The pieces that the Indigenous model and activist wears are symbols that reclaim sacred traditions and practices from her communities.
Category: Native Americans
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Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More LImited
Collecting wild mushrooms, berries and other foods from public forests and parks has become so popular that state and federal agencies are imposing more restrictions.
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Amid Orchestral Waves, the Sound of Cultures Conversing
“Natural History,” performed in Cincinnati, is a collaboration between the composer Michael Gordon and the Native American ensemble Steiger Butte Drum.
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Travelers Look for Deeper Experiences With Native Cultures
Around the globe, travelers are looking to get beyond superficial interactions with Native cultures for more in-depth experiences, like tours led by Indigenous guides and stays at Native-owned lodges.
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Lily Gladstone on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
The “Killers of the Flower Moon” star says awards attention feels like “being shot out of a cannon.” For a long time, she’d kept her distance from the industry.
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Read Your Way Through Utah
Utah is a place of paradoxes, full of terrible beauty and complicated history. The writer Terry Tempest Williams recommends books to help you explore the state’s many facets.
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What ‘Pocahontas’ Tells Us About Disney, for Better and Worse
The animated tale was both controversial and an Oscar-winning box office hit. It’s also one of the rare films from that era that the company isn’t eager to remake.
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In Osage Communities, a Divided Reaction to ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
The filmmakers’ attention to detail draws praise, but the question of perspective and who gets to tell the story is also at issue.
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How Abigail Echo-Hawk Uses Indigenous Data to Close the Equity Gap
The public health researcher Abigail Echo-Hawk is a leading voice in a movement to empower Indigenous people, wielding data as a tool for racial equity.
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A Tribal-Led Effort to Protect Marine Life in California Faces Headwinds
The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary could create a new model for Native co-management of public lands. But the sanctuary faces headwinds with a last-minute boundary change to accommodate a wind farm.
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Connor Bedard’s Hype (and Jersey) Take Over Chicago Blackhawks
Before Connor Bedard had taken the ice for the Blackhawks, the 18-year-old hockey phenom’s No. 98 jersey had already taken over the Windy City, and beyond.