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A digital illustration depicts the Kichwa celebration of Inti Raymi beneath a dark, moonlit sky. In the foreground, a woman wearing a white embroidered blouse, gold earrings and necklaces, red bracelets, and dark sunglasses plays a harmonica. Beside her stands a dancer wearing a vibrant purple ceremonial mask with yellow features, a long red tongue, and a colorful headdress, wrapped in a deep blue poncho with a long black braid draped over one shoulder. Soft ribbons of green and purple light swirl around the figures, suggesting movement, music, and spiritual energy. In the background, the silhouette of a mountain and tall grasses frame the scene, evoking the Andean landscape and the ceremonial atmosphere of Inti Raymi.
Intywan Punllayanchik: We Rise With the Sun Inti Raymi: A Living Celebration of Kichwa Memory, Identity, and Continuity
September 2, 2026
Intywan Punllayanchik: We Rise With the Sun Inti Raymi: A Living Celebration of Kichwa Memory, Identity, and Continuity

Every June for a whole week, I dance under the moon and watch the sun come out. My heartbeat aligns to the rhythm of the earth; my feet stomp to each beat.

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An elderly man sits in the living room of his home, dressed in traditional attire and surrounded by family heirlooms and decorative objects. On a wooden table in front of him are two pairs of handcrafted silver footwear—a pair of silver nagras and a pair of ornate silver wedding sandals—highlighting the enduring cultural significance of these traditional crafts. A glass display cabinet filled with ceramics and antiques stands behind him, while patterned cushions and floral curtains frame the warmly decorated room.
The Last Keepers of a Silver Legacy
September 2, 2026
The Last Keepers of a Silver Legacy

Naseem Jahan, a resident of Lakhnau (a city in northern India renowned for its centuries-old crafts, Nawabi culture, rich history, and celebrated cuisine), owns almost nothing that the world would consider valuable.

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Indigenous Ulama player known as “Nu” stands barefoot on the bleachers beside a playing field, holding a heavy rubber ball. He wears traditional playing attire, including a protective hip wrap and loincloth, and looks directly at the camera as a chain-link fence and the Ulama field stretch out behind him.
Ullamaliztli: The Hip Ball Game Indigenous Sports as Refuge
September 2, 2026
Ullamaliztli: The Hip Ball Game Indigenous Sports as Refuge

Long before modern sports filled stadiums, Indigenous Peoples across the Americas developed games that carried history, ceremony, and community traditions from one generation to the next.

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Reclaiming Disability Justice in Indigenous Healthcare
June 28, 2026
Reclaiming Disability Justice in Indigenous Healthcare

Across East Africa, healthcare inequality is shaped by colonial histories and ongoing systemic neglect. For Indigenous communities, these inequalities deepen when disability becomes part of lived experience. Clinics without ramps, health services without sign language interpretation, and systems that fail to recognize Indigenous healing practices all combine to restrict access to care.

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When Healthcare Access Determines Survival
June 28, 2026
When Healthcare Access Determines Survival

In “Nigeria,” both the immense population and diversity highlight a central crisis: systemic failures in healthcare. While insecurity dominates headlines, the daily reality is that many lack timely, adequate care—especially in the north. Nigeria’s scale reveals not just strengths, but stark inequalities.

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Tuskegee Syphilis Study doctor injects a Black man with a placebo.
A Systemic Failure
June 28, 2026
A Systemic Failure

Structural inequities within the American healthcare system continue to jeopardize lives and erode the quality of life for marginalized populations. These failures manifest as lower standards of medical care, higher mortality, and significantly shortened life expectancy. Data indicate that one in five adults in the “United States” has encountered discrimination in a medical setting, largely driven by racial or ethnic bias.

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Taking Back Childbirth
June 28, 2026
Taking Back Childbirth

Swedish maternity care is often presented as safe and equitable for all. Yet behind this image lies a highly centralized and standardized system that, in practice, can strip women—especially those in Sápmi—of the right to give birth on their own terms and in connection with Sámi culture.

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Approximately fifteen Indigenous representatives wearing traditional clothing and feather headdresses walk hand in hand down a city street during a march. They move forward together in a line, surrounded by other participants in the demonstration. Photo: Natalia Figueredo, November 2025.
Beyond Visibility: Indigenous Power and the Contradictions of COP30
March 10, 2026
Beyond Visibility: Indigenous Power and the Contradictions of COP30

COP30 began long before its official opening on the 10th of November, 2025, in the Brazilian city of Belém. In the days before, Indigenous leaders, Afro-descendant communities, riverine and other water and land-based communities, and social movement activists traveled for days to reach Belém, the second-largest city in the Brazilian Amazon. Across the city, banners and chants repeated a clear message: “We are the solution.” The slogan emerged from a campaign initiated by Indigenous peoples of the Amazon and later taken up by Indigenous communities across Latin America in the lead-up to COP30. 

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In the Amazon, Indigenous Communities Are Recording the Forest to Prove It Is Alive
March 10, 2026
In the Amazon, Indigenous Communities Are Recording the Forest to Prove It Is Alive

In the Sarayaku territory of the Ecuadorian Amazon, the day does not begin with light—it begins with sound. At 4:30 a.m., howler monkeys call out, their roars carrying for miles through the forest. Tinamous follow, ground birds releasing low, pulsing whistles.

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A group of bundled-up protesters stands outdoors in winter, wearing coats, hats, and face masks. In the center, a person holds a cardboard sign that reads “You Can’t Drink Data” with a red heart and the words “Water Is Life” written below. Behind them, others hold signs reading “No Secret Deals for Data.” Snow and holiday lights are visible in the background.
Progress or Digital Colonization? AI Data Centers Spark Debate on Native Lands
March 10, 2026
Progress or Digital Colonization? AI Data Centers Spark Debate on Native Lands

The recent explosion in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers has created a litany of environmental and cultural issues for Native people and Tribes across the so-called “United States.” This, in turn, has sparked intense debate and prompted conversations on tribal digital sovereignty and a call for regulation that controls the data, infrastructure, and networks.

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A sealed metal portal stands closed within a wire fence at a nuclear test site near Reggane. The gate is locked and reinforced with vertical metal bars, marking a fenced-off restricted area. The surrounding landscape is sandy, dry, and barren, with no people visible, emphasizing the site's isolation and controlled access. Photo credit: Tarek Hillali, January 2026.
The Legacy of France’s Nuclear Tests in Algeria
March 10, 2026
The Legacy of France’s Nuclear Tests in Algeria

The morning of February 13, 1960, began in stillness in Reggane, 900 miles southwest of Algiers, deep in the Algerian Sahara. Windless, indifferent, almost serene, the desert stretched flat and endless around the site. Then, at 7:04 a.m., the sky split open. A blinding flash tore through the horizon—a fireball swelling hundreds of meters wide, followed by a thunderclap that swallowed the desert’s silence. A shockwave raced outward, rippling across sand, stone, and human bodies.

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Wide view of the Pangoyi artisanal gold mining site in the Mangurujiba landscape, deep in the Congo Basin, where dozens of mostly young miners work across muddy, earth-toned pits carved into the forest floor. Makeshift wooden structures, blue and orange tarps, and small fuel-powered machines dot the site as miners dig, carry soil, and wash sediment, with dense green rainforest and surrounding hills rising in the background. Photo by Joseph Tsongo, July 30, 2025.
Green Transition, Red Realities: How Communities in the Congo Basin Are Resisting the Green Rush
March 10, 2026
Green Transition, Red Realities: How Communities in the Congo Basin Are Resisting the Green Rush

“We don’t know what to eat anymore,” said Mr. Lifoli Fiacre, an elderly fisherman from Basoko, in the Tshopo province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, his voice trembling. For decades, the Aruwini River fed his family, irrigated their fields, and provided the fish that ensured their survival. Today, his nets come up empty. The water has changed color. The fish are disappearing, or when caught, they rot in just a few hours.

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