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A 15th-century drawing of the Khazars, the Central Asian people, demanding tribute from the Polyans. (Wikimedia Commons)
February 28, 2026, 2:44 am
Why Tucker Carlson pushed for Jewish DNA tests, and the Khazar theory touted by antisemites
The discredited view alluded to in an interview last week promotes the idea that Ashkenazi Jews hold illegitimate claims to Israel — and it’s employed by the far-left and far-right
By Andrew Lapin
Retired Canadian justice Harry LaForme, seen here in a video address upon receiving an honorary doctorate from Nipissing University. (YouTube screenshot)
June 30, 2025, 4:17 am
An Anishinaabe Zionist on how Indigenous history is weaponized to promote antisemitism
On his first visit to Israel, Canada’s first Indigenous appellate court justice Harry LaForme explains why he sees the Jewish state as an Indigenous triumph, not a colonial enterprise
By Ariela Karmel
Nova Peris at Kibbutz Be’eri outside the home of slain peace activist Vivian Silver, March 2024. (Courtesy)
November 23, 2024, 9:38 am
Why one of Australia’s best-known Aboriginal activists is taking a stand on Israel
Nova Peris is an Olympic gold medalist, former parliamentarian, and well-known advocate for her people’s equality – and she’s bucking many on the left to support the Jewish state
By Nomi Kaltmann
Harvey Yesno, a Grand Chief of the Ojibwe tribe from Canada, praying at the Western Wall on October 28, 2024, during a visit organized by the Indigenous Embassy in Jerusalem (Perry Trotter/IEJ, Courtesy)
November 2, 2024, 7:56 am
Indigenous leaders rally in Jerusalem to affirm historical Jewish ties to the land
Dozens of tribal representatives from around the world gather in the capital in solidarity with Israel amid war, and to refute narrative that the Jewish state is a colonial enterprise
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Darla Contois, left, as Esther Rosenblum and Lisa Edelstein as Golda Rosenblum in 'Little Bird.' (Courtesy of Steve Ackerman vi JTA)
November 4, 2023, 1:13 am
In PBS series ‘Little Bird,’ a Jewish woman uncovers her traumatic Indigenous past
Airing weekly in the US through Nov. 16, the show draws on the experiences of co-creator Jennifer Podemski, a victim of the ‘Sixties Scoop’ torn from her mother’s arms
By Shira Li Bartov
Sarah Podemski in 'Reservation Dogs.' (Shane Brown/FX via JTA)
October 22, 2021, 2:17 am
For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle just to exist
The star of the hit FX series ‘Reservation Dogs’ talks about her dual identities, growing up with a Holocaust survivor grandfather, reparations, and why she loves matzah ball soup
By EVELYN FRICK
View of a statue in honor of "Women who fight" placed by feminist collectives at the roundabout of Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, from where the effigy of Christopher Columbus had been removed, in Mexico City, on October 7, 2021. (PEDRO PARDO / AFP)
October 13, 2021, 7:04 am
Removal of Columbus statue by Mexico mayor sparks debate on indigenous people
Replacement is a woman with clenched fist pointing at skyscrapers, to represent 5 centuries of ‘indigenous resistance,’ says Claudia Sheinbaum, granddaughter of Jewish immigrants
By Samir TOUNSI and Natalia Cano
Illustrative: Participants celebrate Tu B'Shvat at a Wilderness Torah/JeWitch Collective event outside of San Francisco on February 9, 2020. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
February 10, 2020, 4:53 pm
On New Year for trees, Jews and pagans go forest bathing to honor earthly roots
A Tu Bishvat event outside of San Francisco jointly celebrated by Wilderness Torah and JeWitch Collective focuses on power of fire and native knowledge
By Melanie Lidman
Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin speaking recently with indigenous leaders of the Tumucumaque region in northern Brazil. (Courtesy)
August 2, 2019, 9:57 am
Ethnobotanist says life mission to save indigenous culture is native to Judaism
Harvard-educated Mark Plotkin does a literal take on tikkun olam by fighting deforestation and working to preserve untouched societies in the heart of the Amazon rainforest
By Rich Tenorio
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro holds a ceremony to present his cabinet members at the presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on January 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
January 2, 2019, 11:39 pm
Brazil’s Bolsonaro targets minorities on 1st day in office
Far-right leader curbs land rights for indigenous groups and removes LGBT issues from purview of human rights ministry
By Mauricio SAVARESE
From left to right: Eric Young; Ole Kasoi, first landowner to join the Nashulai Conservancy; and Nelson Ole Reiyia. (Courtesy)
January 30, 2018, 11:44 pm
Jewish Torontonian turned African tribal elder spearheads nature conservancy
After social innovation Prof. Eric Young’s adoption into the Maasai tribe, he quickly came to implement his traditional ‘tikun olam’ upbringing in a new homeland
By Robert Sarner
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