Desiree Kane

Nov 20, 2024 | truthout.org | Jen Byers |Desiree Kane

Nex Benedict was a Tulsa-area teen of Choctaw descent. His friends described him as an “adventurous little thing” who had a flair for creating art with a sense of ease. They called him “Roachie,” and he was loved. After Nex’s death in February 2024, his portrait splayed across international news, vigils and social media posts. The picture shows Nex with deep brown eyes, short, loose brown curls grown out a little bit and a gentle smile. Nex has a crisp white shirt and black vest on.

Sep 28, 2023 | truthout.org | Pauly Denetclaw |Sasha Abramsky |Jen Deerinwater |Desiree Kane

It was 2013 and Susan Masten was vice-chairperson of her nation, the Yurok Tribe of Northern California. The government shutdown was in its second week. During an interview at the time, Masten talked about how she would soon have to furlough an additional 74 of the tribe’s 310 employees (60 had already been sent home). One hundred college scholarships would go unpaid, and childcare would be suspended for 50 families. Yurok has around 4,000 citizens with half living in or around their homelands.

Sep 13, 2023 | truthout.org | Jake Johnson |Denali Nalamalapu |Desiree Kane |Julia Conley

Nearly 180 environmental defenders were killed around the world last year — around one murder every other day — and more than 1,900 have been killed over the past decade, according to a gruesome new tally released Wednesday by the human rights group Global Witness.

Jul 2, 2023 | truthout.org | Sam Carliner |Luís Martín-Cabrera |Cherise Morris |Desiree Kane

Skip to contentSkip to footerIndigenous people and workers are resisting a reform which attacks the right to protest. For weeks now, the people of Jujuy, Argentina, have been in the streets resisting right-wing political attacks on wages and the right to protest. In the past few days the conflict has escalated with severe police repression throughout the largely Indigenous and impoverished province.

Jun 23, 2023 | truthout.org | Lyric Aquino |Sharon Zhang |Cherise Morris |Desiree Kane

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In a major blow to the Navajo Nation, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the federal government had no obligation to supply water to the tribe. In a 5-4 vote, the court ruled that water security for the Nation did not fall to the judiciary branch, but rather Congress and the President.