Restoring Lost Lands
The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa reclaim more than 28,000 forested acres in Minnesota—just one of the Native nations that have recovered some of their ancestral territories.
Current Affairs
A Sacred Pilgrimage: Lummi Carvers Take a Totem Pole Cross-Country to Stop Degradation of Native Lands
Lummi carvers of Washington state carry a totem pole cross-country to the NMAI and U.S. Capitol, stopping at sacred sites in peril.
A Monumental Effort: Fighting to Protect Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante
American Indians were among those who fought to have the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments restored to help protect these precious public and ancestral lands.
Saving a Sacred Lake: A Century of Pollution Haunts the Haudenosaunee
The birthplace of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy is slowly recovering from a century of pollution.
An Island Divided: Generations in the Hamptons' Shadow, the Shinnecock's Struggle for Sovereignty Sees Light
The Shinnecock Indian Nation has held onto its land despite encroachment by affluent Hampton residents. Now its sovereignty is coming due.
The Long Journey Home: Helping Native Veterans Heal
Culture and community help Native veterans heal.
More Than News: Indigenous Media Empowers Native Voices and Communities
Former president of the Native American Journalists Association Bryan Pollard tells how Indigenous media empowers Native voices and communities.
Being Native: Showing the Consequences of Non-Natives Defining Who is An American Indian
The beauty of being raised by an extended family is what makes home special to me and, as I later discovered, is inherently Indigenous. The way I was raised shaped who I am and the work I do as a photojournalist, as the home I know is in stark contrast to how it is often represented in mainstream media.
On the Front Lines: Journalism May Never Be So Needed—Or So Endangered
American Indian magazine honors Indigenous journalists and photojournalists, who in the age of COVID-19 have never been more important.
Gaining Higher Ground
The Isle de Jean Charles Band of the Biloxi- Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe is leaving ancestral land threatened by subsidence and rising water and revitalizing its traditional culture on the way.