Native Defenders of Environment

The men and women profiled here are united by their work to protect the environment and to support indigenous rights. Their stories take us from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to the Black Mesa in Arizona.

The full list of environmentalists profiled are:

Melina Laboucan-Massimo (Lubicon Lake Band of Cree)
Winona LaDuke (White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
Clayton Thomas-Muller (Mathais Colomb Cree Nation)
Ben Powless (Six Nations)
Tom Goldtooth (Navajo and Dakota)
Grace Thorpe (Sac and Fox)
Sarah James (Gwich’in)
Enei Begaye (Navajo)
Evon Peter (Gwich’in)
Klee Benally (Navajo)
Teague Allston (Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia)