Climate Indigenous Affairs
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![A man in a coat puts his arm on the back of a bulldozer]()
![A man in a coat puts his arm on the back of a bulldozer]()
Canada’s first ‘prisoner of conscience’ is an Indigenous land defender
The distinction is given to people who are incarcerated for their politics, religion, or ethnicity, as well as other personal and protected statuses.
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![Kaliko smiles wearing a lei on a sunny day outside Iolani Palace in Honolulu.]()
![Kaliko smiles wearing a lei on a sunny day outside Iolani Palace in Honolulu.]()
Indigenous youth are at the center of major climate lawsuits. Here’s why they’re suing.
"If I don't do it, who will?"
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![Dog in a barren desert landscape]()
![Dog in a barren desert landscape]()
Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change
A lack of infrastructure and extreme weather are putting unhoused pets on reservations in danger.
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![A handpainted sign in yellow, red and green reads]()
![A handpainted sign in yellow, red and green reads]()
A year after the worst wildfire in modern US history, the people of Maui try to heal
Lāhainā residents are skeptical a proposed $4 billion settlement will restore their community.
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![A large group of people hold signs with symbols and words including olive branches, arabic lettering, and 'land back' on them]()
![A large group of people hold signs with symbols and words including olive branches, arabic lettering, and 'land back' on them]()
The green transition will make things worse for the Indigenous world
A new study warns that the push for renewable energy could exacerbate socioeconomic disparities among Indigenous communities.
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![Clay-colored water floods land, with only tops of trees sticking up.]()
![Clay-colored water floods land, with only tops of trees sticking up.]()
Tribal lands in Oklahoma are 5 times more likely to flood than rest of state
When Indigenous peoples were forced off their lands, they were boxed into flood-prone areas.
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![A portrait of state Sen. Mary Kunesh from Minnesota]()
![A portrait of state Sen. Mary Kunesh from Minnesota]()
The state senator leading efforts to return land to tribal nations
"We can't sit back anymore and not participate."
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![Dozens gather to protest deep-sea mining in Hawaii in December 2023.]()
![Dozens gather to protest deep-sea mining in Hawaii in December 2023.]()
How the last queen of Hawaiʻi is influencing the debate over deep-sea mining
As the U.N. weighs ocean floor mining, Hawai'i just banned the practice.
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![Cityscape of downtown Denver with the Flatirons and Longs Peak in the background from a drone perspective]()
![Cityscape of downtown Denver with the Flatirons and Longs Peak in the background from a drone perspective]()
Colorado’s dirty secret: A $500 billion mining industry built on Indigenous land
A new report says that it’s only a fraction of the almost $2 trillion the state has made on stolen land.
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![A group of young people holding signs in Spanish with their arms raised walk down a dusty road.]()
![A group of young people holding signs in Spanish with their arms raised walk down a dusty road.]()
To save the Amazon, what if we listened to those living within It?
Aiming to prevent “climate and ecological collapse,” rainforest inhabitants release a detailed plan to save their home, honing in on ending fossil fuel subsidies and securing Indigenous land rights.
