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Aug 22, 2022

Ivan MacDonald

Ivan MacDonald is a Blackfeet filmmaker based in Missoula, Montana. He is a director and producer focused on indigenous stories and experience. The most recent project he produced was Blackfeet Boxing: Not...

Ivan MacDonald is a Blackfeet filmmaker based in Missoula, Montana. He is a director and producer focused on indigenous stories and experience. The most recent project he produced was Blackfeet Boxing: Not...

Ivan MacDonald
Ivan MacDonald
Aug 18, 2022

Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court

Indigenous Justice
The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently under attack.
The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently under attack.
Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.
Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.
Aug 17, 2022

Ask the Experts: How to Inspire People to Vote for Their Values

Voting Rights
Ahead of the midterm elections, People Power volunteer tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her activism.
Ahead of the midterm elections, People Power volunteer tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her activism.
Two smiling canvassers carrying voting information.
Two smiling canvassers carrying voting information.
Aug 12, 2022

To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States

As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.
As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.
Stars on the American flag.
Stars on the American flag.
Aug 12, 2022

UN Racial Justice Review Gives Biden Opportunity to Center International Human Rights

Racial Justice
The administration claimed significant progress in its report and presentation to the United Nations, but true progress has been sluggish.
The administration claimed significant progress in its report and presentation to the United Nations, but true progress has been sluggish.
Delegates, arrayed in an expanding circle of desks, attend the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Delegates, arrayed in an expanding circle of desks, attend the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Aug 5, 2022

Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril

Voting Rights
On this anniversary of the VRA, the fight to secure the right to vote faces its greatest battles in over a generation.
On this anniversary of the VRA, the fight to secure the right to vote faces its greatest battles in over a generation.
An African-American woman dropping their ballot off during early voting in Athens, Ga.
An African-American woman dropping their ballot off during early voting in Athens, Ga.