The recent title lands agreement between British Columbia and the Haida Nation is historic and inspiring, but also long overdue in light of decades of rulings by international human rights bodies.
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Despite the perpetrators being tried and convicted, anti-Indigenous sentiment roiled the area for decades.
Twenty-five years after the landmark Delgamuukw case, Canada is still failing to fulfil its legal obligations to Indigenous Peoples.
Wilma Mankiller’s groundbreaking tenure as chief of the Cherokee Nation introduced the US to the power of Indigenous women’s leadership.
To fully implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Canada must engage in genuine and inclusive law reform.
First Nations leaders Pabai Pabai and Paul Kabai filed a landmark class action against the Australian government to protect communities in the Torres Strait from climate change.
Colonialism is manifested by the way pollution impacts the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Two Indigenous environmental scientists discuss how they’ve overcome obstacles in their research.
Noront Resources share prices are climbing, but so too is Indigenous opposition to its proposing mining projects in the Ring of Fire. Now the mine’s viability is being called into question.
The A Way Forward report addresses the issues of cultural heritage protection in Australia after Rio Tinto destroyed Juukan Gorge. However, achieving change will be far from straightforward.
There is a contradiction between the New South Wales government’s plan for Closing the Gap and its persecution of Aboriginal people who want to maintain their saltwater culture.
In the wake of the Juukan Gorge blast, more land authority is shifting back to First Nations people.
History is being repeated with the Northern Territory government finding ways to stop Aboriginal people from gaining access to water to use or trade.
Fracking the Beetaloo Basin has potential environmental and social harms that affect the Traditional owners in the Northern Territory.
Outnumbered 200 to one and using traditional weapons, Tongerlongeter and his warriors drove the colony to desperate measures. In other wars his self-sacrifice would have earned him a medal.
By arresting opponents of proposed land rights legislation, Frank Bainimarama again squashes democratic debate at a time when Fiji urgently needs it.
Indigenous land defenders: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 6 transcript.
Part of an Indigenous ancestral trail was cleared by a logging company last summer, despite it being a protected cultural site under Alberta law.
In this episode of our podcast, we take a look at Indigenous land rights and the people on the frontlines of these battles.
Renaming a national holiday to celebrate Native culture is one thing, but many Indigenous peoples are looking for greater recognition of the land grab that deprived them of ancestral homes.
Pre-Invasion, message sticks were sent between distant communities to maintain diplomatic relations. They demanded acknowledgement and mutual respect.
Top contributors
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Chair and Member from North America of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) and Professor in Political Science, Public Policy and Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia
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Chair of National Native Title Council and Ngalia Cultural Leader | EthnoEcologist, Indigenous Knowledge
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Adjunct professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph
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Economic Researcher, York University, Canada
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Professor of Agricultural Development, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Regina
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Senior Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of Linguistics, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Environment and Development, Australian National University
