Climate Global Indigenous Affairs Desk
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![Tens of thousands protest outside the New Zealand parliament on Nov. 19, 2024.]()
![Tens of thousands protest outside the New Zealand parliament on Nov. 19, 2024.]()
Mass protests against New Zealand’s effort to weaken Māori rights — and hurt the planet
"This is about the protection of all that we hold dear."
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![Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva receive Indigenous leaders]()
![Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva receive Indigenous leaders]()
Can Lula still save the Amazon?
The power imbalance in Brazil's government keeps environmental protections and Indigenous rights under threat.
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![digital collage of We Will Be Jaguars book cover and photo of the author next to it]()
![digital collage of We Will Be Jaguars book cover and photo of the author next to it]()
A Q&A with Indigenous leader Nemonte Nenquimo, who fought oil drilling in the Amazon — and won
Her new book chronicles her life: "The story dies when no one tells it."
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A ‘first step’ toward landback: Tribes call for three new monuments in California
If approved, these national monuments would protect around 1 million acres.
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![A woman in traditional Sámi dress -- a red, white, and blue shawl tied at the neck with an elaborate silver clasp and matching head covering -- sits at a conference table with a microphone. She looks off to the side as if listening to someone.]()
![A woman in traditional Sámi dress -- a red, white, and blue shawl tied at the neck with an elaborate silver clasp and matching head covering -- sits at a conference table with a microphone. She looks off to the side as if listening to someone.]()
UN report backs up Sámi claims that mining in Finland violates their rights to land and culture
"Sustainability is an empty word if you don't respect and implement Indigenous rights here in our homelands."
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Nearly 200 people were killed last year protecting the environment
Most were Black or Indigenous.
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Thawing Alaskan permafrost is unleashing more mercury, confirming scientists’ worst fears
"It has that sense of a bomb that's going to go off."
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![A man in a coat puts his arm on the back of a bulldozer]()
![A man in a coat puts his arm on the back of a bulldozer]()
Canada’s first ‘prisoner of conscience’ is an Indigenous land defender
The distinction is given to people who are incarcerated for their politics, religion, or ethnicity, as well as other personal and protected statuses.
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![Kaliko smiles wearing a lei on a sunny day outside Iolani Palace in Honolulu.]()
![Kaliko smiles wearing a lei on a sunny day outside Iolani Palace in Honolulu.]()
Indigenous youth are at the center of major climate lawsuits. Here’s why they’re suing.
"If I don't do it, who will?"
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![A large group of people hold signs with symbols and words including olive branches, arabic lettering, and 'land back' on them]()
![A large group of people hold signs with symbols and words including olive branches, arabic lettering, and 'land back' on them]()
The green transition will make things worse for the Indigenous world
A new study warns that the push for renewable energy could exacerbate socioeconomic disparities among Indigenous communities.
