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- Land fight could give tens of thousands of US Native Americans rights in Canada Thu, 22 Feb 18, 10:46pmA land battle in British Columbia could afford indigenous people residing in the United States rights in Canada. Rick Desautel, an American citizen who identifies as Sinixt, shot an elk in Canada 40 miles north of the border,...
- New Zealand river world's first to obtain legal staus as a person Fri, 17 Mar 17, 3:10amA river in New Zealand now has legal status similar to a human being, marking a historic victory for indigenous people. For over 100 years, the Whanganui Iwi have fought over the rights of the Whanganui River, the country's...
- Indonesian president gives forest management back to indigenous communities Fri, 24 Feb 17, 3:39amAfter decades of conflict over the power to oversee Indonesia's forests, President Joko Widodo gave management rights back to nine indigenous communities...
- Banks pull funding from Honduran dam project after second activist is murdered Fri, 18 Mar 16, 12:23amIn Honduras, fighting for the environment is a dangerous job. Two weeks after the murder of prominent activist Berta Cáceres, one of her colleagues has also become a victim of deadly violence. Nelson García, a member of...
- Environmental activist Berta Cáceres found murdered in her home Sat, 5 Mar 16, 7:40amEnvironmental and human rights activist Berta Cáceres was murdered in her home by two gunmen. During her work she received numerous death threats, but continued to fight for the people of Honduras. Last year Cáceres won...
- Honduran Government Returns One Million Hectares of Rainforest to Indigenous People Thu, 19 Sep 13, 4:34am150 years ago, England granted the Miskito people of Honduras rights over their own land. Unfortunately, that treaty has not been respected until a few days ago when the government officially returned over nearly one million...