Tagged: Indigenous Peoples
Representatives of Native American nations and tribes are in Washington D.C. today as part of a series of actions to put indigenous issues on the national political agenda. Standing Rock Sioux leaders led a...
The governor of North Dakota activated the National Guard Thursday, ahead of a highly anticipated court ruling on the contentious Dakota Access pipeline construction. Nell Abram has more. Download Audio Calling it an abundance...
Borders drawn across the African continent continue to have geopolitical repercussions even into the 21st century. In 2002 the International Court of Justice at Hague issued a ruling in a territorial dispute between Nigeria...
After five years of secret negotiations, diplomats from 12 countries signed the massive Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement Thursday in Auckland, New Zealand. Proponents say the trade agreement that binds 40 percent of the world’s...
Hundreds of indigenous Lumads have marched to Manila from Mindanao in southern Philippines to call attention to a spate of recent attacks and killings targeting members of their tribe. The month-long walk started on...
In Canada, indigenous women continue to disappear and be murdered at alarming rates in both cities and rural communities. After years of denying the problem, the Canadian government has agreed to attend a national...
United Nations climate talks in Lima, Peru wrap up Friday with a plan to continue negotiations on a global climate treaty next year in Paris. As the high-level COP20 talks played out behind closed...
Native American communities along the length of the proposed path of the Keystone XL pipeline have opposed the project that would transport tar sands oil – or bitumen – from Alberta, Canada to Texas...
A thank you message from FSRN Widespread Lakota opposition to Keystone XL pipeline flies under national media radar Cowboys and Indians form alliance to fight Keystone XL pipeline Indigenous march for water rights in...
Armed self-defense efforts in the Mexican state of Michoacán have opened a debate about about what Mexican citizens can do to protect themselves against violent drug cartels in a country where arms ownership is...