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Indigenous Rights
Veto Record Belies “Progressive” Air of Dem Leaders’ Pick for Key Senate Race
Janet Mills has vetoed collective bargaining rights, wealth taxes, protections for renters, and tribal sovereignty laws.
Government Shutdown Is Straining Many Tribes’ Already Thin Reserve Funds
Along with SNAP, federal funding for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program has also taken a hit.
Big Banks Poured $2B Into Oil and Gas Financing in the Amazon Since Last Year
“These investments are complicit in genocide,” said Jonas Mura, chief of the Gavião Real Indigenous Territory in Brazil.
“I Have Not Surrendered”: Leonard Peltier Remains Committed to Indigenous Rights
Peltier discusses his time in (and release from) prison, his ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights, and more.
US Guts Mentions of Indigenous Rights, Climate Change From Human Rights Reports
The reports also reduce criticism of human rights records of Trump administration allies like Israel and El Salvador.
DAPL Pipeline Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Also Aims to Silence Indigenous Protest
“If they can try to shut down Greenpeace, they’re going to shut down everybody,” says Indigenous activist Winona LaDuke.
Utah Bill Would Disenfranchise Rural Native Residents, Critics Warn
The proposal comes despite the vast majority of Utah voters being confident in the current vote-by-mail system.
Tribal Colleges and Universities Fear Their Future Amid Trump’s Sweeping Orders
Chartered by federally recognized tribes, leaders say the schools are extensions of tribal nations and sovereignty.
10 States Fund Carceral Facilities and Programs Using Stolen Indigenous Lands
The land was taken from 57 Indigenous nations, through 71 land cessions, some of which are still contested to this day.
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier
Amnesty International noted there were “serious human rights concerns about the fairness” of Peltier's trial.