Indigenous Communities Doing Good

With 2,000 fluent Cherokee language speakers still alive, the Cherokee Nation is looking for unique ways to preserve the language. "An Indigenous language is lost every two weeks around the world,” said Howard Paden, executive director of the Cherokee Nation Language Department.

The Smithsonian and NOAA have launched the first-ever National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy, aiming to unify ocean conservation efforts through research, collaboration, and advanced tech.

This compilation features Indigenous people and their knowledge in the climate realm.

The official Good Good Good roundup of positive good news stories from Canada — continually being updated.

More than a century after colonization nearly eradicated key fish populations around Vancouver, British Columbia, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is looking to the past to restore the ecosystem.

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In 2020, over 40 Kichwa women began organizing themselves to defend their territory and expel mining from the Ecuadorian Amazon. This is how Yuturi Warmi, the first Indigenous guard led by women in the region, began.

We profiled seven runners using running as a platform to build community and fight for justice — for both people and the planet.

The Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance is actively revitalizing food systems, promoting food sovereignty, and teaching cultural practices to secure a sustainable future for Native communities.

As we stand in solidarity with Indigenous climate activists, here are just a handful of major victories from the past year.

Highlighting a contribution from each state toward civil rights in America, along with what led to that historical moment and the change it brought.

For the first time in Brazil, a traditional community has been awarded the concession to manage and operate visitor facilities inside a state conservation unit.