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Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN
At the Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand a coordinated approach to land rights.
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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.
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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 delegates to secure visas to attend.
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![Super Typhoon Sinlaku spins over the North Pacific Ocean in this image acquired on April 13.]()
![Super Typhoon Sinlaku spins over the North Pacific Ocean in this image acquired on April 13.]()
A ‘super typhoon’ just devastated the Mariana Islands — months before peak storm season
The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth's climate risks, economic fragility, and federal strain.
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‘A bellwether for new forms of repression’: 2 Indigenous rights advocates remain behind bars in Russia
The U.N.’s biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing.
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What does $164M buy Big Oil? Inupiat land and a broken promise.
A federal auction undid a hard-won agreement to protect Alaska's North Slope. The Iñupiat community that fought for it is still waiting to be heard.
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Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers.
A new global review reveals a critical “gap between advocacy and evidence” when it comes to scaling traditional agriculture to fight climate change.
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The Supreme Court takes up a Guam munitions case with high stakes for CHamoru lands
The ruling won't just dictate the fate of a CHamoru beach. It could set a major precedent for Indigenous rights and federal power across U.S. territories.
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The feds pulled $1.5B from tribal clean energy. Tribes are finding another way.
With federal funding gone, tribes are turning to philanthropy, alternative lenders, and their own institutions.
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Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s seabed mining talks
Trump's aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules.
