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In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

Indigenous people in Brazil have marched in the capital, Brasilia, to protest what they say are violations of their land rights

Indigenous groups protest for land rights in Brazil capital

Thousands of representatives of Indigenous peoples gathered in Brasília on Tuesday to protest threats to their land rights, marching through Three Powers Plaza, home to Brazil’s Su...

Brazil: Indigenous marches in Brasília enter third day over land rights

Thousands of Indigenous people marched through Brasília on 9 April 2026 during the 22nd “Free Land Encampment”, urging authorities to recognise ancestral lands ahead of October’s e...

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.

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...

At the U.N., Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings

This story is republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. NEW YORK CITY — Indigenous communities in the Pacific are facing increasingly devastating storms worsened by warming...

In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

BRASILIA (AP) — Indigenous people in Brazil have marched in the capital, Brasilia, to protest what they say are violations of their land rights. They accuse large corporations of a...

State fishing village plan in Indonesian Papua sparks Indigenous opposition

Indigenous leaders in Indonesia’s South Papua province have rejected a government plan to build a state-backed fishing settlement on their ancestral land, highlighting growing tens...

Aboriginal title can’t be declared over private land, Supreme Court of Canada rules

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a ruling that Aboriginal title cannot be declared over private land, in a decision the federal government says will have an impact in B.C.

Mark Podlasly: First Nations are owners and investors, not obstacles to development

Projects on our territories must include real ownership and governance, not just benefit-sharing agreements negotiated after decisions have already been made

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Nearly two decades after landmark Indigenous rights declaration, countries still aren’t complying

At the U.N., global leaders say governments must stop talking and start implementing protections they adopted.

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Indigenous governance key to protecting Amazon Basin connectivity, experts say

In the southern tip of Colombia’s Cauca department, known as the “boot” for its shoe-like shape, volunteer members of an Indigenous guard patrol their territories in the Andean foo...

A human rights center opens a path to justice for Indigenous Peoples in the Central African Republic

BAYANGA, Central African Republic — Across the Congo Basin, conservation has long been fraught with a difficult contradiction. Protected areas, meant to preserve wildlife, have at...

At the UN, Indigenous Leaders Tackle How to Enforce Global Climate Court Rulings

April 21, 2026 | Source: Grist | by Indigenous News Alliance Indigenous communities in the Pacific are facing increasingly devastating storms worsened by warming oceans. Mining op...

How Indigenous Acknowledgments Became a Target in Australia

Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the practice.

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York 2026

Mapuche in Chile tell the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York this afternoon that Mapuche women lack a voice to halt the impacts of heavy metals destroying the pe...

Official marking of land for Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva people begins after 27-year wait

Demarcation of 410,000 hectares of territory is intended to protect the Amazonian community from farming, illegal mining and loggingMore than 25 years after the existence of one of...

At the UN, Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings

The gap between what international courts say and what governments do is stark.

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...

Aqua Nullius: First Nations Water Rights in Australia

A new book edited by interdisciplinary design practice Office addresses the relationship between water, land and justice through the lens of Country.

Esquimalt Nation sues Canada for Hatley Park in Victoria, claims it is excluded from new treaty

The Esquimalt Nation's 384 members are suing Canada's attorney general for treaty rights for Hatley Park, home of Royal Roads University, in a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court,...

Indigenous land defenders are being killed, AI is scraping their knowledge

At the UN, leaders confronted compounding crises of territorial violence and digital extractivism.