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Indigenous Peoples
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Lakota Vow: ‘Dead or in Prison Before We Allow the KXL Pipeline’
President Obama is scheduled to be make a final decision on the pipeline by the middle of 2014.
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Honduras: Indigenous Tolupanes Return to Their Territory With IACHR Orders of Protection
Numerous indigenous activists in Honduras have been killed with impunity by gunmen evidently in the pay of large landowners, and in a number of cases there has been evidence …
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In Historic Protest Israel’s Orthodox Break With Settler Right
Following the passing of a law proposal that will extend forced conscription to Jewish orthodox, half a million ascend on Jerusalem.
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Sun Shines on Forest Women
The forest has always been their home and their source of sustenance. Now, these women are tapping the sun that shines through it.
Meet the Ambassadors From Canada’s Indigenous Fossil Fuel Resistance
Crystal Lameman from Beaver Lake Cree First Nation and Eriel Deranger of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation come from a place where ecological devastation is occurring on an astonishing scale.
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The Politics of Extractivism in Peru: Nation’s Largest Gas Project Threatens Indigenous Communities
Critics say such drilling could wipe out isolated indigenous tribes living in the area.
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After Slowdown, Global Fight for Land Rights at Tipping Point
Global trends towards a strengthening of legal rights over land for local and indigenous communities appear to have slowed significantly in recent years.
Indigenous Organizing Drives Montana Tar Sands Opposition
As more people get involved and learn about the tar sands, they are getting even more deeply invested.
Insult to Injury? American Indian Sports Mascots
From FedEx Field to High School Football teams, pressure is increasing on teams to stop using American Indian names and mascots.
“Honor the Treaties” Honored the Celebrity
Discussion of the treaties was eerily absent in the media's appraisal of Neil Young's “Honor the Treaties” tour.