Tag: indigenous rights
Congressional Democrats rally against Biden-approved Willow Project in Alaska
As the legal challenges continue, the fate of the Willow Project remains a pivotal issue at the intersection of climate policy, Indigenous rights, and U.S. energy strategy.
UN report exposes alarming U.S. human rights violations, urges immediate reforms
"Systemic racism and injustice": UN slams U.S. for widespread human rights breaches.
Stand for Indigenous land justice: Stop STAMP
If the state and federal governments truly stand behind their commitments to environmental justice, then we should stand with the Tonawanda—for the Big Woods, and for Indigenous land justice.
Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act
The Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which maintains Indigenous children under state care stay within their tribe rather than being placed outside their community.
The rise of Indigenous candidates raises awareness of key issues
Indigenous values helped shape American democracy, and now they’re helping increase Native representation.
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.
Landmark decision: Brazil Supreme Court sides with Indigenous land rights
The country’s Supreme Court has agreed to review the process around a past case that cancelled the demarcation of an Indigenous territory claimed by the Guarani Kaiowá people.
Indigenous youth embark on sub-zero, 93-mile run to protest Dakota Access...
"This is a critical step towards righting the wrongs of the past and setting our nation on a path of environmental, climate, and social justice."
Indigenous women call upon Biden to stop pipelines and uphold Indigenous...
““No more broken promises, no more broken Treaties.”
National park ranger condemned for attacking unarmed Indigenous man on sacred...
“Public lands are stolen lands,” asserted Red Nation. “Indigenous people have the right to practice their culture and spiritual ways on Indigenous land without fear of repression, discrimination, or violence.”
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Sisyphus Trump maniacally replays 2015, with repeated, inflammatory media blitzes. But that gambit...
How many unforced errors—the Arlington cemetery mess, JD Vance, fake Ohio pet-napping and Loomer—confirm Trump as monumental scatterbrain?
Matt Nelson self-immolates outside Israeli consulate in Boston, condemning US support for Gaza genocide
Nelson’s extreme act of protest marks the third self-immolation in the U.S. since Israel’s war on Gaza began, drawing attention to America’s ongoing complicity in the killing of over 41,000 Palestinians.
Can the world save Palestine from US-Israeli genocide?
The UN General Assembly's scheduled meeting is an opportunity for the world community to clearly express its opposition to Israel’s brutal occupation of Palestine.
Biden-Harris administration preserves 28 million acres of Alaska public lands, prioritizing Tribal rights and...
The Biden-Harris administration’s decision to retain protections for 28 million acres in Alaska marks a significant reversal of the previous administration’s plans to open these lands to extractive industries, preserving vital natural, cultural, and subsistence resources for Alaska Native communities.
Three states petition EPA to classify PFAS compounds as hazardous air pollutants
North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating PFAS “forever chemical” air emissions.