Against Native Americans, US waged genocidal war
A new book argues that the US government waged genocidal war against Native Americans from the 1600s to the 1900s.
Jan. 28, 2021 • ~7 min
Team finds chewed psychedelic flowers at rock art site
Archaeologists have long debated the relationship of psychedelics to rock art. New evidence from Pinwheel Cave in California clarifies the connection.
Dec. 9, 2020 • ~5 min
Prairie with bison indicates origin of ‘lost crops’
The presence of bison in tallgrass prairie ecosystems offers clues to the origins of the "lost crops" on which ancient Native Americans relied.
Nov. 27, 2020 • ~8 min
How affordable health care can fight climate change
Affordable health care could be a key tool in the fight against climate change, research from Indonesia finds.
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~9 min
Indigenous people are key conservationists
"...Indigenous knowledge is absolutely essential for understanding the cumulative impacts of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation."
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~4 min
Evidence rewrites early Indigenous-colonizer encounters
Indigenous people in Oconee Valley—now central Georgia—actively resisted European influence for nearly 150 years after the arrival of Hernando de Soto.
July 27, 2020 • ~8 min
Indigenous Alaskans probably didn’t eat sea otters
Before fur traders decimated sea otters, ancestors of at least one Alaskan indigenous group hunted them for their pelts, not food, researchers say.
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of pollution
Research demonstrates the disproportionate impact of pollution on Indigenous peoples worldwide, as well as their resistance.
May 20, 2020 • ~7 min
Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of pollution
Research demonstrates the disproportionate impact of pollution on Indigenous peoples worldwide, as well as their resistance.
May 20, 2020 • ~7 min
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