‘Journalism mustn’t be silenced’: colleagues to complete slain reporter’s book
How to Save the Amazon will be published so Dom Phillips’ work telling the stories of rainforest defenders does not die with him One year...
Category : Indigenous peoples
Outcry as Brazil congress moves to gut environment and Indigenous ministries
Plan to drastically dilute bodies’ powers would deal severe blow to Lula’s attempt to reverse Bolsonaro’s era of Amazon devastation Brazilian activists have voiced outrage...
Indigenous nation in US seeks to block billion-dollar port project in Canada
Lummi Nation in Washington state says it holds transboundary rights and that Canada has failed to ‘consult and accommodate’ A tribal nation in the United...
Ex-chief of Brazil’s Indigenous agency charged over murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips
Marcelo Xavier accused of indirectly contributing on the grounds that he failed to take steps to protect workers in Amazon Federal police have brought criminal...
Grain trader Cargill faces legal challenge in US over Brazilian soya supply chain
World’s biggest grain trader accused of ‘shoddy due diligence’ on deforestation and alleged rights violations The world’s largest grain trader, Cargill, is facing a first-ever...
Horror in Winnipeg as another Indigenous woman’s body found in landfill: ‘It keeps happening’
Remains of Linda Mary Beardy, 33, spotted by staff at Canadian garbage dump amid crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women Police in Canada say...
Indigenous tattooist becomes Vogue’s oldest ever cover star at 106
Apo Whang-Od appears on front of Philippine edition and is credited with keeping batok form of art alive An Indigenous tattooist in the Philippines credited...
Indigenous children suffer most from illegal miners’ Amazon invasion
The influx of heavily armed gangs, now being tackled by President Lula, has had a catastrophic effect on infant health The severely malnourished Yanomami baby...
Canada: university president to take leave amid controversy over Indigenous ancestry claim
Incident involving Vianne Timmons is latest high-profile case of apparent cultural identity fraud The president of a Canadian university has apologized and is taking a...
Canadian minister calls for emergency order to save country’s last spotted owls
Steven Guilbeault wants to block logging of critical old-growth forest to prevent owls from going extinct in British Columbia Canada’s environment minister plans to use...
