Tribal Court Case Against Line 3 Pipeline Is First to Invoke “Rights of Nature” – The suit by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe says Enbridge’s pipeline would violate the rights of wild rice, which the tribe enshrined in law in 2018. Post date August 12, 2021
For Farmworkers, the Fight for the 8-Hour Day Isn’t Over – Federal labor laws exclude farmworkers from overtime pay and other protections. After years of advocacy by farm labor groups, lawmakers in Oregon, Washington and Colorado are working to change that. Post date June 26, 2021
Racing to Save Languages and Cultures, Native American Tribes Rapidly Roll Out Vaccines – Covid-19 has killed Native people at a faster rate than any other group in the U.S., but vaccine rollout in Indian Country has so far been a success story. Post date February 18, 2021
Recognition of Native Treaty Rights Could Reshape the Environmental Landscape – The U.S. has largely ignored the nearly 400 treaties signed with tribal nations, but that may be starting to change. And some think that could prevent, or even reverse, environmental degradation. Post date December 5, 2020