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Illegal Loggers in Amazon Kill Indigenous Leader Paulo Paulino Guajajara
This is the latest in a wave of violence targeting Indigenous Land Protectors since the election of Jair Bolsonaro.
In Colombia, Five Indigenous Leaders Massacred While 2,500 Troops Deployed
Among the victims was Cristina Bautista, the leader of the semi-autonomous Indigenous Nasa community in Tacueyó.
Tribal Sovereignty Is Key to the Struggle for Democracy in 2020
There is a blossoming of tribal community initiatives which are built on traditional Indigenous wisdom and practices.
“Beyond Recognition” Details the Struggles of the Ohlone Tribe
In “Beyond Recognition,” the Ohlone tribe occupies a sacred site to prevent its desecration.
“Columbus Day” Reminds Us Why the US Owes Reparations to Native People
The only compensation for land is land.
A Decolonial Education Takes Shape at Mauna Kea’s Ecological University
We must fight for the university and for our future in this moment of profound ecological unraveling.
Why the Mauna Kea Protests Are So Challenging to the Mainstream Climate Movement
It's time the mainstream climate movement acknowledged that the climate crisis is deeply linked to colonialism.
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.
The Danger of Opening Alaska’s Arctic Refuge to Oil and Gas Drilling
Trump is pushing drilling at a time when climate change is permanently altering the Arctic.