Grist

A rare celebration of Indigenous Pacific cultures underscores the cost of climate change

More than 2,000 people are gathering in Hawaiʻi this week and next for the 13th Festival of Pacific Island Arts and Culture. It’s the largest gathering of Indigenous Pacific peoples in the world. And ...
Hawaii News Now

Reflections from FestPAC: Nonprofit Nia Tero urges protection of indigenous lands

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The recently concluded 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) highlighted the importance of indigenous voices and protecting native Pacific cultures and ...
Grist

A Biden effort to conserve oceans is leaving out Indigenous peoples, report finds

President Biden’s administration wants to create the largest non-contiguous protected ocean area in the world, but a new paper says the effort is failing to take into account the rights and ...
OPB

REBROADCAST: PNW organization emphasizes lacrosse’s Indigenous roots

Indigenous tribes in what is now the northeastern U.S. and Canada have played lacrosse for millennia. Similar stick-and-ball games were played by tribes across the Southeast and Great Lakes region.

I Found Proof Evidence That an Indigenous Explorer Beat Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Coast by a Century

A century before Lewis and Clark, Indigenous explorer Moncacht-Apé reached the Pacific. Mike Bezemek unravels his mysterious ...
EurekAlert!

Pacific curators restore Indigenous voices to colonial-era collections

Fault Lines: Imagining Indigenous futures for colonial collections, at the University of Cambridge’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) from 6th December 2024 to 21st December 2025, examines ...
OPB

Pacific Northwest organizations work to support queer Indigenous youth

A new report from the Trevor Project shows LGBTQ2S+ Indigenous youth face a disproportionate rate of mental health challenges. The report’s recommendations mirror work being done by local Indigenous ...
PBS

Native Heroes Take Center Stage at Indigenous Comic Con

Welcome to Electric Chaco, a futuristic world where Indigenous people develop cities and communities that are completely sustainable and yet still adhere to Indigenous culture and traditional ...
Government Executive

Indigenous Pacific wildfire survivors on Maui can finally get FEMA help

AnnDionne Seletin normally finished work as a housekeeper at The Westin in West Maui after 5 p.m., but August 8 was different. With a hurricane passing south of the island and the power out, most ...
Seattle Times

Looking for Native art in the Pacific Northwest? Here’s how to know if it’s authentic

It’s not hard to find a blanket or throw pillow at a major retailer that echoes the style of Native art. However, that doesn’t mean the product has any connection to a Native American artist. “For the ...
Seattle Times

‘Guardians of Life’ photographer shows how Indigenous communities forge new future

Editor’s note: Some of the world’s most cutting-edge conservation is rooted in ancient wisdom. This week we share an edited excerpt from photographer Kiliii Yüyan’s new book, “Guardians of Life: ...