"The Seed is the Law": Creating New Governance Frameworks for Indigenous Heirloom Seeds and Traditional Knowledge | UCLA Law Review
Abstract The United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held a diplomatic conference in May 2024 where participants adopted a historic n ...
Tribes, long shut out from their own health data, fight for access and sovereignty
When Stephanie Russo Carroll, a citizen of the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah in Alaska, set out to earn her doctorate in tribal health 15 years ago, she focused her research on tribal cultural and health programs within six tribes. She needed vital statistics data, such as birth and death rates, for each of them. But […]
Diné poetics: language and performance as an avenue for preservation - Navajo Times
Language is at the heart of Diné identity, carrying with it stories, traditions, and a worldview deeply rooted in the land and history of the Navajo people. As Diné poets, educators, and language advocates work to sustain Diné Bizaad, many are embracing poetry, playwriting, and performance as tools for preservation and revitalization.Aresta Tsosie-Paddock is Naakaii Dine’é and born for Bįįh Bitoodnii. Her cheii is Tł’ízíłání and her nálí is Kinyaa’áanii.
Breaking – Verdict in Landmark SLAPP Case Against Greenpeace: Water Protector Legal Collective Continues the Call for Corporate Transparency and Accountability, and Respect for Indigenous Sovereignty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 19, 2025Contact: Nizhoni Begay, WPLC Communications, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org, (210) 324-3393Breaking – Verdict in Landmark SLAPP Case Against Greenpeace: Water Protector Legal Collective Continues the Call for Corporate Transparency and Accountability, and Respect for Indigenous SovereigntyMandan, ND – A North Dakota jury has ruled in favor of Energy Transfer, awarding the company hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in its lawsuit against Greenpea
From Land Grab to Native Sovereignty: Indigenous Futures at Land-Grant Universities
Tristan Ahtone of Grist magazine and K. Wayne Yang (a.k.a. la paperson) of the University of California San Diego will engage in an expansive dialogue on the...
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HOLOI Ā NALO WĀHINE ‘ŌIWI: Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Womenand Girls Task Force Report
This report is in solidarity with and recognition of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit
(MMIWG2S) movement that originated in Canada and across Turtle Island. We recognize and honor the Indigenous peoples
of Canada and Turtle Island in their struggles and strengths in setting precedence for the voices of native peoples across
the Pacific and the world to be heard in ending violence. We mahalo the tribal nations who have created space for Kānaka
Maoli to be a part of the MMIWG2S movement.
