#indigenous-rights

#indigenous-rights

Lula approved a bill easing environmental licensing rules but vetoed or altered 63 out of nearly 400 articles due to pressure from environmental groups.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's early initiatives included meeting with Indigenous leaders and appointing the first Indigenous head of Indigenous Services Canada, Mandy Gull-Masty.

The Amazon is not a resource to be exploited, but a living, breathing archive of ancestral knowledge, dignity, and resistance.

"We were displaced from our homes, back in 1957, my mom, dad, I, sister and my brother lived up in Deer Flats for two weeks for my dad to find a house, and you think the city would have been more considerate in finding us a place," Rosales said.

Rudy Rosales, a community leader, described his family's hardship during displacement, indicating the city’s lack of support in finding replacement housing after losing their home on Dutra Street.

The Australians are pretty wound up about the idea of you seeing the Aborigines at all, Sawers wrote in a note to Blair. Their high commissioner rang me to press you not to see them: they were troublemakers.

Oklahoma's public schools only banned the reenactment of land runs as a part of history lessons in 2014, highlighting a delayed acknowledgment of its history.

This is not just about history. It's about healing what is still happening with regards to Sixties Scoop survivors, Millennium Scoop survivors, birth alerts and the over representation of children in the child welfare system who carry invisible pain.

The Dakota Access Pipeline protest became a pivotal Indigenous-led movement, addressing critical issues of water protection, land rights, and tribal sovereignty, magnified by militarized responses.

"Before God and all of you here assembled, we express our regret and ask forgiveness of the Sámi people."

In 'Yanuni', Juma Xipaia stands as a formidable advocate for Indigenous rights and the Amazon, portraying the stark realities of environmental politics in Brazil.

Brazil's upcoming oil exploration auction is seen as a critical step toward becoming the world's fourth-largest oil producer, igniting debate over economic growth vs environmental responsibilities.

For the Heiltsuk, stories explain everything from the shape of a local mountain to the distinct red fur fringes on the sea wolves stalking shores.

"We do not stand with Ontario in support of Bill 5," Gagnon said in a statement. "We do stand in support of the other First Nations in Ontario who are opposed to Bill 5 and working to have it thrown out."

The agreement, signed last month, will see the UK give up sovereignty of the island territory to Mauritius and lease back the US-UK military base at a cost of 101m per year.

The family of Kumanjayi White are asking for CCTV footage and an independent investigation a week after the 24-year-old died in police custody at a supermarket.

At the heart of the case is a stretch of federal land in the Tonto National Forest, part of the western state of Arizona. The San Carlos Apache tribe know the land as Oak Flat or Chi'chil Bildagoteel in the Apache language.

The Marubo Tribe alleges that The New York Times and others defamed them by portraying their internet exposure as leading to moral decline and addiction.

The haka, a powerful Māori dance of challenge, is widely respected across New Zealand, often performed at sports events, graduations and funerals.

The bill named "Emily's Law" will facilitate emergency alerts for missing Indigenous persons under 65, highlighting a tragic case that has impacted the community.

At the U.N. Permanent Forum, the Indigenous right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) emerged as a crucial issue among Indigenous communities and leaders.