Driven by a shared commitment to exposing injustice, journalist Yvonne Dudock and photojournalist Nicole Franken established Indigenous People Today as a joint journalistic initiative. Together, they document personal stories of resilience and resistance, revealing the often-overlooked complexities of people’s lives beyond statistics, headlines and simplified narratives.
Our reporting explores the human consequences of the climate crisis for Indigenous communities, from the Arctic to the equator. Through long-form journalism, documentary photography, film and our book Survive, we reveal how rising temperatures, disappearing ice, rising seas and unpredictable weather threaten livelihoods, cultural identities and ways of life passed down through generations.
Our stories also examine questions of climate injustice, adaptation and responsibility. At their heart are communities confronting profound environmental change while fighting to protect their land, traditions and future.
Beyond the climate crisis, we investigate human rights violations and the systems of violence, exploitation and impunity that sustain them. Our reporting covers child marriage, sexual exploitation, the recruitment of child soldiers, labour exploitation of women in the gold mining industry, the intergenerational trauma of genocide and men deceived into fighting on the frontlines of war.
Through personal testimonies and investigative reporting, we expose the structures that perpetuate these injustices, their lasting consequences and the struggle for justice and dignity.
Our work has been published in leading Dutch media outlets, including Trouw, De Groene Amsterdammer, Vrij Nederland and OneWorld, and exhibited at the Wereldmuseum Amsterdam.
