Indigenous
Meet the Kumeyaay, the indigenous peoples split by the US-Mexico border wall
A growing divide — In northwestern Mexico and parts of Arizona and California, the communities have faced isolation and economic struggles as physical barriers have risen in their ancestral lands. Now, elders are fighting to preserve their language and culture.
Written by: Alicia Fàbregas
Maryam El Gardoum is breaking new shores for Morocco’s indigenous surfers
The Amazigh Atlantic — Through her groundbreaking career and popular surf school, the five-time Moroccan champion is helping women find their places in the waves.
Written by: Sam Haddad
Exploring the impact of colonialism on Australia’s Indigenous communities
New exhibition, ‘Under a Southern Star: Identity and Environment in Australian Photography’ interrogates the use of photography as a tool of objectification and subjugation.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Inside the exhibition raising funds for the guardians of the Amazon Rainforest
From The Ashes brings 29 Indigenous and non-Indigenous contemporary artists together in support for Xingu Indigenous communities.
Written by: Huck
The activists fighting to give nature human rights
Law of the land — Pollution levels are rising once again after reaching a record low in lockdown. Could rights of nature legislation prevent impending catastrophe?
Written by: Poppy Koronka
The indigenous artists making their own comics industry
New narratives — With Native American history almost entirely excluded from the US curriculum, a group of illustrators are rewriting the narrative.
Written by: James Stout
For indigenous people, COVID-19 is only the latest battle
A view from Brazil — Brazil’s former vice-presidential candidate Sonia Guajajara calls for urgent environmental action amid the existential threat posed by the coronavirus.
Written by: Sonia Guajajara
Brazil's indigenous people stand on the brink of disaster
Under threat — As fires rage across the Amazon and Bolsonaro tightens his grip on the country, Brazil’s indigenous people are facing an unprecedented threat to their future. Photographer and filmmaker Lucca Messer is exploring how their way of life is disappearing.
Written by: Huck
The photographer using old-world processes to capture new-world tribes
Timeless portraits of the past — Brooklyn-based Joni Sternbach employs Nineteenth Century wet plate collodion photography to document Long Island’s Shinnecock Indian Nation.
Written by: Joni Sternbach
The feminist activists sparking a new wave of radical protest
Fighting to end violence against women — Whether it's Sisters Uncut or the photographers turning acts of domestic violence into inspirational art, activists are discovering innovative means to promote social change.
Written by: Adam White
Canada is finally investigating murders of First Nations women
A breakthrough for justice — The homicide rate for indigenous women is four times the national average. At long last, Canada’s new government is no longer ignoring the problem.
Written by: Adam White
Iuna Tinta
Things That Inspire Me — Iuna Tinta's flowering, untamed art is inspired by ancient mysticism, indigenous art and sinister fairytales.
Written by: Alex King
