By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)

By Chad Valdez (Diné)

By Miriam Abel (CS Intern)

Westwin Elements, the city of Lawton, and the state of Oklahoma are moving forward with a cobalt, nickel, and manganese refinery on ancestral lands of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent.

By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois) 

In the heart of the Arizona high desert lies a battle for the soul of the land.

The ancient, sacred grounds of Apache Native territory are under threat from a looming giant — a massive copper mine that promises riches for the locals, and a pathway to the so-called green transition. 

But, as is often the case, it comes at a cost. 

By Chad Valdez (Diné)

By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)

By Chad Valdez (Diné)

By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)

By Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock)

By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)

By Dr. Doreen E. Martinez (Mescalero Apache)

I think back to when I was young, and I am trying to recall the time I learned what respect meant, what respect looked like, how I could offer it. I am pulled back to a sense of presence, a way of being that my parents offered, that I saw or felt my siblings doing, or how it resided in our house and the way my parents welcomed all other kids in our neighborhood into our home. Our home being the ‘poorest,’ however, our home was the place where everyone was fed.