Articles by Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer and lives in New York City.
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![burning and smoky ground next to dirt road and dead trees]()
![burning and smoky ground next to dirt road and dead trees]()
Australian environmental report finally recognizes Indigenous knowledge
The bleak, national assessment of the environment recommends an Indigenous rights-based approach.
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![A man in a hat drinks water while picking pears]()
![A man in a hat drinks water while picking pears]()
Extreme heat puts workers in danger. A new report calls for action.
For more than a decade, advocates have pushed OSHA to protect workers from heat-related injuries and death.
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![A group of Ogiek people, an indigenous tribe native to Tanzania and Southern Kenya, posing in front of a green sign for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights]()
![A group of Ogiek people, an indigenous tribe native to Tanzania and Southern Kenya, posing in front of a green sign for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights]()
Indigenous Ogiek win ‘landmark’ reparations ruling from African Court
The decision could set a precedent for other Indigenous peoples who have been violently removed from their lands.
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![Maasai person with spear and blanket standing in tall grass]()
![Maasai person with spear and blanket standing in tall grass]()
‘Fortress conservation’ violently displaces Indigenous people
In Tanzania, attacks on the Maasai are the latest in a global pattern of violence highlighted by a new report.
