Reforesting Pikirangi, Reckoning with Colonial Histories in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Sadie Rittman explores the history and significance of Pikirangi—a reforestation project—in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Tagged: Indigenous Lands and Waters
How Indigenous Artist George Morrison Resists Ecological and Cultural Extraction
Indigenous modernist George Morrison’s works were once considered “not Indian enough” but were later curated as minoritized art. Matt Hooley explores how and why the radical meanings of Morrison’s art are obscured or misunderstood by cultural institutions.
Imagining National Belonging in American Landscapes
Tomiko Jones embarks on a photographic project exploring deregulated public lands and questioning constructions of national belonging.
Fences Tell a Story of Land Changes on the Navajo Nation
For Kelsey Dayle John (Diné), fences provide a site for reflecting on family, history, culture, and Navajo relationships to land and animals.
What Justice We Can Achieve: Five Questions for Dan Lewerenz
The Native American Rights Fund works toward multiple forms of justice: legal, environmental, and social. Staff attorney Dan Lewerenz explains how.
The Land Remembers Native Histories
The University of Wisconsin–Madison was constructed through the erasure of Native monuments. But the land remembers. Graduate student Kendra Greendeer (Ho-Chunk) considers histories of settler erasure and contemporary efforts to commemorate Indigenous presence.
The Land Is a Teacher: A Conversation with Jeff Grignon
In his decades of work in forestry and cultural heritage for Menominee Nation, tribal member Jeff Grignon reads the lay of the land to find an ancient trail system.
Drone Warriors: The Art of Surveillance and Resistance at Standing Rock
Part of the Water Protectors movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Drone Warriors use drone photography as a form of protest. An exhibit curated by Adrienne Keene and Gregory Hitch spotlights their work.
What One Court Case Could Mean for Tribal Sovereignty: A Conversation with Rebecca Nagle
Rebecca Nagle’s podcast, This Land, examines tribal sovereignty and how the future of Muscogee (Creek) Nation may hinge on a case before the Supreme Court.
