Climate Indigenous Affairs
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![An aerial videw of a blue river cut in half by a dam, with brown hills on each side.]()
![An aerial videw of a blue river cut in half by a dam, with brown hills on each side.]()
Green colonialism is flooding the Pacific Northwest
The Yakama Nation is fighting a pumped hydro storage development near Goldendale, Washington – but it’s just one of many.
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Canadian security forces arrest Wet’suwet’en protesters in clash over pipeline construction
“This harassment and intimidation is exactly the kind of violence designed to drive us from our homelands.”
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It’s been a place of worship for centuries. Now a copper mine threatens its future.
Resolution Copper is one court ruling away from destroying one of the Apaches’ holiest sites.
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![Jerrycans, used for storing water, shortly before being disbursed to displaced families by the non-government organization World Vision International in the Kaxareey IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) settlement on October 12, 2022 in Doolow, Somalia. UN figures show over 1.4 million Somalis were displaced by drought and conflict-related issues in 2022. (Photo by Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images)]()
![Jerrycans, used for storing water, shortly before being disbursed to displaced families by the non-government organization World Vision International in the Kaxareey IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) settlement on October 12, 2022 in Doolow, Somalia. UN figures show over 1.4 million Somalis were displaced by drought and conflict-related issues in 2022. (Photo by Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images)]()
Indigenous leaders demand a seat at international water negotiations
After decades of exclusion, communities most impacted by ongoing drought insist they be heard.
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![A man fills a water tank intended for drought-affected livestock from a community well on the Navajo Nation, south of Tuba City, Arizona.]()
![A man fills a water tank intended for drought-affected livestock from a community well on the Navajo Nation, south of Tuba City, Arizona.]()
Supreme Court hears Navajo demands for Colorado River water rights
The Biden administration told justices it doesn't have an obligation to bring more water to the reservation.
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![The head of a caribou sits outside a youth center with a dumpster and satellite dishes in the background]()
![The head of a caribou sits outside a youth center with a dumpster and satellite dishes in the background]()
With the Willow project on the horizon, some Alaska Natives worry about traditional foods
In the village of Nuiqsut, hunting and fishing are how people get food.
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![a herd of black cattle graze in a golden field with tall trees in the background]()
![a herd of black cattle graze in a golden field with tall trees in the background]()
Oscars goody bags contained ‘unseemly’ gift: certificates for Aboriginal land
Indigenous groups in Australia said they weren't consulted and called the conservation ploy a "money-making scheme."
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![A bison to the left of a wire fence]()
Biden administration pledges $25 million to bring bison back to tribal lands
The Interior Department initiative will prioritize Indigenous culture and expertise.
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![Sámi demonstrators protesting against an illegal wind farm on traditional reindeer grazing lands gather in front of the royal palace in Norway. A young woman holds onto the skull of a reindeer and looks off camera with a stern gaze.]()
![Sámi demonstrators protesting against an illegal wind farm on traditional reindeer grazing lands gather in front of the royal palace in Norway. A young woman holds onto the skull of a reindeer and looks off camera with a stern gaze.]()
Sámi demonstrators end mass protests against illegal wind farm
Norway apologizes for its human rights violations, but intends to keep project operational.
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![An eroding bluff on a beach in coastal Alaska.]()
![An eroding bluff on a beach in coastal Alaska.]()
How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion
"There's a lot of history being washed away."
