Articles by Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer and lives in New York City.
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![Interior of United Nations room with people in rows of seats watching a person give a speech at a podium at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]()
![Interior of United Nations room with people in rows of seats watching a person give a speech at a podium at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]()
The plan to ensure Indigenous peoples have a voice at the UN
At the close of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, leaders call for 'enhanced participation' at the international level.
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![Mask-wearing asylum seekers carrying bags walk into the US]()
![Mask-wearing asylum seekers carrying bags walk into the US]()
Indigenous climate migrants face unique challenges — with too few resources
Advocates call on countries like Mexico to employ Indigenous staff at consulates.
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![Four elders of the Endorois tribe, indigenous to Kenya, performing a ritual. Mist, mountains, and a blue sky with clouds are in the background]()
![Four elders of the Endorois tribe, indigenous to Kenya, performing a ritual. Mist, mountains, and a blue sky with clouds are in the background]()
Indigenous Endorois fight for their land and rights at UN
Conservation efforts in Kenya displaced hundreds of Indigenous people. Can there be justice for stolen lands and culture?
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![R. Mukaro Borrero speaks at a podium with a drum at a BLM protest]()
![R. Mukaro Borrero speaks at a podium with a drum at a BLM protest]()
Indigenous Taíno of Puerto Rico take their fight for visibility and rights to the UN
Without US representation, the Taíno advocate for environmental justice and cultural preservation internationally.
