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Indigenous Rights
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.
More Than 3,100 Indigenous Students Died at US “Boarding Schools”
A new report reveals three times the number of deaths reported earlier this year by the Department of Interior.
Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities Face Renewed Battle Over Amazon Oil
A historic referendum to protect Indigenous Yasuní land from oil extraction is under threat by Ecuador's new president.