Articles by Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer and lives in New York City.
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![Two Maasai people wearing brightly colored clothing walking on a field with mountains rising in the distance]()
![Two Maasai people wearing brightly colored clothing walking on a field with mountains rising in the distance]()
UN: Conservation shouldn’t cost Indigenous lives
A new report says expanding biodiversity protections are a threat to human rights.
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![Collage: Indigenous people protesting and holding a banner that reads "The future is with indigenous peoples and local communities"; amazon rainforest; planet Earth; hand drawn dollar and Euro signs]()
![Collage: Indigenous people protesting and holding a banner that reads "The future is with indigenous peoples and local communities"; amazon rainforest; planet Earth; hand drawn dollar and Euro signs]()
The world spends billions to ‘protect’ Indigenous land. Only 17% goes to Indigenous peoples.
To access that money, Indigenous communities are creating their own funding solutions.
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![Indigenous people stand over a candlelit memorial]()
![Indigenous people stand over a candlelit memorial]()
Every two days, a land defender is killed. Most are Indigenous.
A new report finds Indigenous people in Brazil, Colombia and the Philippines often face the highest rates of violence.
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![six Indigenous people stand in front of a projected message on a building that reads "Indigenous peoples are fighting for their rights"]()
![six Indigenous people stand in front of a projected message on a building that reads "Indigenous peoples are fighting for their rights"]()
‘We will all die if we continue like this’: Indigenous people push UN for climate justice
As the General Assembly meets, activists protest for Indigenous rights.
