Indigenous peoples often view water as a living entity or a relative, to which they have a
sacred responsibility. Such a perspective frequently conflicts with settler societies' view of …

In the wake of the Paris Agreement on climate change, promises to phase out coal-fired
power have suggested cause for optimism around energy transition globally. However, coal …

In Landscapes of Power Dana E. Powell examines the rise and fall of the controversial
Desert Rock Power Plant initiative in New Mexico to trace the political conflicts surrounding …

Strong female governance has always been central to one of the world's oldest existing
culturally diverse, harmonious, sustainable, and democratic societies. Aboriginal and Torres …

Honorable Mention: Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award In Roots of Our
Renewal, Clint Carroll tells how Cherokee people have developed material, spiritual, and …

Much of the scholarship on Indigenous water rights in the United States focuses on legal
and political rights awarded or denied in water settlements. This article highlights the voice …

In this article, I examine the anti-capitalist and antidevelopment politics that Diné resisters
espouse in their critiques of resource extraction in the Navajo Nation. I argue that existing …

Resources are not only political and economic projects; they are outgrowths of colonial
practices and processes centuries in the making. For Indigenous nations, the idea of …

This article considers the Navajo Green Jobs effort of 2009, an attempt to “transition” energy
production from coal to wind and solar for the largest tribe in the United States, the Navajo …

The development of coal mining in the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the
United States, is understood as a consequence of economic dependency, resource curse …