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Indigenous Activism
Brazil’s Indigenous Leader Attacked by Bolsonaro Over Efforts to Preserve Amazon
Chief Raoni Metuktire discusses the obstacles facing the Amazon outside of the UN summit.
Youth Indigenous Climate Activist Artemisa Xakriabá: “We Fight for Mother Earth”
Xakriabá spoke about increasing environmental destruction across Brazil during Friday's climate strike in New York.
US Journalist and Activist Brandon Lee Shot in the Philippines
Lee has been targeted for this work since 2015, facing relentless surveillance from President Duterte’s government.
Indigenous Organizations Demand Action to Halt the Destruction of the Amazon
As fires rage on in Brazil, wildfires have also destroyed nearly 1 million hectares of forest in Bolivia.
Murders of Environmental Defenders Are Rising Worldwide
Indigenous groups are being particularly targeted for defending their ancestral lands.
Mass Protests Decry Killings of 500 Activists Since Colombian Peace Accords
Solidarity marches were held in dozens of cities around the world, from Mexico City to Athens.
Native Hawaiians Fight Construction of Telescope on Mauna Kea
A historic Indigenous resistance is unfolding on the Big Island of Hawaii.
How Bolivian Indigenous Peoples Mobilized History for Social Change
Indigenous Bolivians recovered and popularized histories of past rebellions, using them to build new movements.
Anti-Terrorism Laws Increasingly Used to Target Indigenous Activists
Terrorism laws are regularly invoked to criminalize Indigenous opposition to extractive projects on their land.
Connection to Mother Earth Compels Indigenous Women to Protect It
Native women are striving for a bright horizon.