Articles by Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer and lives in New York City.
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![A reindeer walks up a rocky hill with two wind turbines close in the background]()
![A reindeer walks up a rocky hill with two wind turbines close in the background]()
Why an essential part of Indigenous rights and international law is rarely enforced
Free, prior, and informed consent is the gold standard of Indigenous rights. So why isn't it followed?
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![Black and brown arms shaking hands, mountains, globe, and laurel wreath in background]()
![Black and brown arms shaking hands, mountains, globe, and laurel wreath in background]()
Indigenous leaders convene at UN to push for human rights protections
The international forum provides an opportunity for communities from across the globe to meet. Here's what's on the table.
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![Miners working in dirt and mud in rainforest clearing]()
![Miners working in dirt and mud in rainforest clearing]()
Amid illegal Amazon gold mining, Indigenous land defenders get reinforcements
Experts say the mines lead to murder, deforestation, pollution, and other crimes against Indigenous people in Brazil.
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![animated illustration of waving wild rice stalk dropping grains into oily water with grasses, water, and trees in the background]()
![animated illustration of waving wild rice stalk dropping grains into oily water with grasses, water, and trees in the background]()
How rights of nature and wild rice could stop a pipeline
Meet the Ojibwe attorney fighting a Line 3 expansion that threatens Indigenous rights and the environment
