Government-Sanctioned Assassination, Say Berta Cáceres Allies

Rick Kearns
3/18/16
The DESA Corporation, the Honduran Government and its military and police are responsible for the assassination of Indigenous Leader Berta Cáceres, assert Cáceres’ organization, he...

The Day Berta Caceres Was Assassinated

Grahame Russell
3/4/16

Berta Caceres, a great Lenca woman from western Honduras, was assassinated early in the morning of March 3.

She was killed because of who she is, because of what she lived, stood and fought for, her whole life....

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Murdered While She Slept: Shocking Death of Berta Cáceres, Indigenous Leader and Activist

Rick Kearns
3/3/16
Indigenous Honduran leader Berta Cáceres (Lenca) was murdered in her home Wednesday night by two unknown assailants, according to various sources...

Native Hawaiian Doctor and Sovereignty Activist Walks On

UH Med Now
2/20/16
Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, founding chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi School of Medicine, died of respiratory failure February 12 at The Queen’s Me...

Inupiat Goldman Prize Winner Strong in Fight Against Arctic Drilling

Rick Kearns
10/12/12
Caroline Cannon, winner of the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize, has not rested in her fight to save her Inupiat community and their way of life from Arctic oil drilling ...

In His Own Words: Book Showcases What Fuels the Activism of Hank Adams

Michelle Tirado
5/20/12
No less a figure than the legendary Vine Deloria Jr...

The Life of Maori Warrior Hone Harawira

Winona LaDuke
2/16/11
In the past 30 years, Maori activists have accomplished much in New Zealand—Maoris now even have a prominent place in the federal government...

Manitoba Bid Good-bye to Aboriginal Activist in 2010

ICTMN Staff
12/31/10
With the close of 2010, Manitoba bid a final fond farewell to aboriginal activist Mary Richards, a Métis who died in September at age 70 from complications after a kidney transplan...