Articles by Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer and lives in New York City.
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Indigenous leaders are risking their lives to speak at the UN
From harassment to kidnapping and arrest, Indigenous advocates who face reprisals for their work say the U.N. must protect them.
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Extreme heat will take an unequal toll on tribal jails
Decades of inadequate funding and rising temperatures are putting Indigenous detainees at risk.
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How changing the United Nations will help Indigenous peoples and the world
"Indigenous people have to be at the forefront of responses to climate change."
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![Person in a turquoise jacket standing in front of a barbed wire fence holds two signs, one in Japanese and another that reads "NO BASE"]()
Indigenous Ryukyuans say it’s time for US military to leave Okinawa
Leaders say PFAS contamination from military bases is threatening Indigenous lives and rights.
