Federal Regulations Prompt Closure of Native American Displays at American Museum of Natural History by Karen K. Ho #ARTNews
"The American Museum of Natural History recently announced it will close two major halls exhibiting Native American objects in response to new federal regulations regarding the display or research of cultural items.
“The halls we are closing are artifacts of an era when museums such as ours did not respect the values, perspectives and indeed shared humanity of Indigenous peoples,” museum president Sean Decatur wrote in a letter to the museum’s staff on the morning of January 26. “Actions that may feel sudden to some may seem long overdue to others.”"
A collection of essays on resistance, resilience, and collective power in the age of climate disaster from Chamorro human rights lawyer and organizer Julian Aguon.
Part memoir, part manifesto, Chamorro climate activist Julian Aguon’s No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies is a coming-of-age story and a call for justice—for everyone, but in particular, for Indigenous peoples.
In honor of Indigenous People's Day, take a minute to brush up on the "savage slot" – a pernicious feature of the Western worldview that laid the groundwork for the colonial era and continues to shape mainstream perspectives today.
"80% of the planet’s remaining biodiversity is on Indigenous land. Silently, they have proven that the smartest way to save us all is to recognise and protect their territories."
@MarkRuffalo And to prove it, here is a recent scientific study I participated in showing how primate species fare much better when their territories overlap with indigenous lands.