Climate Indigenous Affairs
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![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
Lawsuit: Oil and gas pollution violates New Mexico’s constitution
"Schools are surrounded by oil and gas wells and fracking sites."
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Extreme heat will take an unequal toll on tribal jails
Decades of inadequate funding and rising temperatures are putting Indigenous detainees at risk.
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![A Navajo man, shown in silhouette, fills a water tank in the back of his truck.]()
![A Navajo man, shown in silhouette, fills a water tank in the back of his truck.]()
The EPA extends federal protection to tribal waters
The proposed rule will ensure more than 500,000 tribal citizens enjoy clean water protections.
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Brazil’s president returns 800 square miles of Indigenous Iand to its original caretakers
The move bars non-Indigenous from any economic activity in the area and prohibits mining and logging without permission.
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How changing the United Nations will help Indigenous peoples and the world
"Indigenous people have to be at the forefront of responses to climate change."
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![Members of the San Carlos Apache Nation and other activists holding signs reading]()
![Members of the San Carlos Apache Nation and other activists holding signs reading]()
San Carlos Apache take copper mine fight to United Nations
Oak flat is one of the largest copper sources in North America. It's also the San Carlos Apache Tribe's most sacred site.
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A transition to clean energy was supposed to be equitable. Instead, it’s hurting Indigenous communities.
“I constantly receive information that Indigenous Peoples fear a new wave of green investments."
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![Person in a turquoise jacket standing in front of a barbed wire fence holds two signs, one in Japanese and another that reads]()
![Person in a turquoise jacket standing in front of a barbed wire fence holds two signs, one in Japanese and another that reads]()
Indigenous Ryukyuans say it’s time for US military to leave Okinawa
Leaders say PFAS contamination from military bases is threatening Indigenous lives and rights.
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Indigenous Maasai ask the United Nations to intervene on human rights abuses
Maasai leaders say they have few options as Tanzanian officials lock down protected areas.
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![Imiría Lake in Peru]()
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Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Shipibo people are battling conservation authorities to reclaim management of their land.
