This year’s annual Indigenous Media Conference featured a screening of Hulu's true crime documentary, "Blood & Myth,” followed by a Zoom panel that included Executive Producer/Writer James Dommek Jr. (Iñupiaq). Read more.

A Hñähñu in Salt Lake City

My name is Diana Ramírez León. I am a Hñähñu (Otomi) member. I am a sociologist and community communicator. Read more. En español.

URGENT: Pankararu-Pataxó Peoples Occupy Farm to Stop Lithium Destruction in Brazil

Why are Indigenous Peoples occupying Fazenda Cristal? To protect their last water sources from lithium mining, after companies and governments had ignored their pleas for years. Read more.

Songs for the Return Home: A Filmmaker's Celebration of Buffalo Survivance

The work of award-winning filmmaker and scholar Tasha Hubbard (Cree/ Peepeekisis First Nation) has explored both deeply personal as well as broader, more systemic narratives—from the trauma of forced family separation and police brutality to more optimistic and buoyant themes like the endurance of cultural memory and its importance to Indigenous survivance. Read more.

Indigenous Youth Fellow Spotlight: 

Indigenous Women Taking the Lead in Implementing Climate Change Solutions

The fight against climate change critically depends on the involvement of young women, who are among the most vulnerable to its impacts. Read more.  

Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:

Weaving paths: Territories, Communities and Peoples Moving Towards the Horizon of Living Well

Wayna Tambo – Diversity Network is located in the city of El Alto, department of La Paz. It is a mid-sized city inhabited mostly by migrant populations who maintain a strong connection with the countryside. Read more. En español.

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