The brutal murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous rights activist Bruno Pereira this month mark a new escalation in the battle for the Amazon, its resources, and its Indigenous defenders on.natgeo.com/3u5pYHc

This University of Oxford study—only one of two approved worldwide for intentionally exposing healthy humans to SARS-CoV-2—could help quantify the level of immunity needed to prevent COVID-19 reinfections on.natgeo.com/3Ntki0u

Native nations across North America are reasserting control over their land, laws, and how they live. Follow along this week as we share what sovereignty looks like for five Indigenous groups. Photos by @KiliiiYuyan twitter.com/NatGeo/status/…

Learn more about how the Tla-o-qui-aht have pushed to regain sovereignty in our July issue on.natgeo.com/3u6VAMy

Masso wrote a song and his brother, Hjalmer Wenstob, carved the masks for a performance they created to promote learning Nuu-chah-nulth—a vital part of reestablishing Tla-o-qui-aht culture on.natgeo.com/3NpIGjy

Highlighting the recovery of Nuu-chah-nulth, the Tla-o-qui-aht tongue, language activitist Timmy Masso displays two masks—one with no mouth to symbolize the loss of the language, one with an open mouth to show its revival pic.twitter.com/zmijA12Q8K