University of Delaware

A Successful Lecture Series on Migrant/Native Knowledges

Our Global and Area Studies lecture series for Spring 2023 was entitled “Migrant/Native Knowledges.” The idea originated from our own experiences co-writing an essay on teaching migration for the ...
Luther College

Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month explores Native American cultures, history and current events

Luther College is celebrating Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month in November with a series of events. Guest speakers will highlight Indigenous perspectives on educational leadership, regional history, ...
Medicine Buffalo

UB launches SUNY’s first Indigenous studies major

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Department of Indigenous Studies in the University at Buffalo’s College of Arts and Sciences continues to build upon the momentum of its initial Mellon Foundation grant funding, ...
Grist

Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution, report finds

Indigenous lands are crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. Research shows their health is a direct result of ...
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Sonya Atalay highlights the research of the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science at annual Daffodil Lecture

On the evening of Tues., March 12, the Commonwealth Honors College (CHC) held its annual Daffodil Lecture with keynote speaker Sonya Atalay, a provost professor of anthropology at the University of ...
University of Wyoming

Native American and Indigenous Studies

The Native American and Indigenous studies minor at the University of Wyoming includes an interdisciplinary look at the rich cultures, histories and contemporary experiences of Native North American ...
Phys.org

Indigenous students struggle with funding in higher education, study shows

Indigenous students identified inadequate funding as a major barrier to completing post-secondary education according to a study published in AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous ...
Mongabay

Study: Despite armed conflicts, Indigenous lands have better environment quality

Global biodiversity hotspots, which cover only 2.4% of the Earth’s land, have witnessed more than 80% of armed conflicts between 1950 and 2000, some of which continue even today. Armed conflicts, ...
Phys.org

Indigenous knowledge still undervalued: study

New research has found that Indigenous knowledge is regularly underutilised and misunderstood when making important environmental decisions. Published in a special edition of the journal People and ...
Medicine Buffalo

Indigenous Studies

If you want to make a change in the world to help dismantle systemic racism, advance social and environmental justice and understand the impacts of colonization, start here. As an Indigenous Studies ...
Mongabay

Study confirms surge in deforestation in Indigenous lands under Bolsonaro

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A study found a 129% increase in deforestation within Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon between 2013 and 2021. As a result, an estimated 96 ...