Society Watch: Why respecting Indigenous peoples’ rights is key to the energy transition
With 130 countries pledging at COP28 last year to triple renewable energy capacity globally by 2030, many stakeholders have ...
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Biden’s Tardy Apology to American Indigenous Peoples
On Friday, October 24, 2024, President Joe Biden formally apologized to the indigenous peoples of North America for the abuses committed against thousands ...
What is Indigenous Peoples' Day? What to know about push to eliminate Columbus Day
Monday is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. The explorer had a violent history among Native Americans, and many say ...
I’m Riding on Horseback to the Polls to Reclaim Indigenous Cowgirl Culture
Allie Redhorse Young is on a mission to cement her place in the story of the American West.
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What was achieved, and not, for Indigenous and local leaders at COP16
Despite gridlocked talks over finance and little advancement on key elements on the agenda, this year’s U.N. biodiversity ...
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Challenging the Myth: The Boers’ claim to South Africa and its colonial parallels
The claim made by South African Boers—descendants of Dutch settlers—that they have a legitimate right to the land because they arrived before the Bantu-speaking people reflects a broader colonial ...
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Racial and Ethnic Justice: Essential to Upholding Human Rights in the Americas
This piece is part of the series A Human Rights Agenda for the Next U.S. Administration, which outlines WOLA’s priorities for ...
At UN summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions
Indigenous delegations erupted into cheers and tears after the historic decision to create the subsidiary body was announced.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Celebrating resilience
Indigenous people and Alaskan natives make up two percent of the population of the United States. Before Columbus arrived in ...
Ecuador's Indigenous defenders face growing threats, activists say at UN summit
Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador are suffering an increasing number of threats and sometimes deadly attacks amid ...
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Exhibits highlight sacrifice of Indigenous veterans
Lakehead University and Confederation College have collaborated to host exhibits commemorating the contributions of ...
Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rights
Hundreds of Indigenous people were marching Wednesday in Brazil’s capital, urging Congress to drop a proposed constitutional ...