'A legacy that is unmatched:' Tributes pour in for longtime Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva Colleagues and friends of Raúl M The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Mining violates rights of nature Tribunal judges found the industry guilty of “ongoing ecocide.” Salon · Mar 12, 2025
Most AAPI adults don't support cutting agencies and want a focus on costs: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows that most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders do not agree with the strategy of putting entire federal agencies on the chopping block, nor are they broadly on board with mass layoffs of federal workers The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025
Canadian police identify remains of murdered Indigenous woman at landfill Police said they had identified Morgan Harris, 39, and had also found more remains of another person The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2025
What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision stating that Finland had violated the rights of the Sámi Indigenous people to their culture and land. This decision, unprecedented in Europe, signals a potential paradigm shift in the protection of Indigenous… The Conversation · Mar 10, 2025
US will be ‘central’ to climate fight even without Trump, says Cop30 president André Corrêa do Lago suggests US organisations can play a constructive role even if government limits participation The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025
Mayan people’s battle with big companies for land ‘like fighting a monster’ When you live in Ireland, you can close your eyes to the real life cost of wealth, policy adviser with Trocaire Chris O’Connell said. Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2025
Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe Beneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions between industrial ambitions and Indigenous rights The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025
San Carlos Apache teenager's death reverberates throughout Indian Country A San Carlos Apache teen who was reported missing and then found dead marks one of the latest tragedies as Native American communities continue to grapple with the epidemic of people being killed or going missing at high rates The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025
Strange 2,400-year-old puppets with ‘dramatic facial expressions’ discovered atop pyramid Findings contradict notion of El Salvador being isolated in ancient times The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025
Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon have urged the government to halt oil and gas projects that threaten their lands, presenting their case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025
Leonard Peltier remains defiant in AP interview, maintaining innocence and vowing continued activism More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025
In Brazil, mining giant Vale is sued over metal contamination found in Indigenous peoples Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is suing the giant mining company Vale, the Brazilian government and the Amazon state of Para over heavy metal contamination found in the bodies of Xikrin Indigenous people The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025
The play that changed my life: Sing Sing’s Clarence Maclin on lessons from Sophocles in prison Staging Shakespeare and Twelve Angry Men with fellow prisoners was a revelation but Oedipus Rex proved particularly poignant The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025 Fossil tracks help find world’s oldest hand-drawn cart Marks predate invention of wheel by thousands of years
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025 Suit battles controversial state law that’s part of a ‘nationwide crackdown’ on pipeline protests Louisiana argues infrastructure law is about trespassing, not about free speech
International Business Times · Feb 24, 2025 Greenpeace Trial Begins In North Dakota In Key Free Speech Case A US oil pipeline operator's lawsuit seeking millions of dollars from Greenpeace for allegedly orchestrating a campaign of violence and defamation begins Monday in a North Dakota court, in a case with broad free speech implications.
Latin Times · Feb 21, 2025 Lawmakers Slam ICE's 'Outright Disrespect' Toward Tribal Members Amid Immigration Crackdown "ICE's law enforcement tactics reflect an abdication of U.S. trust and treaty responsibility with tribal nations and their citizens," reads a letter from congressmen to Kristi Noem
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025 Droughts, floods and economic uncertainty: Portraits of the Wayuu people in northern Colombia Climate change is rapidly altering the way of life of the Indigenous Wayuu people, a semi-nomadic Indigenous group living in the arid La Guajira region, which spans northern Colombia and Venezuela.
The Conversation · Feb 19, 2025 Climate change is threatening Lake Ontario — lessons from the Little Ice Age show us why we need to adapt Humans have always had a close connection with Lake Ontario. For centuries, this Great Lake has been a backbone of the region’s economy — relied upon for trade, food and industry. But a warming climate could dramatically change this relationship.
Top News · Feb 19, 2025 Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Released After Decades Leonard Peltier, Native American activist, released from prison after serving time for FBI agents' killings. Supporters eagerly await his return in North D...
Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2025 Native American activist Leonard Peltier released from US prison Supporters celebrate the release of an Indigenous activist imprisoned for killing of FBI agents after a flawed trial.
The Guardian - US · Feb 18, 2025 Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison: ‘Finally free’ Native American activist moves to home imprisonment after Joe Biden commuted sentence at end of presidency
The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025 Leonard Peltier to be released from prison following sentence commutation in FBI killings Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier is set to be released from a Florida prison Tuesday
Latin Times · Feb 16, 2025 Three Children Die After Eating Poisoned Bread Intended to Kill Stray Animals in Chiapas The kids found the bread on their way to a nearby store and did not make it back home.