Tag: indigenous people
First Nation sues Alberta Energy Regulator over Kearl Tailings Pond spill
The lawsuit alleges “negligence, nuisance, breach of the duty to consult, breach of the Honour of the Crown, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjustified treaty infringement by the AER and Alberta against the ACFN.”
Indigenous self-determination is key climate solution in new report
The National Climate Assessment affirms that Indigenous peoples bear both the weight of climate change’s impacts and carry knowledge that may help lessen its burden.
After dam removal, Washington state tribe fishes for salmon on Elwha...
For the first time in more than a hundred years, members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe are fishing for coho salmon on the free-flowing river.
A secretive network is fighting Indigenous rights in Australia and Canada,...
“The effort to deny Aboriginal Australians a voice is part of a global playbook from Atlas and its allies.”
Nestlé drops supplier linked to Indigenous land invasions
Marfrig cattle suppliers analyzed in the investigation were linked to more than 150 sq km of deforestation in recent years.
How Indigenous land management practices are a blueprint for climate-resilient agriculture
As a rapidly warming world strains at the shortcomings in industrial farming, key lessons can be taken from Indigenous practices.
‘Willful ignorance’: Indigenous delegation incredulous at bankers’ attitude to fossil fuel...
US and Mexican activists fighting new oil and gas projects said they had to give a basic lesson on the harm caused by fracking during meetings with financiers in London.
A growing movement to reclaim water rights for Indigenous people
Native tribes are reliant on their local water sources, which have been continuously exploited and contaminated by the U.S. government and non-Native people. Indigenous groups are finding new ways to demand justice.
‘Existential threat’: Indigenous leaders urge Citigroup to stop backing Amazon oil
Indigenous leaders said the bank's role in enabling the expansion of the oil and gas industry was pushing the Amazon rainforest closer to the brink of collapse.
Billionaires will not save us. Here’s what will
It’s high time that we draw from the massive wealth of knowledge possessed by Indigenous peoples.
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Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.
Should harming mother Earth be a crime? The case for ecocide
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court.
Are presidents above the law?
Voters are entitled to know before casting their ballots whether they are choosing a felon for president.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.