Intercontinental Cry

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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Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository must obtain consent from all affected First Nations

Larissa Speak, John Sinclair and Warren Bernauer — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:42:40 +0000

Last Updated on March 24, 2026 In January, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) initiated an assessment of a proposed nuclear waste repository in northwestern Ontario. The repository is being advanced by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), which is charged with finding a long-term solution to Canada’s mounting nuclear fuel waste. The NWMO […]

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Sámi Communities Say New Mining Project Threatens Reindeer Herding Traditions

John Ahni Schertow — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:07:47 +0000

Last Updated on March 20, 2026 Indigenous Sámi (Saami) leaders in northern Sweden say a new mining project backed by the European Union will disrupt their reindeer herding practices and undermine their cultural survival. The concerns follow an approval that was granted to the Australian-based firm Talga Group and its Nunasvaara South graphite project in […]

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US transfers sacred Oak Flat site to Resolution Copper, dealing blow to tribal opponents

Zach Bradshaw — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:58:48 +0000

Last Updated on March 20, 2026 WASHINGTON –The U.S. Forest Service transferred ownership of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper on Monday, a major setback for opponents of a massive mine at a site the San Carlos Apache Tribe considers sacred. The transfer came three days after the 9th U.S. Circuit appeals court denied a request […]

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Tanzania is Getting Ready to Evict the Maasai From a Conservation Area

John Ahni Schertow — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:58:32 +0000

Last Updated on March 18, 2026 Two presidential commissions in Tanzania have endorsed government plans to evict Indigenous Maasai communities from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), drawing sharp criticism from rights groups who say the process undermines the Maasai’s Indigenous land rights. According to the Oakland Institute, the “recommendations are a crafty attempt at changing […]

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Indigenous news coverage is expanding globally. It’s about time.

John Ahni Schertow — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:11:30 +0000

Last Updated on March 17, 2026 After generations of marginalization in global newsrooms, Indigenous journalism is gaining long-overdue ground with major media organizations and international alliances investing in coverage led by and rooted in Indigenous communities. On February 23, the Associated Press announced the creation of the Global Indigenous Reporting Network, a collaborative effort linking […]

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