Peru’s ‘racist bias’ drove lethal police response to protests, Amnesty says
In a damning report, human rights group says state permitted ‘excessive and lethal use of force’ against Indigenous groups Peru used “excessive and lethal force”...
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Brazil ministers to visit site of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira’s murder
Visit is part of push by Lula’s government to beat back illegal miners, loggers and poachers who wrought environmental havoc Indigenous activists are planning to...
How one Derbyshire museum took initiative in returning Indigenous artefacts
Buxton Museum returned entire collection of Native American and First Nation artefacts to their original communities When Taa.uu ‘Yuuwans Nika Collison first opened the email...
Great Bear Sea: vast new marine zone a ‘mindset shift’ for conservation
Political and Indigenous leaders hope to replicate success of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest conservation area Nearly a decade ago, Canadian political leaders, environmental activists...
Investigate Bolsonaro for genocide, says Brazil’s Marina Silva
Exclusive: Environment minister calls for ex-president to be held to account as she prepares to tackle illegal gold miners Former president Jair Bolsonaro should be...
Jair Bolsonaro accused of acts of genocide against Amazonian group
Brazilian president says predecessor emboldened wildcat miners which led to wrecked forests and disease and death among Indigenous people Brazil’s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula...
Landmark deals give Indigenous key role in Canada resource projects
YQT community signs unprecedented agreement with coal company giving Indigenous leadership ‘veto’ on proposed project Two landmark deals in western Canada could reshape the role...
Lula to visit Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous territory amid vow to tackle crisis
Move comes after country’s minister for Indigenous people says issue is an ‘absolute priority’ Brazil’s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples, Sônia Guajajara, has vowed to...
Peru lawmakers propose bill to strip Indigenous people of protections
Proposal to dismantle existing reserves for ‘uncontacted’ Indigenous groups quietly pushed amid ongoing political chaos Amid the political chaos following the ousting of Peru’s President...
Alberta ‘sovereignty act’ sets province on collision course with Justin Trudeau
Bill that could allow province to ignore federal laws criticized by constitutional scholars and Indigenous leaders Alberta has passed a controversial “sovereignty act” that could...
