Why were reservations established and who lives on them? Do reservations have their own laws and police? How did What was the infamous “Trail of Tears?”...
As the cofounder of Advance Native Political Leadership, Anathea Chino creates space for Native American leaders to thrive in an often unwelcoming political system. Alongside comedian...
Indigenous communities have looked after their ancestral forests for millennia, cultivating immense amounts of knowledge on how to protect, nourish and heal these vital environments. Today,...
What will happen to the planet if climate change melts what’s left of Arctic permafrost? Shedding light on this overlooked threat, Arctic geologist Sue Natali reveals...
Every year, ocean levels rise and high tides flood the low-lying Marshall Islands in the Pacific, destroying homes, salinating water supplies and disrupting livelihoods. In a...
Dating back more than 800 years, chocolate is deeply woven into the Indigenous history of Oaxaca, Mexico. TED Fellow Germán Santillán talks about his work reviving...
Beauty is about more than the body you inhabit — it’s a way of being that goes beyond genetics or societal ideals. Aboriginal writer and former...
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Visit to watch more groundbreaking talks from the TED Fellows. One day, humans will explore space en masse and live scattered across the solar system on...
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Indigenous languages across North America are under threat of extinction...