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Blackfoot Confederacy chiefs back court-ordered pause on Alberta separation petition

John Ahni Schertow — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:38 +0000

Last Updated on April 16, 2026 Chiefs of the Blackfoot Confederacy are backing a court-ordered pause on a citizen-led petition seeking a referendum on Alberta separation, saying the move is needed to protect Treaty rights and allow for proper legal review. In a recent statement, the Chiefs said they “acknowledge the decision of the Court […]

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Canada Greenlights Mine in Kaska Territory Despite Indigenous Opposition

John Ahni Schertow — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:09 +0000

Last Updated on April 15, 2026 The federal and Yukon governments have approved a controversial mining project in southeastern Yukon, allowing development to proceed despite ongoing opposition from local Indigenous communities who say their rights and consent have been disregarded. The decision clears the way for Vancouver-based BMC Minerals to advance the Kudz Ze Kayah […]

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Russia has Detained a Second Indigenous Activist in “Aborigen Forum” Terrorism Case

John Ahni Schertow — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:39:02 +0000

Last Updated on April 11, 2026 A Russian court has remanded a second Indigenous rights defender in custody as part of a widening case linked to the banned activist network known as the ‘Aborigen Forum’. Natalya Leongardt, a 58-year-old specialist on the rights of Indigenous peoples in Russia’s North, Siberia and Far East, was detained […]

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Major Indigenous Protest in Brazil Targets Belo Sun Gold Mine Project

Amazon Watch — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:57:50 +0000

Last Updated on April 8, 2026 Brasilia, Brazil – Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil’s capital yesterday, during the second day of the 2026 Free Land Camp (ATL), the country’s largest Indigenous mobilization, to denounce land rights violations driven by large-scale mining, agribusiness, and logging projects. Leaders from the Xingu River condemned the Canadian company […]

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Indigenous concerns raised over planned data center in Western Australia

John Ahni Schertow — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:58:51 +0000

Last Updated on April 7, 2026 A proposed hyperscale data center near Mandoon Bilya (Helena River) in Perth is drawing mounting opposition from Indigenous groups and environmental advocates, who warn the development could threaten a culturally and ecologically significant river system. The project, planned for industrial land in Hazelmere within the City of Swan, has […]

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Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers.

Miacel Spotted Elk — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:18:37 +0000

Last Updated on April 3, 2026 This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In the last five years, Indigenous agriculture has received attention in academia as an alternative model, though on a smaller scale, to modern farming systems. Research has shown that some traditional farming systems — such […]

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New Barricade Against Mining Aggression in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Panaw Panaw Talun — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:33:06 +0000

Last Updated on April 1, 2026 March 26 began like any other day in Sitio Linao in the municipality of Brooke’s Point, Palawan – until it didn’t. By mid‑morning, two backhoes belonging to CALMIA Nickel, Inc. (CNI) rumbled past the invisible boundary that has long separated the lowland frontier from the upland ancestral domain of […]

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An inside look at how the IPCC is trying to make space for Indigenous knowledges.

Chloé Duprat, Dr. Yongmei Gong and Dr. Ivonne Albarus — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:55:51 +0000

Last Updated on April 1, 2026 This article was originally published by The Revelator. It has been republished under a Creative Commons License. A crucial paradox underlies international climate efforts: UN agencies and policy leaders affirm that Indigenous peoples are not only among the most affected by climate change but may also very well be […]

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Nickel Mining Threatens Palawan Forests and Livelihoods Despite Moratorium

Panaw Panaw Talun — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:13:29 +0000

Last Updated on April 1, 2026 Palawan—long hailed as the Philippines’ ‘last ecological frontier’—is once again under siege. Despite the mounting threats mining poses to indigenous ancestral domains, forests, and coastal livelihoods, nine members of the Municipal Government (Sangguniang Bayan – SB) of Brooke’s Point have endorsed the renewal of Ipilan Nickel Corporation’s (INC) business […]

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Clashes in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada Leave Indigenous Communities Trapped, Displaced

John Ahni Schertow — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:09:42 +0000

Last Updated on March 24, 2026 Indigenous leaders, human rights advocates and humanitarian organizations are calling for urgent government intervention in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, where escalating armed conflict has left hundreds of Indigenous families trapped, displaced and in worsening humanitarian conditions. Clashes between illegal armed groups in rural areas of Aracataca and […]

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