States and Tribes Scramble for a Colorado River Pact Before Election Day
The Colorado RiverRJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post/Getty/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. There are three main forces driving the conflict on the Colorado River. The first is an outdated legal system that guarantees more water to seven Western states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—than…
The Kansas City Chiefs Still Have a Racist Name
Ed Zurga/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers head to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Native activists will for the fourth time in five years travel to the stadium where the championship…
Vanishing Ants, Waning Forests, and Fading Hope for Brazil’s Amazon
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a ceremony marking one year since the attacks on the presidential palace, the National Congress, and the Supreme Court.Ton Molina/NurPhoto/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. What a difference a year makes in the Brazilian Amazon. At the start of…
Brazil’s Top Court Rejects Attempt to Thwart Indigenous Land Claims
Women embrace as they celebrate Brazil’s supreme court ruling to enshrine Indigenous land rights.Gustavo Moreno/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Brazil’s supreme court has blocked efforts to dramatically strip back Indigenous land rights in what activists called a historic victory for the South American country’s original inhabitants. Nine…
The Supreme Court Just Handed Native Families a Huge Victory
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act, the landmark 1978 legislation aimed at preventing Native foster children and adoptees from being separated from their families and tribes. The ruling in Haaland v.…
Ned Blackhawk Wants to Unmake the US Origin Story
Mother Jones; Dan Renzetti/Yale University Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In recent years, there has been greater awareness of the need to recast American history by including the stories of this nation’s original inhabitants. Museums have created lesson plans to impart to students…