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![An Indigenous organization protests the Thacker Pass mine during an Earth Day event in a public park on a spring day in Reno, Nevada.]()
![An Indigenous organization protests the Thacker Pass mine during an Earth Day event in a public park on a spring day in Reno, Nevada.]()
Report: Nevada’s lithium boom comes at the expense of Indigenous rights
As demand for critical minerals surges, Indigenous leaders and Amnesty International say mining projects are advancing without tribal consent.
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Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of climate change — and get almost none of the money to fight it
Billion-dollar climate funds have structural barriers that keep Indigenous peoples from accessing them. Advocates say that's not a bug, it's a feature.
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![Kenneth Deer, a member of the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawà:ke, at the UN.]()
![Kenneth Deer, a member of the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawà:ke, at the UN.]()
Nearly two decades after landmark Indigenous rights declaration, countries still aren’t complying
At the U.N., global leaders say governments must stop talking and start implementing protections they adopted.
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![digital collage with photos of an AI data center and a woman wearing glasses and a head scarf, with red, yellow, and white rectangles]()
![digital collage with photos of an AI data center and a woman wearing glasses and a head scarf, with red, yellow, and white rectangles]()
AI is a double-edged sword for Indigenous land protection, UN experts warn
While AI helps monitor deforestation and illegal mining, data centers powering the technology are claiming water, energy, and minerals from Indigenous lands.
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Indigenous land defenders are being killed, and AI is scraping their knowledge
At the U.N., leaders confronted compounding crises of territorial violence and digital extractivism.
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![digital collage with photos of people attending the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, a chest x-ray, and trees, with red, yellow, and white rectangles]()
![digital collage with photos of people attending the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, a chest x-ray, and trees, with red, yellow, and white rectangles]()
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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![Collage of Natalya Leongardt and Daria Egereva photos between white, blue, and red rectangles]()
![Collage of Natalya Leongardt and Daria Egereva photos between white, blue, and red rectangles]()
‘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.
