Indigenous Rights

Throughout western North America, Pacific salmon form the foundation of social-ecological systems. Indigenous systems of governance and management of salmon have been shaped by the knowledge gained through millennia of experience harvesting and stewarding local salmon populations. This deep cultural knowledge of salmon and sustainable management practices has been passed…

“We live on Duwamish tribal land,” I told my son Brendan. His teacher’s husband came to the class to explain more about his own Duwamish heritage, and he had a lot of questions at dinnertime. Because November is Indigeneous People’s Month and coincides (read: directly relates to) Thanksgiving, here’s a…

Writer’s Blog 7 — I am currently in an Anthropology class all about environmental issues and their causes and effects. It is all about the interaction between the environment and society. I have become much more educated on environmental injustice and how things like globalization and industrialization affect the environment and how the negative…

Because this Indigenous woman embodies what North America we should all aspire for — I recently reviewed a narrative podcast series that chronicles the life of the folk singer-songwriter, and global icon, Buffy Sainte-Marie. I’ve seen her play live in New York City, and I’ve listened to her music over the years, but I actually had no idea how much of a sensation she…

Written by Celine Chin, Editor at Hera.co Edited by Sky Ounarom, Editor Lead at Hera.co What are the bi-weekly Fascinating Friday blogs by hera.co? Hera.co’s mission is to empower future female leaders to grow in ambition, bravery, confidence, and self-leadership to pursue their passion. In this blog series, we will…

Water Is a Human Right Under the United Nations Sustainability Development Goal Number 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, “Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene is the most basic human need for health and well-being”. If water is a basic human right, why are Indigenous reservations across North America facing severe water crises? In America…

Recently I attended an online seed library workshop. Before the keynote speaker began her talk, she recited a land acknowledgment. Her beautiful words began my search to better understand how I can support Indigenous people. What is a Land Acknowledgment? Land acknowledgments are not new. They are just new to non-native people. They are an…

Draft legislation has been introduced by Nevada’s state lawmakers to ensure tribal sovereignty in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court ruling in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, beginning the state’s legislative session by introducing measures to preserve the inherent treaty rights of Native Americans.

By Emily Bernal | March 2, 2023 In 2021, I had an undergraduate college experience that afforded me an opportunity to travel the globe. Whereas in “normal times” a student like me might trade her computer for a backpack and passport for new experiences in a far-flung part of the…