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Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they’re disappearing.
Indigenous peoples are navigating the slow collapse of winter roads — and an even slower pace of help.
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![Pope Leo looks upwards in front of a red curtain]()
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What Pope Leo means for global climate action and colonialism
Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?
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![A view of the rain forest in the heart of Sarawak, 2500 feet above sea level, in Baram, Malaysia, is seen in this Dec. 13, 2007 file photo.]()
![A view of the rain forest in the heart of Sarawak, 2500 feet above sea level, in Baram, Malaysia, is seen in this Dec. 13, 2007 file photo.]()
Deforestation and illegal evictions threaten Malaysia’s Indigenous peoples
New report says the government ignores local and international laws that protect Indigenous rights.
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Want climate solutions in Indigenous territories? Better get consent.
For three years in a row, Indigenous leaders have called for an end to carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies.
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At UN, mining groups tout protections for Indigenous people
Even as Oak Flat moves ahead, the mining industry commits to voluntary guidelines to consult with communities.
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![Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney waves to supporters at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario on April 29, 2025.]()
![Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney waves to supporters at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario on April 29, 2025.]()
‘Build, baby, build’: Canada’s new prime minister wants to make the country into an ‘energy superpower’
Mark Carney has promised to partner with Indigenous peoples. He's also promised to fast-track extractive energy projects.
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![A protestor in Minnesota holds up a sign saying Rise Up for Indigenous Rights]()
![A protestor in Minnesota holds up a sign saying Rise Up for Indigenous Rights]()
Trump’s first 100 days shredded millions in funding for Indigenous peoples
Funding cuts span climate change, education, health care, and more.
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![People in the bucket of a boom truck near power poles and lines, with a red and orange sky in the background.]()
![People in the bucket of a boom truck near power poles and lines, with a red and orange sky in the background.]()
Trump is bypassing community input to fast-track energy projects that risk pollution
In his first 100 days, Trump has slashed the environmental processes safeguarding the nation's energy projects.
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With climate action at stake, pro-Trump statement at UNPFII met with silence
Indigenous women are among those most impacted by climate change while the Trump administration promotes entrepreneurship in Indian Country.
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Indigenous delegates at the UN raise alarm on voluntary isolated peoples
Deforestation in the Amazon is closing in around isolated communities.
