Since Europeans began colonizing North America, relations with the Native Americans have been tense. Marked by death, treaty violations, and forced migration, Native Americans have had to face many trials and tribulations. Today, they occupy a minuscule area of land in comparison to what they were promised. The Pine Ridge […]
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A Future of Change: How Genetic Engineering is Transforming Lives
Genetically modified crops may be the future of many developing nations. The merits of genetic engineering, of course, have been hotly debated over the past few years. With the advent of new technologies and techniques, genetic modification has become the new frontier in biological development: a frontier that, like all […]
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Bringing Internet to the Homes of Native Americans
Rural areas in the United States are the least connected. The struggle for many to gain access to high-speed broadband won’t be easy. It would be an understatement to say that today’s society is heavily dependent on the internet. Since the advent of the World Wide Web, millions of lives […]
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Buried Secrets: The Uighurs Conundrum
The Uighurs, an ethnic minority residing in Xinjiang primarily made up of Muslims have been the victims of intense surveillance, detention, and torture at the hands of the Chinese government. According to a report by the United Nations, it has been estimated that up until now, around a million people […]
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Native Defenders: Amazonian Tribes Protect Their Home
The Amazon rainforest’s last line of defense may just be the indigenous tribes that call it home. Spanning more than two million square miles, the so-called “lungs” of the planet produce 20% of atmospheric oxygen levels. However, due to massive amounts of deforestation, the Amazon rainforest faces an unprecedented threat. […]
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Hidden genocide: the struggle of the Rohingya in Myanmar
Embed from Getty Images Rohingya refugee children pray behind the fence of their refugee camp. – from Getty Images The Rohingya, an ethnic group consisting of mostly Muslims from Myanmar, is “the most persecuted minority in the world,” as stated by National Geographic. Since August of 2017, the Rohingya have […]