Bolivian Indigenous women carry history and pride in the traditional 'pollera' skirt

The “pollera,” a bell skirt with layered petticoats, is the traditional dress of Indigenous women in Bolivia’s highlands ...
Mongabay

The Indigenous women changing the course of their communities

Indigenous women leaders play a key role as defenders of their territories, biodiversity and ancestral knowledge. From their communities, they lead environmental restoration, collective health care, ...

Meet the Indigenous women behind Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's 'most stylish' looks

Arce is part of a group of talented female Indigenous artisans who collaborate to create the colorful embroidered dresses and ...
Mongabay

Indigenous women and the path to a just energy transition: Voices from the land (commentary)

The implementation of the energy transition is unfolding at the expense of biodiversity and communities — particularly Indigenous women, says Galina Angarova and Daniela De León, members of the SIRGE ...
Michigan Advance

She reimagined dolls for her daughter — and defied stereotypes about Indigenous women

This story was originally reported by Jessica Kutz of The 19th. Meet Jessica and read more of their reporting on gender, ...
PBS

Bringing justice to missing and murdered Indigenous women

On location at the NJEA Convention, Steve Adubato speaks with Vanessa Lillie, author of Blood Sisters, about the critical issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women, environmental justice in her ...
The Conversation

‘I’m dreading birthing in such a system’: what Indigenous women globally think of birth care and what they’d like to see instead

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

NB slow to act on violence against Indigenous women, 2SLGBTQ+ people, watchdog says

New Brunswick is not acting fast enough to reduce violence against Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQ+ people, according to the province's auditor general.
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Reclaiming language through Indigenous Women Poets

If you’re asked, “Name a woman” — who do you think of? Some people may say their mom, sister, friend or mentor. Others may say Marie Curie, Nichelle Nichols, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Catherine ...

Woman pleads guilty to murder as Washington's Indigenous cold case unit secures first conviction

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Cold Case Unit was established within the Washington attorney general's ...
KGOU

New report finds Indigenous people are disproportionately affected by gun violence

Indigenous people in the U.S. are killed by guns more than nearly any other segment of the population. They rank second behind the Black community, according to a newly published Violence Policy ...