Climate Indigenous Affairs
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![Mask-wearing asylum seekers carrying bags walk into the US]()
![Mask-wearing asylum seekers carrying bags walk into the US]()
Indigenous climate migrants face unique challenges — with too few resources
Advocates call on countries like Mexico to employ Indigenous staff at consulates.
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![Four elders of the Endorois tribe, indigenous to Kenya, performing a ritual. Mist, mountains, and a blue sky with clouds are in the background]()
![Four elders of the Endorois tribe, indigenous to Kenya, performing a ritual. Mist, mountains, and a blue sky with clouds are in the background]()
Indigenous Endorois fight for their land and rights at UN
Conservation efforts in Kenya displaced hundreds of Indigenous people. Can there be justice for stolen lands and culture?
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![Wildfire smoke obscures the sunrise near Wolf Point, Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana. Wolf Point’s community “rural capacity” score is 52/100, lower than the state median of 58.]()
![Wildfire smoke obscures the sunrise near Wolf Point, Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana. Wolf Point’s community “rural capacity” score is 52/100, lower than the state median of 58.]()
Why rural communities struggle to bring in much-needed federal grants
A new analysis suggests that over half of communities in the West lack the capacity to take advantage of infrastructure bill funding. Now what?
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![R. Mukaro Borrero speaks at a podium with a drum at a BLM protest]()
![R. Mukaro Borrero speaks at a podium with a drum at a BLM protest]()
Indigenous Taíno of Puerto Rico take their fight for visibility and rights to the UN
Without US representation, the Taíno advocate for environmental justice and cultural preservation internationally.
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![Maria Violet Medina Quiscue, an Indigenous woman of the Pueblo Nasa in Colombia, looks directly at the camera. She is seated at a table with a microphone and a sign reading Indigenous Peoples Organization]()
![Maria Violet Medina Quiscue, an Indigenous woman of the Pueblo Nasa in Colombia, looks directly at the camera. She is seated at a table with a microphone and a sign reading Indigenous Peoples Organization]()
Indigenous women call for financial institutions to stop investing in extraction
Engagement isn't an option; we must divest from these industries, they say.
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![Makanalani Malia Gomes, a Pacific representative of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, speaking; two blurry people in the background]()
![Makanalani Malia Gomes, a Pacific representative of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, speaking; two blurry people in the background]()
Following 14,000-gallon fuel spill, Pacific representatives call for UN investigation
Indigenous youth caucus calls for demilitarization of Hawaii and the Pacific.
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![A reindeer walks up a rocky hill with two wind turbines close in the background]()
![A reindeer walks up a rocky hill with two wind turbines close in the background]()
Why an essential part of Indigenous rights and international law is rarely enforced
Free, prior, and informed consent is the gold standard of Indigenous rights. So why isn't it followed?
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![Black and brown arms shaking hands, mountains, globe, and laurel wreath in background]()
![Black and brown arms shaking hands, mountains, globe, and laurel wreath in background]()
Indigenous leaders convene at UN to push for human rights protections
The international forum provides an opportunity for communities from across the globe to meet. Here's what's on the table.
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![sun shining behind large cloud of smoke rising from smokestacks]()
![sun shining behind large cloud of smoke rising from smokestacks]()
European electric car makers have a Russian nickel problem
Europe may need Russian nickel to meet its climate goals — and Indigenous activists may need Europe to hold a Russian mining giant to account.
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![illustration of a log cabin tilting left and sinking into ground, silhouetted pine trees on each side of the cabin, with the Northern Lights in a dark sky and puddles on ground reflecting the sky]()
![illustration of a log cabin tilting left and sinking into ground, silhouetted pine trees on each side of the cabin, with the Northern Lights in a dark sky and puddles on ground reflecting the sky]()
As permafrost thaws, the ground beneath Alaska is collapsing
As permafrost thaws, the ground beneath Alaska is collapsing.
