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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...

Indigenous Peoples' Scissor-Sharp Words Slice Through Failures at the United Nations

 Indigenous Peoples' Scissor-Sharp Words Slice Through Failures at the United NationsIndigenous representatives from Mexico, Hawai'i, New Zealand, and Vietnam deliver the...

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...

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...

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...

U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues' Final Priorities -- Climate Change, Women's Rights, and Repressions, 2026

U.N.  Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues' Final Priorities -- Climate Change, Women's Rights, and Repressions, 2026Indigenous youths delivered powerful testimony during...

War, climate change, and AI on the agenda at this year’s U.N. Indigenous forum

This story is republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. Hundreds of delegates are arriving at the United Nations this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous p...

Indigenous leaders urge global action amid growing health and climate concerns

Indigenous representatives from around the world convened in New York this week for the 25th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, calling for stronge...

Indigenous peoples’ health cannot be separated from the environment, U.N. delegates warn

This story is republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. On the second day of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII, experts called attention to...

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...

New data platform aims to reduce conflicts between First Nations and businesses in Canada

When Robert Jago’s brother-in-law, a local politician in Montreal, Canada, shared a photo on Facebook greeting Indigenous leaders, Jago said he immediately knew the leaders as frau...

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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

Why Indigenous Peacebuilding Matters in Today’s World

WASHINGTON DC, April 24 (IPS) - About 132 wars are happening in the world today, displacing 200 million people. 80 percent of these conflicts are happening in sensitive biodiversi...

The uncertain future of the UN’s leading voice on Indigenous rights

The U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is facing questions about its effectiveness amidst a broader U.N. budget crisis.

'Stands in the Storm: An Indigenous Life' streaming Thursday on KOIN+

The Ink Lab, an Indigenous-owned business in Portland, is using their embroidery and design to highlight their heritage and express the hardships experienced throughout indigenous...

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

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

Is Australia’s native foods industry missing an ingredient? ‘It’s not just about products, it’s about people, story and...

Interest in bush foods is booming but some say a lack of Indigenous leadership and ‘black cladding’ plague the businessGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn...

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...

War, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forum

Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegat...

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.

Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of climate change — and get almost none of the money to fight it

Billion-dollar climate funds have structural barriers that keep Indigenous peoples from accessing them. Advocates say that's not a bug, it's a feature.

Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN

At Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand coordinated approach to land rights.

Indigenous people honor and raise awareness for relatives who are missing or have been killed

Indigenous people are gathering to honor loved ones who have gone missing or been killed