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Indigenous Peoples
Communal Lands: Theater of Operations for the Counterinsurgency
US mapping expeditions in indigenous lands in Mexico conceal strategic US military economic and geopolitical goals.
First Nations Take Their Last March Through Canada’s Dystopian Tar Sands
Organizers agreed that the annual marches have helped raise awareness about the mining project. But their work is far from done.
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It’s a Hardrock Life
In Wisconsin's picturesque Northwoods, a big battle over iron-ore extraction is pitting environmentalists and Native Americans against mining companies and their political allies.
Lakota Women Work to Fend Off South Dakota’s Epic Drought
Long years of drought in South Dakota have made it difficult for the soil to absorb water. A group led by indigenous women hopes to change that through an …
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Mexico: Electoral Reform Threatens the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples
The political-electoral reform Mexico's National Congress approved to organize 2015 elections is a step backward for indigenous towns in Mexico.
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Laws That Kill Protesters in Mexico
A new law passed in Puebla makes it possible for police to use firearms or deadly force to break up demonstrations and local inhabitants felt the impact of the …
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A National Disgrace: Violence Against Native Women
The federal government has made some efforts to reduce the violence, but there is a long way to go before indigenous women are afforded their full civil rights.
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The Changing Map of Latin America
The recognition of indigenous peoples' “ownership” of land in some Latin American countries has proved to be a disguised path to capitalist exploitation.
Intercontinental Cry Celebrates Ten Years on the Front Lines of Indigineous Struggles: An Interview with Founder/Editor John “Ahni” Schertow
Intercontinental Cry founding editor John
Across Latin America, a Struggle for Communal Land and Indigenous Autonomy
With a rise in the number of Latin American indigenous groups drawing legal boundaries around their territories, neoliberal governments are attempting to grant access to transnational corporations to indigenous …