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“Keep The Fire Burning! Blak, Loud, and Proud”: The Theme for NAIDOC Week
The poster is an art piece for NAIDOC Week 2024, titled Urapun Muy from the Kalaw Kawaw Ya dialect of the Top Western Islands of the Torres Strait, meaning ‘One Fire’. You can see the colors green, yellow, orange, and red, like the colors of fire. The poster also reads “Keep The Fire Burning! Blak, Loud, and Proud”, the theme for this year's NAIDOC week.
“Keep The Fire Burning! Blak, Loud, and Proud”: The Theme for NAIDOC Week
June 25, 2024
“Keep The Fire Burning! Blak, Loud, and Proud”: The Theme for NAIDOC Week

A variety of events will take place aim at engaging both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Auckland Pride Festival 2024: A celebration of diversity and unity
The photo shows a poster for the Auckland Pride Festival. The poster has the word "Auckland Pride" accross several time, and in the colors of the Pride flag. The poster is the official one for the event.
Auckland Pride Festival 2024: A celebration of diversity and unity
June 25, 2024
Auckland Pride Festival 2024: A celebration of diversity and unity

The Auckland Pride Festival 2024 celebrated with the theme “Ki Tua/Beyond Paradise,” which explored both historical and futuristic queer narratives.

Preserving tradition and culture of Guinea Bissau’s vibrant Bijagós Islands
The dancers of the group Netos de Bandim are performing on stage. The photo shows two men on the background playing a musical instrument while three dancers jump to the beat. The photo is credited Grupo Cultural Netos de Bandim.
Preserving tradition and culture of Guinea Bissau’s vibrant Bijagós Islands
June 25, 2024
Preserving tradition and culture of Guinea Bissau’s vibrant Bijagós Islands

On the Bijagós Islands, dance and music are are at the core of the community’s intricate initiation ceremonies, vital rites of passage marking social status and adulthood.

From Powwows to Pop Culture: An Indigiqueer’s Journey in Geek Spaces
A photo of the entrance to IndigipopX 2024, that took place in traditional Caddo territory ("Oklahoma City"). In the photo you can see a banner with the logo of the event that reads "Indigenous Commicon" and the word "create". The photo was taken by Amber L. Hampton.
From Powwows to Pop Culture: An Indigiqueer’s Journey in Geek Spaces
June 25, 2024
From Powwows to Pop Culture: An Indigiqueer’s Journey in Geek Spaces

IndigiPopX offered a glimmer of hope—a space where my intersecting identities as an Indigiqueer individual and pop culture enthusiast converged in unexpected ways.

Where is my pride? On being disabled, queer, and Native
Jen is posing for a photo in Malcolm X Park on Piscataway lands ("Washington D.C, US"). In the photo Jen is sitting with her hand on her cane and is bent over laughing. It's a moment of joy caught during a photo shoot.. She is wearing a black t-shirt and shorts with a Native designed medallion of the Crushing Colonialism logo. Photo by Eleanor Goldfied.
Where is my pride? On being disabled, queer, and Native
June 24, 2024
Where is my pride? On being disabled, queer, and Native

I still wave my pride flag and loudly and frequently proclaim that I’m a bisexual, Two-Spirit, disabled citizen of the Cherokee Nation because I refuse to be erased.

Community Members in México Say Ma’ to the Tren Maya
A member of the National Guard stands at the entrance of the Teya Mérida train station, in Yucatán. Photo credit: Jesse Foley-Tapia
Community Members in México Say Ma’ to the Tren Maya
March 5, 2024
Community Members in México Say Ma’ to the Tren Maya

The $28 billion Tren Maya mega rail project, in the Yucatán peninsula, worries Indigenous communities who fight to preserve nearing natural ecosystems.

Super Bowl’s Impact on Native Nations and the Environment
From left to right: Amanda Blackhorse from the Navajo Nation; Gaylene Crouser from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; Rhonda LeValdo from Pueblo of Acoma; Fawn Douglas from Las the Southern Paiute Tribe, at The Nuwu Art Gallery + Community Center, in “Las Vegas”, where the press conference was held. Photo credit: Acee Agoyo, February 11, 2024
Super Bowl’s Impact on Native Nations and the Environment
March 5, 2024
Super Bowl’s Impact on Native Nations and the Environment

More than 800 private jets flew into Southern Paiute land (“Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.”) for the 2024 Super Bowl, increasing the environmental impact in the area.

Palestinian Genocide IS Environmental Destruction
People holding signs calling for an end to genocide in the Gaza Strip have been a common occurrence at pro-Palestinian protests. Christoph Reichwein/picture alliance via Getty Images
Palestinian Genocide IS Environmental Destruction
March 5, 2024
Palestinian Genocide IS Environmental Destruction

Drawing parallels between the colonization of Palestine, and Turtle Island, and the environmental devastation that both lands have endured through chemical warfare and occupation.

Seas of Change: The Impacts of Overfishing and Neocolonialism in West African waters
The sun sets over the wooden fishing pirogues as the sea washes the quiet beach at the Kartong, The Gambia fishing grounds. Photo credit: Abubacar Fofana
Seas of Change: The Impacts of Overfishing and Neocolonialism in West African waters
March 5, 2024
Seas of Change: The Impacts of Overfishing and Neocolonialism in West African waters

Overfishing in West Africa has become a pressing issue, with detrimental effects on Indigenous populations and marine ecosystems.

Creatively and Collectively Resisting Climate Destructors
A group of people blocks a major downtown “Los Angeles” intersection crosswalk while holding a long horizontal banner that reads, to protest climate disaster financiers. Photo credit: Steph Viera, November 25, 2022
Creatively and Collectively Resisting Climate Destructors
March 5, 2024
Creatively and Collectively Resisting Climate Destructors

Indigenous communities within and around so-called “North America” have experienced the severe detriment of our homelands, on and off reservations for generations because of extractive industries.

Healing Justice is Climate Justice 
Bella Laboucan-Mclean's mother and aunt, alongside Terri Monture from No More Silence and Wanda Whitebird before their family's ceremony in the Hummingbird Lodge. Photo credit: Audrey Huntley
Healing Justice is Climate Justice 
March 5, 2024
Healing Justice is Climate Justice 

Grassroots organizations Sacred Earth Solar and No More Silence are joining forces to empower Indigenous communities toward a future of collective power and healing justice.

The Imperative of Indigenous Voices in Africa’s Climate Action
Africa Climate Summit
The Imperative of Indigenous Voices in Africa’s Climate Action
March 5, 2024
The Imperative of Indigenous Voices in Africa’s Climate Action

Indigenous communities across Africa have long possessed invaluable traditional knowledge and sustainable practices that have sustained ecosystems for generations.

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