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![A bison stands next to two men -- one with an elaborate traditional headdress and one with a straw hat]()
![A bison stands next to two men -- one with an elaborate traditional headdress and one with a straw hat]()
Wildlife, not livestock: Why the Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming are reclassifying buffalo
"Bringing the buffalo back is about our relationship with them, not domination over them."
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![Collage of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues attendees and snippet of visa paperwork]()
![Collage of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues attendees and snippet of visa paperwork]()
Your guide to the 2025 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The Trump administration's border policies are expected to have a big impact on this year’s largest gathering of Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers.
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The deep-sea mining industry got tired of waiting for international approval. Enter Trump.
Inside the little-understood fight between deep sea miners and Indigenous advocates for the ocean.
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![Reeds in the water in front of the Mackinac Bridge.]()
![Reeds in the water in front of the Mackinac Bridge.]()
Why Indigenous nations are walking away from pipeline talks in Michigan
Experts say tribes are protesting federal agencies as Trump fast-tracks oil and gas projects.
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![Members of the Buffalo Nations Food Sovereignty community dig into soil with shovels in a sunny garden]()
![Members of the Buffalo Nations Food Sovereignty community dig into soil with shovels in a sunny garden]()
How Trump’s funding freeze for Indigenous food programs may violate treaty law
According to Indigenous legal experts, the freeze erodes the little trust Indian country has in the federal government.
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![A man poses for a photo while standing in a large field with sparse vegetation]()
![A man poses for a photo while standing in a large field with sparse vegetation]()
Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source
The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are racing to protect already scarce water supplies and their way of life.
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![The sun sets on the mining vessel ‘Hidden Gem’]()
![The sun sets on the mining vessel ‘Hidden Gem’]()
Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed
“The soul of our ancestors, when they leave this world, they go into the deep.”
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![A woman in traditional Indigenous clothing holds her fist aloft during a protest]()
![A woman in traditional Indigenous clothing holds her fist aloft during a protest]()
Most critical minerals are on Indigenous lands. Will miners respect tribal sovereignty?
Grist spoke with five experts to understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of extraction.
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![Horseback riders in the foreground, and behind them a dirt road lined by many tribal flags.]()
![Horseback riders in the foreground, and behind them a dirt road lined by many tribal flags.]()
A court ordered Greenpeace to pay a pipeline company $660M. What happens next?
Experts called the verdict “beyond punitive.” The organization plans to appeal and has already filed a countersuit in Europe.
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![Vi Waghivi pictured in a 2017 photo in Fairbanks, Alaska.]()
![Vi Waghivi pictured in a 2017 photo in Fairbanks, Alaska.]()
Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste
Now they're turning to the UN for help.
