Decades before scientists and governments were grasping the threats of rising temperatures amid public debate over climate policies, Indigenous Peoples in the region were sounding the alarm.

More Indigenous peoples request consultation as controversial road paves through Peru’s Amazon ...

Too many Indigenous Peoples are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands, territories, cultures, and the future of their communities, a top UN forum heard on Monday.

people all around the world have set aside April 22 as Earth Day, pausing to focus on caring for the planet. Since time immemorial, of course, Indigenous peoples have been doing the same thing. Every ...

Since 1970, people all around the world have set aside April 22 as Earth Day, pausing to focus on caring for the planet. Since time immemorial, of course, Indigenous peoples have been doing the ...

Members of each community have reviewed the information that attempts to offer insight into the histories, homes, the clans and tribes that make up each community, the food habits and religious ...

Ahead of the session, we spoke with Ms. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Chair of UNPFII, about key developments and issues related to Indigenous Peoples and their rights. In 2007, the UN General Assembly ...

Pope Francis met with Indigenous people in Canada to hear firsthand accounts of harms inflicted by the country's residential schools. After his passing, Assembly of First Nations National Chief ...

21 April 2025 - Representing the largest international annual gathering of Indigenous Peoples with around 1,000 participants, the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous ...

Read part one here and part two here. Part four and five are coming soon. Indigenous people recruited by illegal miners in Brazil’s Munduruku Indigenous Territory complicated government efforts ...

Performance Area 14 is dedicated exclusively to Indigenous Peoples' rights. As initially proposed (draft documents and early consultation outcomes here), Indigenous Peoples’ organizations and civil ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The involvement of Munduruku people in illegal mining inside the Munduruku Indigenous Territory made Brazil’s efforts to stop it more ...