Indigenous peoples

Indigenous peoples are those groups protected in international or national legislation as having a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory, their cultural and historical distinctiveness from other populations. The legislation is based on the conclusion that certain indigenous people are vulnerable to exploitation, marginalization and oppression by nation states formed from colonising populations or by politically dominant, different ethnic groups.

A special set of political rights in accordance with international law have been set forth by international organizations such as the United Nations, the International Labour Organization and the World Bank. The United Nations has issued a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to guide member-state national policies to collective rights of indigenous people—such as culture, identity, language, and access to employment, health, education, and natural resources. Estimates put the total population of indigenous peoples from 220 million to 350 million.

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Upstart Lummi paddling group has sights on Ferndale, Tahiti and eventually the Olympics

The Spokesman-Review 22 Mar 2025
Instead of just representing their family canoe club, they are representing Indigenous people as a whole.” ... Kinley said that she got the idea for the gala at a similar event, hosted by Indigenous-focused wellness group Rooted Resiliency.

Carney, premiers seek plan for national energy, trade corridor

North Shore News 22 Mar 2025
"We will work with the provinces and other stakeholders, Indigenous groups, to identify projects of national significance and accelerate the time frame to build them," Carney said, citing the Cedar ...

Carney unveils Canada tariff relief, ‘Nation Building’ reforms

Gulf News 22 Mar 2025
... indigenous loan guarantee program to C$10 billion. Canada will also work with provinces and indigenous groups to identify “projects of national significance” in an attempt to get them built faster.

10 common pitfalls that can lead to getting lost on a hike

Journal Gazette 22 Mar 2025
There are now more than 80 co-stewardship agreements between Indigenous Tribes and communities and NPS sites, featuring groups like the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps and cultural programs and ...

Panama reopens talks about the future of a controversial copper mine, but opposition remains

Springfield News-Sun 22 Mar 2025
The deal faced opposition from those who believed Panama wasn’t getting as much as it should and from environmentalists and Indigenous groups who raised concerns about the mine’s impact.

Unilateral Coercive Measures and the War on Women

Scheerpost 22 Mar 2025
In 2021, Douhan told the UN Human Rights Council that the impact of UCMs ‘is especially severe for vulnerable groups’, including women and children as well as ‘indigenous people, people with ...

Pressure bears down around uncontacted tribes at the edge of Brazil’s arc of deforestation

Mongabay 21 Mar 2025
“They’re curious about us, and we’re curious about them.” That’s how Daniel Cangussu describes the recent interaction with a small Indigenous group that had just contacted ...

Uncontacted Ayoreo could face health risks as Gran Chaco shrinks, experts warn

Mongabay 21 Mar 2025
In February, the International Working Group for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact (GTI-PIACI) visited northern Paraguay to better understand the threats against ...

He is called the loneliest man in the world: This is how he lived

The Times of India 21 Mar 2025
119288841Indigenous tribeAccording to reports, the unnamed man was the last remaining member of an uncontacted indigenous group in Brazil ... According to the BBC, the man was the last of an indigenous ...

Ghost protocol: Meet the world’s most threatened uncontacted tribes

Hindustan Times 21 Mar 2025
In India’s Andaman and Nicobar island clusters, in the Bay of Bengal, only two of the six indigenous groups still remain uncontacted ... with the indigenous-rights advocacy group Survival International.

Criminalizing Dissent: Greenpeace Ordered to Pay $667M to Dakota Access Pipeline Firm Over Protests

Scheerpost 21 Mar 2025
The Texas-based pipeline company accused Greenpeace of orchestrating criminal behavior by training and providing funds to the Indigenous-led protests at Standing Rock ... It affects church groups or religious organizations, political organizations.

Clerics Demand Openness in Resumed Trial of

This Day 21 Mar 2025
 As the trial of Nnamdi Kanu starts afresh today  at a federal high court Abuja, a group of clerics has called for an open and fair trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Trump Administration Opening Millions Of Hectares In Alaska To Oil And Gas Drilling

IFL Science 21 Mar 2025
ADVERTISEMENT ... While big business and their political cheerleaders say it could bring jobs and money to the region, environmentalists and Indigenous rights groups believe it could be catastrophic for the wildlife and people that live here ... .

Friends of the Library taps Lake Powell expert for presentation

Park Record 21 Mar 2025
A Friends of the Park City Library author event will take attendees in spirit to the shores of Lake Powell ... “Zak talks a significant amount about how the indigenous groups in the region have been swindled out of or denied these rights,” she said ... Cost.
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