indigenous people
Trendy Superfood Diets Are Causing Food Insecurity In India
Thanks to their collective obsession with eating superfoods of all kinds, hipsters are now helping push indigenous populations in India toward hunger.
A New Internet Tax in Canada Would Keep Indigenous People Offline
Canada’s Heritage Minister is debating an ISP tax to fund Canadian content. Here’s why that’s a bad idea.
Millennials on Spirit Quests Are Ruining Everything About Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca was a sacred medicine. Now it's a global 'it' drug, and the trendiness is threatening the source.
Shooting For Respect: The Indigenous Brazilian Archers Attempting To Become Olympians
An archery program for marginalized native Brazilian youth has been more successful than expected and ultimately could produce the country's first indigenous Olympian.
Canada Adopts UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples, but Some Are Skeptical Anything Will Change
Cheers erupted as Canada announced it will fully support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, reversing the position of the previous government, which nine years ago made it one of four countries to reject the document.
The Filmmaker Fighting Against the Animal Rights War on Seal Hunting
A new documentary, 'Angry Inuk,' points out the irony of progressives attacking a long-standing Indigenous practice.
Justin Trudeau on Indigenous Issues in Canada: The VICE News Interview
VICE News spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his historic visit to an isolated First Nations community.
'Embrace of the Serpent' Is a Violent, Psychedelic Film About the Colonization of the Amazon
Colombian director Ciro Guerra's critically acclaimed new movie tells the story of the invasion of the sacred jungle from an indigenous perspective.
How Canadian Authorities Screwed Up After Jailing Serial Killer Robert Pickton
Eighteen years after Stephanie Lane's disappearance, and 13 years after her remains were found on Pickton's farm, her family's trauma is still not over.
Is Winnipeg at the Forefront of Canada’s Aboriginal Film Scene?
In just over a year, the Aboriginal Film Collective has more than quadrupled in size as Winnipeg's Aboriginal filmmakers delve into genre and comedy.
Thunder Bay Takes Regina’s Title of Canada’s Murder Capital
While Canada's murder rate is at a five-decade low, a Stats Can report says Aboriginal people are six times more likely to be murdered than the rest of the population.
Here’s Why, as an Indigenous Person, I Voted for Trudeau in the Canadian Election
The thought of four more years of Harper was like an evil ghost climbing up my asshole and shaking me to the core.