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Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day

What to read about today’s celebrations, plus great stories about the activists, artists, and leaders shaping modern Indigenous American life.

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What Is Indigenous Peoples Day? A Day of Celebration, Protest and Reclaiming History

From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience with ceremonies, dances and speeches.

Which Indigenous Lands Are You On? This Map Will Show You

Native Land Digital, a Canadian nonprofit, offers resources for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn more about the land and its history. It hopes its map will be just a part of that journey.

We Carry the Burden of Repatriating Our Ancestors. Here’s What It’s Like to Report on the Process as an Indigenous Journalist.

Mary Hudetz describes the financial cost and emotional distress that tribal communities face as they continue to wait for the return of the remains of their ancestors, thousands of which are held in museums across the country.

‘Reservation Dogs’ Co-Creator on the Show’s Full-Circle Ending

Sterlin Harjo always knew who would leave and who would stay.

I’m Working to Revitalize an Indigenous Language and Bring It Into the Future

A scholar works to document a dialect of the Ojibwe language that was spoken by his grandmother in the Great Lakes region.

For the World’s First All-Indigenous Modeling Agency, Business Means Building Community

What to know about the Supernaturals, the first and only all-Indigenous modeling agency in the world.

In Photos: Being a Two-Spirit Queen

The art of drag has helped Kelowna-based performer Ella Lamoureux to connect with her identity as a Kaska Dena and Two-Spirit person.

In the Spirit of Survival: How Indigenous Protectors Are Saving Rez Dogs

From healing historical wounds to championing a brighter future, advocates are redefining the narrative around reservation dogs and their integral role in Indigenous identity and welfare.

The Indigenous Tree Climber Who Saved a Burning Sequoia – and Became a Living Legend

Charlie Castro was among the few people trusted to scale the giant trees. Now 89, he has watched as fire has transformed the American west.

Hawaiʻi’s Youth-Led Climate Change Lawsuit Is Going to Trial Next Summer

The plaintiffs, most of them Indigenous youth, say the state’s highway projects promote greenhouse gas emissions and threaten their constitutional rights.

The Trojan Horse of Native Theater

Larissa FastHorse’s ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ made Broadway history. That’s a good thing — right?

Pablita Velarde’s Legacy: The Pueblo Artisans of the Southwest

The Pueblo Indian tribes who live in the Southwestern U.S. have kept their traditions in culture and craft alive, despite centuries of repression and colonial violence. For some of these artisans, the inspiration for carrying on came from an early artistic pioneer: Pablita Velarde.

Jontay Kahm, a Rising Plains Cree Designer, Is Reimagining Indigenous Design

The designer’s first avant-garde collection nods to traditional powwow regalia.

Searching on Their Own

A Navajo-led search and rescue group looks for missing and murdered Indigenous people — going where no one else will.

How Wikipedia Erases Indigenous History

Native editors are fighting back.