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Indigenous Rights
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.
Native Tribes Call for 3 New National Monuments to Protect Land From Extraction
Indigenous advocates say the Biden administration approving the protections would be “a first step” toward land back.
Reject Fossil Colonialism on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
The growing power of Indigenous movements has created enormous potential for positive global change.
Alaska Tribes Appeal to International Body to Pause “Reckless” Canadian Mining
Canada ordered the tribes be denied “participating Nation status,” diminishing their say in the permitting process.
At Least 973 Native Children Died in the US’s Abusive Boarding School System
The Interior Department’s investigative report also issues recommendations but stops short of calling for reparations.