Indigenous Activists News Today

Rhonda LeValdo is exhausted, but she’s refusing to slow down. For the fourth time in five years, her hometown team and the focus of her decadeslong activism against the use of Native American imagery and references in sports is in the Super Bowl. As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for Sunday's big game, so does LeValdo.

Non-profit news outlet Retro Report recently released a short film, , about the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island, which sparked a wave of Native American activism in the 1970s. Native News Online sat down with the film’s producer, Colleen Thurston (Choctaw Nation), to discuss how the occupation of Alcatraz was the beginning of the modern Indigenous rights era, what inspired her to create this film, and what she would like Native and non-Native audiences to gain from watching.

Indigenous scholars and activists say that the Thanksgiving story ignores a longer past and future for Native Americans. Here is the whole story.

Indigenous scholars and activists say that the Thanksgiving story ignores a longer past and future for Native Americans. Here is the whole story.

The 23 schools in Massachusetts that use an image of an indigenous person as their school mascot would have to start looking for new names and logos under a bill that advocates are hoping will get passed this session.

A lopsided majority of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an effort to restrict native peoples' rights to protected reservations on their ancestral lands, in a win for Indigenous activists and climate campaigners.The plaintiffs argued that violated their rights, given that many native groups were forced from their ancestral lands, including during the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from the 1960s to 1980s.

Mylene Vialard, 54, found guilty after Minnesota trial beset by legal irregularities after effort to block fossil fuel pumping station

To commemorate International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples, young Indigenous Peoples are engaging in climate action, human rights and cultural conservation.

When referring to Indigenous peoples in the U.S., the ever-evolving landscape of language can be perplexing, but don't worry, we'll show you how to use the appropriate term. In this comprehensive guide, we dive into the complicated world of Native American terminology,By using this article, you can navigate the vast terrain of Native American culture.

TWO local activists on Monday morning displayed an inverted U.S. flag during a protect action across from the United States Courthouse on Middle Road in Gualo Rai.