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National Geographic
Krista Langlois
26 October 2017
British Columbia, Canada
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1500-3000 Words
In British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, the Kitasoo/Xai’Xais First Nations have been striving for decades to save the spirit bear, also known as Kemode bears, from trophy hunters. Since 1999, the indigenous commu...
17 October 2017
Inuvik, Canada
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800-1500 Words
A graduate student from British Columbia, the Arctic Energy Alliance, and the elders of the Inuvialuit people may seem a strange team, but together they are tackling the dual concerns of climate change and the loss of...
Yes! Magazine
Stephen Miller
11 October 2017
Alaska, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
The siglaug, is an Inupiaq word for ice cellar. It is also how the Inupiaq people are preserving a part of their culture. The siglaug, opened after the Farm Bill was passed, which allowed for the opening of a food p...
2 October 2017
Mexico City, Mexico
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800-1500 Words
In a rapidly gentrifying Mexico City neighborhood, two artists refurbished an icon and set up an altar for Santa Mari La Juaricua, a saint to protect residents from eviction. The saint raises awareness and acts as a r...
4 September 2017
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Over 3000 Words
As San Antonio develops, local groups like the WPA work to preserve cultural heritage along with buildings. Community organization, financing, and legislation are all tools the groups are using to maintain historic co...
Christian Science Monitor
Owen Mortner
21 August 2017
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Most bus stops have an array of ads, but in Boston one sign reads “What to do if you are witnessing Islamophobic harassment.” The message is part of a part of a public awareness campaign rolled out by the city, wh...
The Atlantic
Alia Wong
2 August 2017
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, United States
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Under 800 Words
After generations of waiting, the Oglala Sioux prophecy of an economic, spiritual, and social renaissance is coming true. "Now the Seventh Generation is here," and they are creating dynamic change in one the least dev...
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Meg Brindle
28 July 2017
Kenya
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Under 800 Words
The Maasai are the "tall, elegant, and distinctively dressed" people living in Africa. Their image is usually used to represent all Africans and is being culturally appropriated by western companies without any profit...
Deutsche Welle (DW)
Jacopo Pasotti
24 July 2017
Mongolia
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Mongolia’s nomadic, pastoral families are banding together to strengthen their resilience in the face of climate change. With their economic livelihoods dependent on livestock production, they feel the effects of warm...
8 June 2017
Santa Ana, California, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Under an administration that frequently spouts racist rhetoric and enforced divisive legislation such as the Muslim ban and the border wall, minority communities - particularly Islamic and Latino communities - are hav...
6 June 2017
Blackfeet Nation, Montana, United States
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Under 800 Words
Generations of oppression and poverty have led to severe food insecurity for many Native Americans, resulting in some of the country's highest obesity and diabetes rates. But a few dedicated individuals on the Blackfe...
WMOT
Jacob McCleland
23 May 2017
Madhubani, Bihar, India
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
In many rural villages in Northern India and Nepal, long-standing cultural norms have relegated women to subordinate positions in marriage and minimal educational opportunities, stifling the social, agricultural and e...
28 April 2017
Madrid, Spain
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
Factum Arte creates replicas of art and artifacts through cutting edge technology and careful detail. These replicas are used to create access, preserve fragile originals, and replace objects that have been destroyed.
25 April 2017
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
By leveraging technology, artists living above the 60th parallel are increasing indigenous representation in filmmaking. In Yellowknife, Canada, aRTLess Collective’s Dead North Film Festival uses live streaming to rea...
The Taos News
Cody Hooks
20 April 2017
Taos, New Mexico, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
One small thing colonization destroyed was seeds. Indigenous communities used to pass seeds down from generation to generation, but according to some estimates, seed erosion has wiped off as much as 90 percent of agri...
Positive.News
Shaifali Agrawal
3 March 2017
India
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1500-3000 Words
In India gender inequality and stereotype perpetuation have been barriers to reaching equality, Gulika Reddy tried to implement changes and work with adults but these ideas were so firmly entrenched that they could no...
1 March 2017
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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A select group of women Syrian refugees are helping cater dinners in Vancouver, British Columbia. The dinner events, titled “Tayybeh: A Celebration of Syrian Cuisine,” help the women both earn a small living and creat...
26 January 2017
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
When Bogaletch Gebre was a girl she underwent a dangerous procedure, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The practice requires the removal of all, or part of the clitoris. It can lead to scarring, bleeding, and sometimes...
Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR)
Ellen Berkovitch
15 November 2016
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Kha'p'o Community School recently became the first of six Native American Community Academy schools in New Mexico and, after two years of planning, is now entirely under tribal control. Its educational model brings tr...
7 November 2016
United States
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Over 3000 Words
Fathom is the world's first-ever cruise line for people who want to vacation and volunteer as a way of helping poor families in the Dominican Republic have concrete floors, water filters etc. However, the impact of th...
Positive.News
Lucy Purdy
25 October 2016
Shropshire, United Kingdom
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1500-3000 Words
The world is expecting to lose half its languages by the end of the century. People are preserving the ancestral languages by collecting and utilizing the vocabulary within their families and using apps and technol...
High Country News
Leah Todd
8 October 2016
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A New Mexico network of native schools, called the NACA-Inspired Schools Network, addresses the failure of traditional schooling to incorporate native culture into lessons by designing a culturally relevant curriculum...
20 September 2016
Kathmandu, Nepal
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800-1500 Words
In an effort to rebuild after Nepal’s devastating 2015 earthquake, Earthbags have become a growing method of sustainable, affordable construction. These bags are carefully filled with soil, and stacked on one another ...
19 September 2016
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Rapid City, South Dakota, talking about money is taboo among Native American families. To help improve their financial situations Black Hills Community Loan Fund offers financial literacy classes. The organization ...
21 August 2016
Hongcheon, South Korea
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Over 3000 Words
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization provides some pretty grim predictions for the future of global food stability if modern, monoculture farming practices continue to degrade land, spread pesticides, and destro...
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