Native American

Why can’t California utilize prescribed burns that everyone knows are key to restoring biodiversity and resilience?

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, May 4. An incomplete story Even as California appears to be nearing the end of the pandemic, many gaps remain in our knowledge about the past year’s events — raising questions as to the state’s preparedness for potential future disasters. Today — with record-low hospitalizations, a 1.1% positivity rate and […]

California Native American leaders fear the deaths that have shadowed their communities this past year have been undercounted.

After the statue of Junipero Serra had been removed, I began praying a rosary at that spot with others from Catholic parishes in the area.

AB 338 would also require that the new Capitol Annex include a hearing room mural dedicated to California’s First People.

California has a tortured history of conflict over immigration, giving it a huge stake in President Joe Biden's effort to overhaul immigration policy.

As a member of the California Truth and Healing Council, I am charged with articulating the genocide perpetuated against the state’s Native people.

Although California is home to the largest Native American population in the United States, voting has always been problematic. This year, the pandemic — and the state’s decision to mail ballots to every California voter — has created new issues for tribal lands, whose residents often lack traditional mailing addresses. Outreach groups, which were focused […]

Humboldt County, tucked into the redwoods on the state’s far North Coast, also has a much higher suicide rate than most of California. The pandemic has fueled new concerns.

Corporations have benefited from our diverse state; it's time for publicly held corporations to reflect the people who make up our workforce.