Articles by Indigenous Affairs Reporting Fellow Miacel Spotted Elk

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Native Alaska villages were already on the front lines of climate change. Then a typhoon hit.

As Typhoon Halong swept through western Alaska, it laid bare how centuries-old policies made Native villages particularly vulnerable to climate change.

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Global conservation body backs genetically modified wildlife over Indigenous opposition

Indigenous leaders say free, prior, and informed consent must guide decisions about synthetic conservation technologies on their lands.

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California extends cap-and-trade, as Indigenous nations grapple with the trade-offs

The Yurok Tribe has earned tens of millions from offsets, but critics say carbon markets perpetuate colonialism and allow companies to pay to pollute.

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Defending the Earth is deadly work. A new report illuminates how much.

Nearly 150 land and environment defenders were killed or disappeared last year, most for standing up to mining and logging.

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