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For Indigenous peoples, conflict means so much more than war

Indigenous leaders say true peace requires self-determination and respect for their rights.

Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas

Despite shortfalls in funding, studies show these areas are better at managing biodiversity and carbon storage The post Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas appea...

Despite recent advances, Colombia’s Indigenous groups face uncertain future

In December 2025, Colombian President Gustavo Petro formally recognized the first eight Indigenous Territorial Entities (ETIs) in the Colombian Amazon. The post Despite recent adva...

U.N. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Begins in Geneva

U.N. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Begins in GenevaBy Brenda Norrell, Censored News, July 13, 2026Christine Diindiisi McCleave, PhD, Turtle Mountain Anishina...

Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution, report finds

Indigenous lands are recognized as crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. New research shows their health is a direct result of the people who inhabit and steward them.

Mexico Begins Consultation with 16,728 Communities on Landmark Indigenous Rights Law

Mexico has begun consulting 16,728 Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities on a landmark rights law intended to implement constitutional reforms recognizing self-determination, leg...

Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Rights advocates decry death of Indigenous leader in Nicaragua state custody

Numerous human rights organizations released statements Monday decrying the death of Indigenous leader, politician and activist Brooklyn Rivera after years in Nicaraguan state cust...

In Peru and Brazil, extractivism threatens Indigenous people in isolation: Report

Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI) in the Yavarí-Tapiche Territorial Corridor, one of the largest contiguous, intact forests in the Amazon and ho...

Report finds Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution

Indigenous lands are crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. Research shows their health is a direct result of Indigenous stewardship.

Indigenous, church leaders hold 'knowledge-sharing' meeting on 'Doctrine of Discovery'

As the Indigenous people of Canada and the United States continue to fight for self-governance and for control of their traditional territories, many of them point to the Catholic...

As climate and conflict collide, Indigenous leaders confront overlapping crises at the UN

The 19th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will focus on violence, disaster relief, artificial intelligence, and more.

New Indonesia roadmap aims to protect Indigenous knowledge for biodiversity

Indonesia is developing a roadmap to recognize and protect Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ traditional knowledge in biodiversity conservation, aligning with its commitme...

Brazil’s Indigenous Communities Receive $9M in GEF Funding to Protect Lands, Traditions Under Threat

BELÉM, Brazil, May 21 (IPS) - On Brazil’s northeastern coast, the Indigenous community, Tremembé da Barra do Mundaú, lives on a preserved stretch of land shaped by mangroves, dune...

Adivasis demand halt to tiger safari push, evictions in south India forests

Indigenous communities in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are protesting wildlife tourism and tiger reserve expansion. They accuse authorities and conservation groups of commerci...

Lawmakers seek rights probe into Indigenous conflict at Indonesian timber firm

JAKARTA — Indonesian lawmakers have called for a government fact-finding probe into a long-running conflict between an Indigenous community in Borneo and an industrial timber compa...

Q&A: Why Climate Politics Cannot Be Separated From Indigenous Sovereignty and Justice

June 23, 2026 | Source: Eco-Business | by Tom Baxter Across the world, Indigenous Peoples are confronting pressures old and new – shrinking civic space, armed conflict, renewed mi...

FEATURE: A Trailblazer for Tribal Sovereignty

NRDC Board member John Echohawk, a member of the Pawnee Nation and Executive Director of the Native American Rights Fund, has devoted his career to asserting the legal and civil ri...

International tribunal finds Canada continuing genocide against Indigenous people

The Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) on Missing and Disappeared Indigenous Children and Unmarked Graves in Canada released their preliminary statement on Sunday, finding that acts...

Indigenous lawsuits dominate discussion in last days of spring legislative session

Both the Cowichan and Gitxaała cases have had recent legal developments as more than 20 lawsuits wend their way through the courts.

Brazil: Courts Protect Land Rights in the Amazon

Click to expand Image Cattle graze on land recently burned and deforested by cattle farm...

Indigenous people in Cambodia claim they’re blocked from sacred sites

PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia — Ruos Lim knows what is at stake as he sets off with 10 men to patrol the Chom Penh forest. Lim is part of the Kuy people who have relied on the forests in...

Caring for Country means First Nations are at the heart of decision making

Despite long-awaited reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, the role of Indigenous peoples in matters that relate to the health of Country remain...

Indigenous at the United Nations Expose A.I. Data Centers and Racially-Biased Misinformation

Indigenous at the United Nations Expose A.I. Data Centers and Racially-Biased MisinformationJaimie Williams speaking at the U.N. today on the harm by A.I. data centers. &q...