Category: Global Exchange

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The National Congress of American Indians has passed a resolution supporting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and urging its endorsement by state governments and Congress.

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Salmon aquaculture is devastating the world’s oceans and an international coalition of scientists, Canadian First Nations and tourism operators have called for a global moratorium.

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In “March Point,” Swinomish Chairman Brian Cladoosby shares his concerns about the possible and proven environmental impacts of two oil refineries. He looks forward to the day when the refineries…

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Joe Garcia, president of the National Congress of American Indians, opened the organization

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A hereditary chief from a small west coast village has been appointed chancellor of a newly accredited university.

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At the Blackfoot Reservation in Montana, people gathered themselves into the shape of a grizzly bear to honor the sacredness of their land and send a message to the government…

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More than 75 people were injured and at least one was killed in a crackdown on indigenous protests being held in different areas of Colombia.

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The sun rises in a bright, red line over flat land, small lakes, boreal forest and peat bogs as our small double engine plane bumps through early morning turbulence between…

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The Diaguita indigenous community in Huasco Alto, surrounded by rich gold, silver and copper deposits in the northern Chilean region of Atacama, are engaged in a struggle to prevent mining…

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Yesterday, Judge Kimba Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York set a trial date of February 9, 2009 for a human rights and racketeering…