North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty: ‘We are here’ Across the continent, Indigenous peoples are methodically reasserting control over their land, laws, and how they live.

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How a public health crisis nearly derailed the American Revolution. George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan.

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A version of this story appears in the June 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. Based in Woodbridge, England, Tristan McConnell reported from Morocco for this story.