COP15 nature deal hailed as 'major step' for indigenous rights

Indigenous leaders hailed a major breakthrough in a new global biodiversity pact adopted early Monday morning in Montreal, as ...

A hunt across the border - indigenous rights in case before Canada's Supreme Court

In Canada's British Columbia, the mountainous West Kootenay region forms a rare inland temperate rainforest, where the Sinixt ...

Half of uncontacted Indigenous tribes "could be wiped out" in 10 years, report says. Here's what to know.

Loggers were killed last year after entering Mashco Piro territory in Peru's Amazon, with Indigenous leaders warning that ...

A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Ten years after Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, the Indigenous Krenak people are still mourning what they call “the ...

Prince William and Leonardo DiCaprio team up to protect wildlife and indigenous communities

Prince William and other world leaders are in Brazil for the United for Wildlife Summit. On Tuesday, Leonardo DiCaprio popped ...

What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them

From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed ...
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Rob Shaw: B.C. says Aboriginal title and private property rights cannot co-exist, Land Title Act might trump Indigenous claims

The B.C. government is scrambling to re-assure private property owners that it won’t allow Aboriginal title to supersede ...

In Vancouver, A Court Ruling on Indigenous Land Triggers Real Estate Angst

A court ruling that granted an Indigenous group rights over some 800 acres of metro Vancouver is causing unease over ...
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UN human rights chief praises Australia for first formal treaty with Indigenous Peoples

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk praised Australia's first formal treaty with Indigenous Peoples on Monday, calling it a 'historic step toward self-determination for the country's First Peoples.' ...

Hockey Canada forms Indigenous Advisory Circle

Hockey Canada has announced the 11 representatives appointed to the organization’s first Indigenous Advisory Circle (IAC), ...
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Human rights experts urge Indonesia to formally recognize Indigenous peoples’ rights

UN experts expressed concern on Tuesday about Indonesia's continued disregard for its indigenous people's fundamental rights. They urged the Indonesian government to recognize indigenous peoples and ...
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Indigenous Australians celebrate historic state treaty

Australia's state of Victoria has passed the country's first treaty with Indigenous peoples, a landmark act of recognition ...