Tagged: indigenous rights
Indigenous people in Brazil’s Amazon region continue to suffer violence, intimidation and forced displacement from their lands — usually at the hands of interests tied to big business and development. To highlight the issue,...
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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...
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...
Agribusiness interests in Brazil are facing off against indigenous groups calling for official recognition of territorial claims. During the opening ceremony of the World Cup, a Guarani Indian youth held up a small banner...