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https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/key-indigenous-rights-case-at-risk-of-dismissal-by-ecuadors-constitutional-court-sparking-concern/
Jul 21, 2025 - Update: July 21, 2025AF’s legal team has confirmed that Ecuador’s Constitutional Court did not dismiss...
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https://www.straight.com/news/1360896/andrew-frank-bc-ndps-disrespect-need-indigenous-consent-undermines-reconciliation
He and his ministers knew (or ought to have known) exactly where this was all heading when they granted a five-year extension of the Coastal Gaslink...
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https://rightsandresources.org/blog/rights-and-resources-initiative-the-worlds-largest-coalition-for-indigenous-peoples-local-communities-and-afro-descendant-peoples-rights-celebrates-20th-annivers/
Jul 25, 2025
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https://reospartners.com/indigenous-rights
See how Reos Partners supports Indigenous Peoples to overcome cultural, social, and institutional barriers to achieving their priorities as full and equal...
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https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/11/rights-to-millions-of-hectares-of-indigenous-local-communities-lands-restored-by-barefoot-lawyers/
Nov 25, 2025 - Environmental science and conservation news
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https://synergeticpress.com/catalog/reclaiming-the-commons/
Jul 26, 2023 - Reclaiming the Commons lays out the scientific, legal, political, and cultural struggle to defend the sovereignty of biodiversity and indigenous wisdom.
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https://ricochet.media/indigenous/brandi-morin-in-ecuador-part-4-canadian-companies-destroy-in-the-name-of-canada/
May 8, 2025 - Government and industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the Andes
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https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/can-a-carbon-offset-project-really-secure-indigenous-rights-in-authoritarian-cambodia/
Jul 25, 2024 - Environmental science and conservation news
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https://www.fscindigenousfoundation.org/fsc-if-new-york-climate-week/
Nov 3, 2025 - The FSC Indigenous Foundation will participate in New York Climate Week 2025, promoting genuine partnerships with Indigenous peoples for real climate action.
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https://grist.org/indigenous/the-key-to-better-climate-outcomes-respecting-indigenous-land-rights-and-autonomy/
May 23, 2024 - A new conservation study carries important implications for global climate targets.
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/18/indonesia-racism-discrimination-against-indigenous-papuans
The Indonesian government’s suppression of widespread protests after a 2019 attack on Papuan university students highlighted longstanding racial...
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https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/commentarybrazils-new-resolution-a-step-forward-for-indigenous-rights-and-forest-governance/
Sep 5, 2025 - For generations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities have safeguarded the world’s forests—sustaining biodiversity, storing carbon, and carrying...
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https://fsc.org/en/newscentre/general-news/advice-note-published-protecting-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-in
FSC has published the Advice Note for Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and in Initial Contact (IPVIIC) in Peru. The Advice Note is effective from 11...
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https://www.evidensia.eco/explore-issues/rights-of-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities/
Jun 17, 2025 - Market-based solutions to improve Indigenous rights, including land rights recognition, sustainable resource management, economic empowerment, inclusive...
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https://www.firstpeopleslaw.com/public-education/indigenous-rights-in-one-minute/irom-upcoming-events
Join Bruce for a discussion about his new book at the following upcoming events.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/3/1/understanding-the-wetsuweten-struggle-in-canada
Mar 1, 2020 - Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief, gov’t announce proposed deal in dispute that raised key questions on Aboriginal title.
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https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-is-targeting-indigenous-rights-under-the-banner-of-the-u-s-trade-war/
Sep 5, 2025 - The same party might be in power, but it’s a new era for federal politics in Canada—particularly when it comes to Canada’s relationship with Indigenous...
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https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/right/indigenous-peoples-campesino-rights
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https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/gladue-sentencing
Aug 8, 2022 - This resource explains Gladue factors that courts must consider when sentencing an Indigenous person.
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https://globalvoices.org/2025/11/26/at-cop30-an-expert-argues-that-indigenous-rights-are-a-key-step-towards-dealing-with-climate-change/
Indigenous peoples rely on natural indicators to assess the impacts of the climate crisis. The signs show in the forests, the plants, and the waters.
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https://www.firstpeopleslaw.com/public-education/indigenous-rights-in-one-minute
Bruce McIvor's clear, plain answers to frequently asked questions about Indigenous rights.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2025/11/27/could-trumps-plan-for-alcatraz-end-this-indigenous-thanksgiving-tradition
Nov 27, 2025 - Every Thanksgiving, Indigenous leaders hold a ceremony on Alcatraz Island. But plans to reopen the island's prison could jeopardise that legacy.
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https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/gladue-bail
Jul 28, 2022 - This resource explains Gladue factors that courts must consider when deciding whether to give bail to an Indigenous person.
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https://aapnews.aap.com.au/news/cop-guilty-over-indigenous-teen-s-trail-bike-death
Nov 28, 2025 - A sergeant has become the first serving police officer to be found criminally responsible for the death of an Aboriginal person in a police operation…
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https://lac.unwomen.org/en/noticias-y-eventos/en-la-mira/derechos-y-activismo-de-las-mujeres-indigenas
Notwithstanding the progress made in laws, constitutions, education policies and health over the last ten years, indigenous peoples around the world are still...
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https://www.firstpeopleslaw.com/public-education/blog/2024-indigenous-rights-year-in-review
In 2024, Indigenous Peoples were once again at the forefront of defending their rights and lands, holding the Crown to account and exercising their inherent...
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https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2025/06/sfu-professor-named-unesco-co-chair-to-advance-indigenous-rights.html
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https://ca.fsc.org/ca-en/newsfeed/committed-to-upholding-indigenous-peoples-rights
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https://scoinc.mb.ca/your-rights-undrip/
As First Nations citizens, we have inherent Indigenous and Human Rights. Many of us also have Treaty Rights. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of…
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/land-grabs-violate-indigenous-rights_n_64d55b0be4b0fc6a5cd46477
Aug 11, 2023 - New research quantifies the constant violation of Indigenous communities' rights.
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https://bcfnjc.com/know-your-rights/
Mar 28, 2025 - Empower yourself with Indigenous law! Know your rights in police encounters, work disputes, and family matters.
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https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/indigenous-submission
Indigenous women with disabilities are estimated to be 28 million people across the globe. Both persons with disabilities and indigenous persons are...
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https://iucn.org/news/secretariat/201609/iucn-congress-boosts-support-indigenous-peoples%E2%80%99-rights
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 9 September 2016 (IUCN) – Key decisions boosting support for Indigenous peoples’ rights have been adopted by IUCN State, government and...
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https://www.forest-trends.org/blog/brazils-new-resolution-a-step-forward-for-indigenous-rights-and-forest-governance/
Sep 5, 2025 - For generations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities have safeguarded the world's forests—sustaining biodiversity, storing carbon, and carrying...
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https://www.indigenouspeoples-sdg.org/index.php/english/news/campaigns/campaigns-iphdsnotterrorists/835-indigenous-people-fight-for-their-rights-governments-and-businesses-call-them-terrorists
Smear campaigns, laws and even physical violence are used to stifle people trying to protect their land and way of life. By Jeremy Hance Victoria Tauli-Cor...
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https://iloveancestry.com/topics/profiles/multiracial/jihan-gearon-mixed-black-navajo-warrior-woman/
Mar 8, 2020 - Jihan Gearon is the Executive Director of the Black Mesa Water Coalition and an aggressive advocate of Indigenous Peoples rights & environmental...
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2025/12/ellinor-while-i-still-have-power-to-fight-for-indigenous-rights-in-norway-i-will/
Dec 19, 2025 - My family and I have always been reindeer herders. It’s an integral part of the Sami culture. We see the value of nature and we make an income from it....
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/7/3/trump-not-welcome-at-mt-rushmore-native-american-leader
Jul 3, 2020 - The president’s rally is met with worry over fire hazards, the coronavirus and Indigenous rights as many voice concerns.
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https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/frontline-stories/citi-still-financing-indigenous-rights-violations-biodiversity-loss-in-the-amazon/
Jun 29, 2022 - This is a case study to accompany Banking on Climate Chaos: Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2022, produced in collaboration with Amazon Watch and Stand.earth. The...
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https://bccla.org/issue/indigenous-rights/
Aug 26, 2023
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https://feminisminindia.com/section/intersectionality/indigenous-rights/
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https://turtletalk.blog/indigenous-law-program/indigenous-law-program-events/fall-2009-indigenous-law-conference-global-perspectives-on-indigenous-rights/
I&P Conference–save the date postcard Sixth Annual Indigenous Law Conference September 25-26 Topic: International Indigenous Peoples Tentative Agenda...
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https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/new-federal-water-legislation-aims-to-do-better-on-indigenous-rights/
Oct 4, 2025 - New federal legislation on water rights in Indigenous communities needs to be better at protecting rights across the country.
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https://londonminingnetwork.org/2025/09/weaponising-land-and-forest-legal-regimes-for-sabotaging-indigenous-adivasi-land-rights-in-india/
Oct 31, 2025 - London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account
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https://podfollow.com/mediaindigena/episode/22184708b3f2cf587e8eceac1cfcbf8ec0c05328/view
A tool to connect podcasts with their listeners. Directing listeners to the correct listening experience for their device.
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https://raventrust.com/articles/inspiring-10-year-old-organizes-online-birthday-fundraiser-for-indigenous-rights/
May 15, 2025 - This week, we were especially inspired by a brilliant Solidarity from Home action by a...
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https://rightsandresources.org/publication/wigsa-funding-report-2025/
Dec 12, 2025 - In 2021, the UNFCCC CoP26 conference produced the Forest Tenure Pledge. It was a historic funding commitment to support Indigenous Peoples' and local...
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https://amazonwatch.org/work/secure-indigenous-land-rights
Oct 30, 2025 - Amazon Watch works in direct partnership with Indigenous peoples to uphold and advance land rights as a cornerstone of climate justice.
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https://mongabay.org/impact/investigating-illegal-land-grabs-by-mennonites-helps-return-rights-and-territory-to-indigenous-communities-in-colombia/
Nov 21, 2025 - In August 2023, Mongabay Latam published a joint investigation with the Colombian independent media outlet, Rutas del Conflicto, on illegal land acquisitions...
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https://chacruna.net/reciprocity-indigenous-psychedelics/
Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 from 12:00-1:30pm PST Register for this event here. Join us for a discussion on navigating reciprocity in the psychedelics and plant...
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https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/campaigns/indigenous-rights/
Apr 23, 2024
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https://mapleridgenews.com/2025/12/08/b-c-considers-changing-indigenous-rights-law-after-dripa-court-ruling/
Dec 9, 2025 - Eby says alterations of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act needed, Conservatives want it scrapped altogether
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https://www.aboriginalheritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/declaration-rights-indigenous-peoples-news
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https://ricochet.media/indigenous/mmiwg/how-is-there-no-office-for-indigenous-rights-complaints/
Oct 7, 2025 - Six years after MMIWG Calls to Action, Canada still has no ombudsman on Indigenous and human rights
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https://esgmena.com/cop30-in-the-amazon/
Nov 17, 2025 - As global leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, for the UN Climate Conference (COP30) from 10–21 November 2025, the world’s focus has shifted firmly to the
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https://abbynews.com/2025/12/08/b-c-considers-changing-indigenous-rights-law-after-dripa-court-ruling/
Dec 9, 2025 - Eby says alterations of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act needed, Conservatives want it scrapped altogether
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https://indigenousnavigator.org/explore-and-use-our-community-based-monitoring-tools/indigenous-navigator-index-visualising-rights
The Indigenous Navigator Community Index and the Indigenous Navigator National Index are tools that serve to rank countries’ performance with regard to...
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https://www.internationalrivers.org/issues/human-rights/indigenous-rights/
Mar 9, 2021 - Indigenous people comprise just 5% of the world’s population, but they steward some 80% of the world’s biodiversity. That’s not an accident. Though...
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https://chacruna.net/nagoya-protocol-indigenous-psychedelic-renaissance/
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 from 12:00-1:30pm PST Register for this event here. In this forum we will explore the geopolitics behind access and benefit sharing...
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https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/indigenous-people/new-relationship/united-nations-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples
The Declaration Act (2019) establishes the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the Province’s framework for reconciliation, as...
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https://www.indigenouspeoples-sdg.org/index.php/english/news/campaigns/campaigns-iphdsnotterrorists/1072-long-time-indigenous-peoples-rights-activist-wins-international-award
Joanna Cariño, a long-time champion for indigenous peoples' rights, is one of the many activists and human rights workers the Philippine government wants t...
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https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/gladue-div
Aug 8, 2022 - This resource explains when Indigenous diversion may be available and how it works.
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https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/trans-prison-policy-two-spirit-indigenous-rights-276887
Sep 29, 2025 - Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons
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https://raventrust.com/articles/seven-days-on-the-bruce-trail-for-indigenous-rights/
May 15, 2025 - Over seven days, a team of hikers made their way through a section of the Bruce Trail to connect to the land and to raise funds for Indigenous sovereignty and...
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