Unpacking The Fascinating Relationship Between Indigenous And Hispanic Foods In The Americas

iStockphoto/UPROXX Imagine Spain without the potato. Imagine India without the chili pepper. Imagine Italy without the tomato. Imagine Hawai’i without the pineapple. Imagine Switzerland without the cacao bean. Imagine Nigeria without the cassava. Imagine a world without corn! Movie theaters would smell so different. The impact of North and South American Indigenous foodstuffs on the …

Indigenous creators criticize Modern Warrior for comments about ‘white passing’ people

Months after getting involved in a public feud that spurred harassment onto Native women on TikTok, Navajo creator Lance Tsosie, known as Modern Warrior, is once again receiving backlash from the app’s Indigenous community. Tsosie’s recent TikTok on “white-passing” and “white-presenting” people has earned him criticism across the platform.  Tsosie, who has 2.5 million TikTok …

Rage Against The Machine Use A Canadian Concert To Disavow Injustice Against Indigenous Peoples

Getty Image While the world’s sociopolitical balance seems to be crumbling before our very eyes, calling out injustice is nothing new at a Rage Against The Machine concert. Zack De La Rocha, Tom Morello, and company have always used their on-stage platform to spread awareness to a range of causes, corruption, etc. in well-articulated but …

Greta Van Fleet’s Josh Kiszka Issued An Apology For Appropriating Indigenous Culture

Getty Image When the band is on stage, Greta Van Fleet singer Josh Kiszka has regularly been donning copies of sacred indigenous clothing. It’s clearly problematic and the polarizing band came under fire recently when fans, critics, and members of Indigenous communities began asking the Michigan band to #SpeakUpGVF via a hashtagged conversation on Instagram. …

Wampum.Codes Host Amelia Winger-Bearskin Uses A.I. Art To Tell Indigenous Stories

Mek Frinchaboy You normally wouldn’t think of a PC or a gaming system as a tool to make art. These pieces of hardware are inherently analytical. They’re built on mathematical formulas and electricity, which are not really the kinds of organic materials Van Gogh would use to create masterpieces. Amelia Winger-Bearskin, however, has never seen …

Four BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People Of Color) Women Who Are Leading The Ecological Revolution

Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz Breaking through in the historically male-dominated green space is hard. But the four women we’re profiling today have pulled it off in grand fashion. They’ve also successfully struck a balance between what it means to be an “influencer” and how to use that influence to make the world more ecologically sound. Through …

Portugal The Man Honored Indigenous Peoples’ Day With Their ‘Movement Is Medicine’ Film

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day, and to honor the occasion, Oregon-based indie rockers Portugal The Man partnered with a member of the Umatilla Tribe in Northeastern Oregon, Acosia Red Elk, to help inspire their audience pay attention. “Our friend and PTM Foundation Community Advisory Board member Josué Rivas was telling us about his friend, Acosia …