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Remains of 9 Rosebud Sioux Children Returned to Tribe
Describes the return of the remains of 9 children to their Sioux tribal home representing the genocide of American indigenous peoples.
Celine Ramos
Aug 25, 20244 min read

Truth and Reconciliation in One's Own Words: Recap of an interview with Monique Gray Smith
Interview between Shelagh Rogers and Monique Gray Smith about the meaning and history of Orange Shirt Day for American Indigenous Peoples.
Hillary Jean-Bart
Aug 18, 20243 min read


30+ Examples of nonviolent campaigns and how they were successful:
Descriptions of successful nonviolence campaigns and their tactics.
Joshua Kirshbaum
Jun 2, 20245 min read

Art of Survival - 2018
Multi-Platform Campaign against Domestic Violence.
NVINY Creative Team
Feb 19, 20242 min read


Diversity and Advocacy
Summary of the internship/volunteer experience with NVINY.
Sarah Gomez
Feb 4, 20241 min read


MMIW is Important
History of the Indian Child Welfare Act, and it's use to attack Indigenous rights
Sarah Gomez
Sep 7, 20221 min read

Reclaiming Thanksgiving: Including Indigenous History & Perspectives
Summarizes how the Thanksgiving Holiday is experienced very differently by the American Indigenous Peoples.
Emma Pratt
Aug 13, 20227 min read


How Nonviolence works?
Discussion of the effectiveness of nonviolent action, and nonviolence as a way of life.
Joshua Kirshbaum
Jul 20, 20223 min read

Beyond The Orange Shirt Story
by Jessica Dropkin On September 21, 2021, Phyllis Jack Webstad, the author of The Orange Shirt Story, held an event with her aunt, Agness...
J D
Jan 4, 20226 min read

'Say Her Name' A Look at One Area of Many in the US with a High Count of MMIW
By Jessica Dropkin The National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Day of Awareness is on May 5th. There are many NGOs,...
J D
Dec 28, 20216 min read


Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration 2021 on Lenapehoking Land, AKA Randalls Island in NYC
By Jessica Dropkin “Indigenous Peoples Day is for us. It’s a day for Indigenous people to say, ‘Hey, we’re still here.’” - Cliff Matias,...
J D
Dec 21, 20215 min read

Sierra Native Alliance Empowers Indigenous Youth in the Sierra Nevada
By Emma Pratt The Sierra Native Alliance (SNA) has been helping to empower Indigenous youth and their families in the Sierra Nevada...
Emma Pratt
Oct 13, 20213 min read

Indigenous Band Using Music As a Tool for Healing and Activism
By Emma Pratt Singer-songwriter Atsiaktonkie David of the Akwesasne band December Wind has released a song named “215”, to honor the 215...
Emma Pratt
Oct 6, 20214 min read

Social Media Censorship and Virtual Social Justice Activism
By Jessica Dropkin May 5th was the National Day of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness. Many users of the Facebook and...
J D
Oct 5, 20213 min read

Encouraging Developments for Indigenous Activists in Utah
By Emma Pratt For well over a century, hundreds of government-funded residential schools for Indigenous children dotted the land in the...
Emma Pratt
Sep 30, 20216 min read


VAWA Reauthorization, Funding and MMU Establishment
By Jessica Dropkin On May 4th, the Biden Administration released a statement regarding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and...
J D
Sep 21, 20212 min read


SCOTUS Reaffirms Sovereignty for Tribal Officers and Governments
By Jessica Dropkin The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic in the US and Canada in past years has been difficult to...
J D
Sep 14, 20212 min read


215 Bodies of Indigenous Children Uncovered at Boarding School in Canada
By Jessica Dropkin In May 2021, 215 buried remains of Indigenous children were found in a mass grave on the grounds of Kamloops Indian...
J D
Sep 7, 20215 min read


MMIW Billboards Along the Highways
By Jessica Dropkin There has been an ongoing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in the US and Canada. Montana is #5...
J D
Jun 8, 20213 min read


The History of the Human Zoo
By Jessica Dropkin Merriam Webster’s Dictionary has quite a few definitions for the word exotic, most in reference to food, plants or...
J D
Jun 8, 20214 min read