Which US presidents actually tried to benefit Native Americans? Here’s what history says
Trump's promises to Native America have not always been the norm for US presidents. But Richard Nixon had a better record than most.
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New findings on earthquakes and oil and gas extraction in the United States
Oklahoma is trying to limit the number of earthquakes caused by oil and gas extraction, but some existing faults there – which could be activated by wastewater injection – have never been mapped.
Why Native Americans do not separate religion from science
Native American scholars joined in the global March for Science. Their science blends seamlessly with beliefs.
Why is water sacred to Native Americans?
For the Blackfeet, Lakota and other Native American people, water does more than sustain life – it's the place of the divine.
Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson: More in common than just populism
Comparisons often ignore the troubling history of how Jackson treated Native Americans. An expert on Native American history draws parallels to the new administration.
America’s mass deportation system is rooted in racism
From Chinese laborers to 'bad hombres,' the US settler mentality has perpetuated an immigration system that pushes out unwanted groups and bypasses the Constitution.
Sure, pipelines are good for oil companies, but what about jobs related to preserving nature and culture?
An anthropologist of the American West argues that protecting nature and our cultural heritage are good for business but few recognize how they are threatened by 'jobs-creating' oil pipelines.
Five reasons why the North Dakota pipeline fight will continue in 2017
A Native American scholar explains why so little has changed despite the apparent victory of protesters opposing the North Dakota Access Pipeline protest.
Dakota pipeline: America’s indigenous people are still fighting a centuries-old racist ideology
The ideology of 'manifest destiny' has underpinned centuries of discriminatory legislation and violence against the US's indigenous people.
Civil liberties of indigenous people have long been suppressed at Standing Rock
Standoff over North Dakota pipeline and Chief Sitting Bull's Standing Rock is another broken promise made to Native Americans.
How Standing Rock became a site of pilgrimage
Thousands of people, both those within Native American communities and their non-Native allies, felt called to go to Standing Rock. What was the motivation?
Victory at Standing Rock reflects a failure of US energy and climate policy
The protesters have scored a big victory in the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict, but it's served only to illuminate the sharp divisions over energy policy in the US.
The two men who almost derailed New England’s first colonies
The Pilgrims were thankful for finally being able to vanquish Thomas Morton and Ferdinando Gorges, who spent years trying to undermine the legal basis for settlements in Massachusetts and beyond.
Remembering the US soldiers who refused orders to murder Native Americans at Sand Creek
A scholar of American Indian studies shares the lesser-known, true story of two men who stood up and spoke out against the murder of American Indians, and how they are celebrated as heroes today.
How the archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline went wrong
What sacred sites have been damaged by The North Dakota Access Pipeline? We can't really know for certain – and our legal system is partly to blame.
Supreme Court case could expose Indian tribes to new legal risks
A little-known suit against a Mohegan tribal employee will test the limits of Indian tribes' legal immunity.
Columbus Day: Black legend meets White City
An anthropologist tells the story of how Columbus actually came close to falling into historical obscurity, until American hubris got in the way.
What if nature, like corporations, had the rights and protections of a person?
An anthropologist argues for new ways to value sacred landscapes.
Why the Native American pipeline resistance in North Dakota is about climate justice
What is the months-long North Dakota Access Pipeline protest really about? A Native American scholar connects the dots to environmental justice and the legacy of U.S. colonialism.
New research shows how Native American mascots reinforce stereotypes
If your city has a team with a Native American mascot, you're more likely to hold stereotypical views of Native people.
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Lecturer on Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver
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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana
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Professor of Quaternary Science, Royal Holloway
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Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, Case Western Reserve University
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Timnick Chair in the Humanities / Associate Professor of Philosophy and Community Sustainability, Michigan State University
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Professor of contemporary American literature and culture; Native American studies, University of Denver
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Associate Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Professor and Chair, Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation, University of North Texas
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Professor of Sociology, Indigenous Peoples, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of English Studies and Coordinator of American Studies, Fitchburg State University
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Visiting Professor of Film, Brown University
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