indigenous Archives - Prism

Justice Requires the Full Story

color photograph of a pride celebration in a grassy park with trees in the background. people sit and stand close together on the grass, and a black queer couple dances in the foreground. one is shirtless and wears khaki pants, and the other wears a white shirt with a pride flag tied around their shoulders and flowing with their movement

Gender & LGBTQIA+

For the love of found family

by Sherronda J. Brown February 6th, 2023February 6th, 2023

California’s new law allows care for non-nuclear families, offering legal recognition to family structures that have always existed for queer, Black, and Indigenous people

color photograph of a farmworker bent over a row of strawberry plants in the midground. around them, multiple water sprinklers spray water

Climate & Environment

California healthy soil initiatives must recognize historical racial injustice

by Ray Levy Uyeda February 3rd, 2023February 2nd, 2023

color photograph of a natural landscape with a still lake in the foreground and two gently curving mountain slopes in the background. the colors are muted, with the sky and water light grey and the mountains tones of grey, blue, and brown

Race

The Chinook Indian Tribe calls for restoration of federal recognition

by Luna Reyna February 1st, 2023February 2nd, 2023

color photograph of an outdoor protest. people in short-sleeve shirts walk towards the camera holding white and blue wood picket signs that read "uaw on strike unfair labor practices"

Reimagining the university through an abolitionist lens

by Khirad Siddiqui January 30th, 2023January 30th, 2023

color photography of a bridge over the Tanana River in Nenana, Alaska. yellow grass grows tall in the foreground, with coniferous trees in the background

Climate & Environment

Alaska’s sale of land for agricultural development threatens Indigenous food systems and environmental health

by Ray Levy Uyeda December 7th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

a person satnds in a shallow river with tall wild grass in the background, through which snakes a red oil pipeline

Climate & Environment

Indigenous activists look to Rights of Nature laws to stop fracking

by Ray Levy Uyeda October 20th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

Despite state initiatives, Indigenous education in public schools remains inconsistent

by Ray Levy Uyeda October 17th, 2022October 18th, 2022

An Indigenous woman with bangs wipes tears from her eyes with the corner of a white cloth banner. Behind her, other activists hold a white banner with partially obscured text that reads in part, "Indigenous local communities"

Climate & Environment

Indigenous and climate justice requires holistic LANDBACK

by Ray Levy Uyeda October 6th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

Indigenous activists wear masks and hold signs reading "Honor the treaties" and "You are on stolen land"

Climate & Environment

From grassroots to governments, LANDBACK returns stolen land

by Ray Levy Uyeda October 5th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

incarcerated firefighters wearing bright orange jumpsuits walk towards the back of a red firetruck. One firefighter is climbing into the truck with his back to the camera

Climate & Environment

Fighting California’s fires requires carceral reform and a Just Transition

by Ray Levy Uyeda September 28th, 2022September 28th, 2022