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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.
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![Miners working in dirt and mud in rainforest clearing]()
![Miners working in dirt and mud in rainforest clearing]()
Amid illegal Amazon gold mining, Indigenous land defenders get reinforcements
Experts say the mines lead to murder, deforestation, pollution, and other crimes against Indigenous people in Brazil.
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![animated illustration of waving wild rice stalk dropping grains into oily water with grasses, water, and trees in the background]()
![animated illustration of waving wild rice stalk dropping grains into oily water with grasses, water, and trees in the background]()
How rights of nature and wild rice could stop a pipeline
Meet the Ojibwe attorney fighting a Line 3 expansion that threatens Indigenous rights and the environment
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![foreboding black and white photo of a tree covered mountain with more mountains fading into the distance]()
Indigenous people are being killed to ‘protect’ a Congolese park
A new report reveals how U.S. agencies and conservation organizations have supported the violence.
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![Protestors hold up a sign that says stop mining indigenous land]()
![Protestors hold up a sign that says stop mining indigenous land]()
Land defenders face violence and repression. Clean energy could make it worse.
Human rights advocates faced hundreds of attacks last year. Opposition to mining was most dangerous.
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![collage: green silhouette of California with lines showing Native American treaties; orange circle with $100 bills inside; back view of woman with braids wearing a shirt that reads]()
![collage: green silhouette of California with lines showing Native American treaties; orange circle with $100 bills inside; back view of woman with braids wearing a shirt that reads]()
California offers $100 million for tribes to buy back their land. It won’t go far.
“Let’s face it, this is California: $100 million goes nowhere.”
