Some “Unrecognized” Tribes Still Waiting After 130 Years
Federal recognition offers financial help, and those tribes without it have “second-class status in Indian Country” and remain vulnerable to local authorities.
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At Standing Rock, No One Goes Hungry: The Kitchen That Serves Traditional Lakota Food and Values
The landscape of these indigenous-led kitchens that feed thousands of water protectors is dynamic, much like the ad hoc camps that depend upon them.
North Dakota’s Public Bank Was Built for the People—Now It’s Financing Police at Standing Rock
The nation’s only state bank was created to empower small farmers and local economies, but now it’s being used to silence indigenous people with militarized force. How did this happen?
Trump Played to Anger, but We Don’t Have to Fall for Divide and Conquer
We've been pitted against each other for too long. Now is the time to come together to fix our corrupt political systems.
Why the Founding Fathers Gave Too Much Power to the Supreme Court
What We the People lost when the Constitution gave monarchical power to a small band of unelected people in robes.
“This Is the Right Thing to Do”: Energy CEO on Ending Leases to Drill Near Blackfeet Nation
After 35 years of fighting for the cancellation of nearly 50 oil and gas leases, Montana's Blackfeet tribe scored an unexpected victory when Devon Energy voluntarily backed out of their claims.
A Last Resort That Might Work: Small Town Votes In Community Bill of Rights to Ban Fracking
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.
No “Victories,” No “Defeats”: Watch Your Words If You Value Social Change
Taking a lesson from Standing Rock, we must be careful with language while working toward progress in the Trump years.
How Standing Rock Has Changed Us
As we work toward a post-fossil fuel society, we can look to these lessons from the Sioux.
It Was a Blighted City Block. But This Woman Is Turning It Into a Solar-Powered Ecovillage
Detroit-area resident Shamayim Harris bought several properties and is now converting them into sustainable community spaces for education, wellness, and economic development.
The Real Standing Rock Victory Is This: “Inevitable” Is Not What It Used to Be
The whole pipeline fiasco was a more appropriate story for the 19th century instead of the 21st. Now, the timing is ideal for a new beginning: #HealNorthDakota
The Numbers That Tell the Story of This Standing Rock Victory
The Army Corps announced Sunday that the Dakota Access pipeline will be rerouted. Here are the numbers that show what lies ahead.
8 Strategies for Confronting Hate (That Don’t Involve a Safety Pin)
Everyday heroism like standing up for someone in trouble means pushing past your own fear. Here's how to do so with caution and courage.
Is Your Bank Funding Big Oil? Here’s How to Find One That Isn’t
You have an entire industry of ethically minded banks and financial institutions to choose from.
7 Ways to Make an Even Bigger Impact When You Divest From DAPL
Closing your bank account is just the beginning.
“My Whole Heart Is With You Tonight”: A Letter to the Dakota Access Front Line
We have survived this nation-state’s will for us because we are a fire that their water cannons cannot extinguish.
Why the “Rule of Law” Is a Powerful Idea for Standing Rock
Although the governor cites the rule of law in his eviction order, the Sioux have this: the Constitution’s Article 6, declaring “treaties as the Supreme Law of the Land.”
How to Get Your Head in This Moment
This is not the first time forward progress has ended in a right-wing regime. And the past has plenty of lessons for how to go forward effectively.
Standing Rock Eviction Countdown: Will You Keep Fighting With Us?
Our people will continue to resist in and beyond this moment, as this is but one front in the wars being waged against us.
This Organic Food Company Doesn’t Discriminate Against Ex-Offenders—It Seeks Them Out
Lancaster Food Company searches for job applicants who need help getting back on their feet. So far, not one has quit.
20 Ways to Take a Bigger, Louder Stand in the Post-Election World
Many of us are rekindling our activist spirit knowing that the next four years will require everyone to act.
From Across the Country, Gifts of Tiny Houses Arrive for Standing Rock
How five large trees in remote Oregon ended up as winter housing for water protectors, including their first newborn baby.
Sheriffs Refuse to Send Troops to Standing Rock as Public Outrage and Costs Mount
North Dakota is stretched thin in its battle to protect the Dakota Access pipeline construction: Costs are nearing $15 million, and police reinforcements are diminishing.
6 Ways to Take Action in the Calm Before the Trump
If you think Trump is all talk, consider this: Research shows past presidents have accomplished about 75 percent of what they promised to do during their campaigns.
How to Attempt Racial Healing—Even During a Trump Presidency
America’s past truth and reconciliation processes show us what works.
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