Memorial Day in Indian Country
The call to serve in the U.S. armed forces has resonated for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian men and women from the country’s founding to the present day.…
Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement
Within the heart of the Navajo Nation and in the shadow of the sandstone arch that is the namesake of the tribal capital, a simple greeting and big smiles were…
Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13 feet (about 4 meters) from a previously…
General Sherman passes health check but world’s largest trees face growing climate threats
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, California (AP) — High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark…
UN approves resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide annually over Serb opposition
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations approved a resolution Thursday establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs, a…
Native American tribes give unanimous approval to proposal securing Colorado River water
The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed settlement that would ensure water rights for its tribe and two others in the drought-stricken Southwest — a deal that could become…
From South Korea to India, devotees mark the birthday of Buddha with lanterns and prayers
A devotee knelt and gently touched his head on the dome of the Boudhanath Stupa, an iconic Buddhist monument in Kathmandu, as a mark of reverence on Thursday, which marks…
Oldest Known Aboriginal Pottery Discovered in Australia
Found on the island of Jiigurru, the 82 shards predate the arrival of Europeans by centuries, dating to between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago Archaeologists have unearthed 82 pieces of…
George Floyd’s family calls on Congress to pass police reform, 4 years after his murder
The family of George Floyd marked the fourth anniversary of his murder by renewing their call for Congress to pass legislation to reform policing in America that is named in…
This 3.6-million-year-old footprint was made by our earliest known ancestor. Now it’s at risk of being lost forever
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