In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue that mining companies violate the rights of nature
Canadian companies were singled out because of their prominence in the global mining sector. According to a recent report by ...
What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally
In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision ...
Indigenous leaders welcome new PM, remind government of work still to be done
Indigenous leaders from across the country are congratulating the new prime minister, but are stressing the need to work ...
Why Canada is jailing more Indigenous people despite Trudeau's promises
Like a growing number of formerly incarcerated Indigenous people, Marvin Starblanket's life is still governed by Correctional ...
From Her Past Comes the Drive to Help Other Indigenous Women
For the first 10 years of her life, Tarcila Rivera-Zea lived a cloistered existence. Growing up in the Peruvian Andes as part ...
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Indigenous leaders optimistic after resumed U.N. biodiversity conference in Rome
Indigenous peoples and local communities scored perhaps the most tangible progress as the 16th United Nations, or COP16 ...
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Indigenous leaders voice concern and anger over Trump tariffs
Threats of tariffs and economically coerced annexation are being rebuffed by Indigenous leaders, who are calling for special ...
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Indigenous leaders hopeful following resumed UN biodiversity negotiations in Rome
Indigenous peoples have been on a “path to unprecedented progress” after the first talks in Cali adopted a new program of ...
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U of W student teachers get lesson in treaties
Student teachers are getting a crash course in First Nations history and using Treaty 1 as a tool in their future classrooms ...
Billions of dollars for Indigenous housing remains stuck, group claims
Construction of various "shovel-ready" housing projects for Indigenous people is at risk of being delayed for another building season because the federal government is sitting on $2.8 billion earmarke ...
Indigenous housing funds hinge on forming agency
About $2.5 billion remaining in budgeted federal funds for Indigenous housing projects is expected to eventually flow, but not until a new agency for allocating those funds is in operation, ...