More than 20 years in the making, 266 Indigenous leaders from Papua New Guinea just signed an agreement. This deal locks down 125,000 hectares of rainforest to stop logging and mining while creating a safe refuge for…
Papua New Guinea Indigenous leaders rainforest agreement
A woman at a cultural event with 'IMMIGRANT' crossed out and 'INDIGENOUS' on her shirt says detained people die in detention centers. She identifies as Indigenous, not an immigrant, and notes colonization has caused…
Indigenous woman speaks on detention and colonization
A 450-year-old rain ritual in Cuetzalan still has dancers spinning from a pole.
Cuetzalan rain ritual dancers
For 'Apocalypto,' Mel Gibson cast actors primarily from among the indigenous people of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, many of whom had no prior acting experience. To enhance the film's authenticity, the entire movie was…
Apocalypto Yucatec Maya language
A new study confirms that Native American smudging, the practice of burning sage, has a measurable scientific effect: it removed 94% of airborne bacteria during controlled experiments. The findings challenge the…
Smudging removes 94% of airborne bacteria
