Indigenous Resistance Movements Around the World
There are more than 5,000 indigenous groups worldwide, varying tremendously and differing in countless ways. Find out how native peoples around the world are mobilizing for change.
Month: November 2015
Prisoners Press to End Solitary Confinement
Thanks to the protests of more than 60,000 prisoners, the state of California has agreed to stop the use of solitary confinement in its prisons.
Someday, You Could Advocate For Your Community, Like Taté Walker
Meet Taté Walker, Editor of Native Peoples magazine. As a Lakota woman, Taté advocates for many issues, including fair and accurate media representation, to lift up Native American communities.
Lanterns, Poetry and Peace
What is peace? Kid Reporter Sadie Price-Elliott explores what it means to advocate for peace at the Shinnyo Center’s Lantern Floating for Peace ceremony in New York City.
Meet IndyKids Kid Reporter, Eleanor Hedges Duroy
Eleanor Hedges Duroy, age 12, has been writing for IndyKids since 2012.
New Database Highlights Police Killings in the US
This year, nearly 1,000 people have been killed by police officers in the United States, according to the Guardian’s new website, “The Counted.”
New Report Rejects Mexico’s Explanation of Missing 43 Students
A new report finds that the Mexican government did not properly examine forensic evidence or investigate leads to help find 43 missing students on the night of their disappearance.
New Muslim Female Superheroes
Meet the new Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, a Muslim teen from Jersey City with shapeshifting superpowers who fights against gender stereotypes.
Guatemalans Push President to Resign
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina resigned and was arrested after thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets to protest peacefully for his impeachment.
Earth Kids! Youth Eco-Activists Will Bring Their Voices to Paris Climate Talks
What will happen to the earth if temperatures rise by just two degrees? This December, young environmental activists from around the world will join representatives from 200 countries at the annual U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) to agree on a plan to limit the rise of global temperatures and to save our planet.
