Articles by Indigenous Affairs Reporting Fellow Miacel Spotted Elk
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A tribe in Florida joins the fight against the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigrant detention center
The Miccosukee, who make their home in the Everglades, said authorities didn't do an environmental review.
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Clean energy projects on tribal lands were booming. Then came Trump’s tax bill.
From Alaska to Arizona, tribes are confronting the possibility of stalled projects, energy outages, and economic disruption.
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Salmon, tribal sovereignty, and energy collide as US abandons Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement
The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge.
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Canada’s wildfire crisis is displacing First Nations at alarming rates
With over 40,000 people evacuated and infrastructure overwhelmed, Indigenous leaders say climate change is hitting their homelands hardest.
