Articles by Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer and lives in New York City.
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![An Indigenous organization protests the Thacker Pass mine during an Earth Day event in a public park on a spring day in Reno, Nevada.]()
![An Indigenous organization protests the Thacker Pass mine during an Earth Day event in a public park on a spring day in Reno, Nevada.]()
Report: Nevada’s lithium boom comes at the expense of Indigenous rights
As demand for critical minerals surges, Indigenous leaders and Amnesty International say mining projects are advancing without tribal consent.
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At the UN, Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings
The gap between what international courts say and what governments do is stark.
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![A group of people farm potatoes in a color illustration]()
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The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe’s fight against climate change
Wetlands absorb carbon from the atmosphere. The Coeur d’Alene’s restoration would do more than just that.
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![A man faces away from the camera. He wears an elaborate feathered headdress and looks toward a large projector screen]()
![A man faces away from the camera. He wears an elaborate feathered headdress and looks toward a large projector screen]()
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.
