Aboriginal land councils across NSW have called an emergency meeting opposing a proposed law change they say would undermine land rights. Land councils say the change will prevent unused Crown land ...

Nearly two decades after the United Nations adopted a landmark declaration on Indigenous rights, advocates say countries still aren’t living up to their promises to uphold and respect those rights.

Update: On November 16, 2022, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi signed the new law on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Indigenous Pygmy Peoples. Four months ago, the Democratic ...

Last week, the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues released urgent calls to action, including a pause on fast-tracked ...

More than 1,000 Aboriginal Australians served in WWI – but unlike white soldiers, they weren’t feted as heroes. They responded with collective activism.

Tribes navigating the U.S. lithium boom have little power to influence decisions on homelands seized from them. Governments ...

When laws are designed fairly, in line with international human rights standards and applied consistently, they can be an important tool for upholding justice and equality. But without safeguards, ...

A federal district court judge last week cited a vacated 2007 opinion and colonial-era "royal proclamations" in ruling against three Shinnecock Indian Nation fishermen who sought a declaration ...

Indigenous advocates who have been fighting for their rights to be acknowledged in global regulations for seabed mining are bracing for the outcome of this week’s gathering of the International Seabed ...

As delegates from around the world gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the United Nations’ 29th annual climate summit, also known as COP29, one of the most contentious debates centers on carbon trading—a ...

Indigenous peoples are effective custodians of biodiversity, lands, and seas, while sustaining distinct cultural, social and economic values of their communities. Upholding the legal land rights of ...

THE NAVAL BASE IN CANADA. IN CUBA. WELL, RIGHT NOW, NAVAJO NATION LEADERS SAY THEY ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS FEARS, DISPEL RUMORS AND PROTECT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. FOLLOWING RECENT REPORTS ON ENCOUNTERS ...