By Aslan Tudor age 12 years old Aslan is the author of two books, Young Water Protectors and Young Native Activist. He is a citizen of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas. When we arrived at the Oceti Sakowin camp, there were thousands of tents and tipis set up in front...
By Jesus Hernandez, age 11 and Indykids Staff Every morning, Aliya Khan, a fifth grader in Kashmir, wakes up and walks to her school. But soon she returns home, disappointed, every day, according to an article published in The New York Times, at the end of October....
By Juan Cortes, age 10 and Indykids Staff UPDATED December 19 2019 First up, it’s important to know that Congress, which is made up of members elected to represent the people, is comprised of two levels of government: the House of Representatives (also known as the...
By Jessie Mai Mitnick, age 12 Izerman Yamaguchi-Kotton, a 9-year-old boy, squats down on the shoreline of his local beach, arranging white-and-fawn-striped shells from smallest to largest. Every morning after breakfast he loves to come down to the beach and check on...
By Lila Katch, age 14 Tara Houska is Ojibwe from Couchiching First Nation. She’s an attorney (lawyer) and the co-founder of Not Your Mascots, an organization dedicated to fighting against stereotypical Native representations in sports. She’s also an adviser to...
By Jesus Hernandez, Age 10 Air pollution kills around 7 million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization, and health organizations around the world are scrambling to keep up with the growing threat. Poor air quality is fueled, in part,...
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