Last Updated on October 5, 2013
In 1970, when we celebrated the first Earth Day, we had no idea how bad things would get. As teenagers, we thought stopping nuclear power, regulating industrial discharges and cleaning up toxic waste sites would do the trick. Now, four decades later, we know better.
Even as species go extinct by the minute, greedy energy companies and corrupt governments promote burning ever more fossil fuels. Clearly, we can no longer rely on regulations if we want to survive.
As Brendon Bosworth reports at High Country News, the impacts of our carbon intensive civilization have been rapidly decreasing our ability to feed ourselves. Ocean acidification is already destroying the oyster industry; by mid century, seafood might be a fond memory.
Across the world right now, Indigenous peoples are facing a renewed assault on their lands, rights, and ways of life.
From extractive industries pushing deeper into ancestral territories, to governments rolling back hard-won protections,
the threat is global—and it is growing.
What makes this moment especially dangerous is how little attention it receives.
Stories like this are disappearing in real time. Mainstream media
barely covers it and the coverage is fragmented. The public is left without the context
needed to understand what is truly at stake.
That is exactly why IC Magazine exists..
For more than 20 years, IC has reported on Indigenous struggles worldwide — consistently, independently, and without compromise.
We don’t follow news cycles; we trace patterns. We don’t sensationalize; we provide context.
And when the world looks away, we stay focused.
But this work is increasingly difficult to sustain.
We refuse to lock our reporting behind a paywall. We don’t sell access through subscriptions.
And we don’t answer to advertisers. IC Magazine survives solely because readers like you choose to
support independent Indigenous journalism.
Please donate today if you can. Every contribution helps us to continue this crucial work.
Thank you,
John Ahni Schertow
Founder and Editor in Chief
