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Indigenous Peoples
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Defending Life in Ecuadorian Resource Politics
Efforts to secure water rights and resist extractivism united campesino and indigenous organizers.
“Cultural Genocide”: Landmark Report Decries Canada’s Forced Schooling of Indigenous Children
More than 150,000 indigenous children were sent away to rid them of their native cultures.
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Celebrating Real Heroes Like the One We’ve Just Lost
Stolen at age 7, Kwementyaye Randall was among many Indigenous facing lies and distortions from Australian authorities.
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Abandoned Uranium Mines Plague Navajo Nation
Mining companies left behind a legacy of poisoned wells.
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Transnational Companies Driving Deadly Conflict in Guatemalan Indigenous Territory
The communities have come to view the energy projects as yet another invasion of their territory.
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The Corruption of Keystone: Congressional Permits to Drill Don’t Change Public Opinion
The US public's opposition to the pipeline is going to keep costing TransCanada.
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In Brazil, a Struggle to Protect Indigenous Land From an Oil Society
The consequences of drilling new oil wells in deep water will impact Brazil's traditional communities.
Newly Recognized Indigenous Rights a Dead Letter?
Three years after the rights of El Salvador's indigenous people were recognised in the constitution, there are still no public policies.
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Native Leaders Are Being Killed in the Amazon Because They Want the Right to Live
The likelihood of indigenous disenfranchisement can increase as a country becomes more prosperous.
Tribespeople Illegally Evicted From “Jungle Book” Tiger Reserve
Evicted tribespeople report that the Forest Department threatened to release elephants to trample their houses and crops if they did not leave immediately.