Spain’s king acknowledges ‘much abuse’ in the conquest of the Americas

Spain’s King Felipe says Spain’s conquest of the Americas involved abuse and ethical controversy, as Spain and Mexico remain ...
Mexico News Daily

A history of the Maya: The myth of ‘collapse’

This is Part 6 in a series of articles on the history of the Maya. Follow the links to read Part 1, Part 2 , Part 3, Part 4 ...
Mother Jones

She Fought for Indigenous Voices at the UN. Now She’s in a Russian Jail Cell.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Russian authorities have detained an Indigenous climate advocate, accusing her of ...
Grist

Daria Egereva fought for Indigenous voices at the UN. Now she’s in a Russian jail.

Russian authorities have detained an Indigenous climate advocate, accusing her of participating in a terrorist organization in what international observers are calling “retribution” for her United ...
Indianz

Native America Calling: What America’s bold actions in Venezuela could mean for the country’s Indigenous peoples

The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States has prompted questions about what comes next. No one is more concerned about the answer to that question than Venezuela’s Wayúu ...
Los Angeles Times

Prayer hands, closed fists: Religious leaders react to treatment of immigrants

As lore has it, on this day in 1531 the Virgin Mary appeared to the Indigenous worker Juan Diego at Tepeyac Hill and left the image of the Virgen de Guadalupe on his cloak. The iconography is now ...
America Magazine

The Virgin of Guadalupe is still our mother

It is easy to imagine that on that first cold night of Christmas, the Virgin Mary responded to her child’s crying by holding him close to her heart and asking, “Am I not here with you, your mother?” ...
The Conversation

Research finds Indigenous peoples face unique challenges at work – but also reveals what can help

Ben Walker receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand for research on cultural double-shifting amongst young Māori workers. Nimbus A. Staniland receives funding from the Royal Society Te ...
MLive

North America’s only big cat spotted in U.S. again

A big cat species keeps popping up in the American Southwest. The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center confirmed that a fifth different jaguar was in southern Arizona after ...
IFLScience

The First Map Of America: Juan De La Cosa’s Strange Map Was Missing Until 1832

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...
Mongabay

What was achieved for Indigenous peoples at COP30?

The two-week COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, saw the largest global participation of Indigenous leaders in the conference’s history. With the adoption of measures like the Intergovernmental ...