indigenous rights

Shannon Rivers protested President Donald Trump at a campaign-style rally in Phoenix on Tuesday.

'This is our land': Indigenous rights activists respond to white supremacist rhetoric

At President Donald Trump's campaign-style rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, indigenous and Latino rights advocates stood together to protest racial inequality in Arizona’s justice system. For these groups, facing militarized police is nothing new.

'This is our land': Indigenous rights activists respond to white supremacist rhetoric
María de Jesús Patricio, center, during her campaign launch for president of Mexico

Mexico has its first indigenous woman candidate for president

Mexico has its first indigenous woman candidate for president
Demonstrators against the Dakota Access oil pipeline block a road near North Dakota's Standing Rock Reservation in October. The pipeline would cross historic Native land and pass under the Missouri River, the source of the local water supply.

It's not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.

It's not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Sioux Nation, leads his people to peacefully pray near a law enforcement barricade just outside of a Dakota Access pipeline construction site north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on Oct. 29, 2016.

#NoDAPL has momentum, but will it drive Native Americans to vote?

#NoDAPL has momentum, but will it drive Native Americans to vote?
Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation

Education and funding are critical issues facing native communities in the US

Education and funding are critical issues facing native communities in the US
Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline

Protesters say mass arrests won't stop their fight against a North Dakota oil pipeline

"One thing that I repeatedly heard," says Jenni Monet, a journalist on the scene, "is that this fight is not over."

Protesters say mass arrests won't stop their fight against a North Dakota oil pipeline
Standing Rock

The Standing Rock Sioux 'know what they're doing' in North Dakota

For weeks, members of the Standing Rock Sioux have gathered in Cannonball, North Dakota, standing against the Dakota Access pipeline. The government has now halted construction pending reassessment of the project.

The Standing Rock Sioux 'know what they're doing' in North Dakota