Indigenous rights

Debra White Plume is a Lakota mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Fighting against corporate interests and greed, she is leading a grassroots battle to block the Keystone XL Pipeline from crossing her community's sacred land.  Quoted Debra, "Through the long, hot summer we will provide

TAKE ACTION to protect rainforests: http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/alerts/sendsm.aspx?id=PNG_indigenous   Notorious Malaysian illegal loggers Rimbunan Hijau have diversified into mining in primary rainforests, in East Sepik threatening unique nomadic cave-dwellers and their 20,000 year

No one should suffer violence because of their struggle for justice. The survivors of Guatemala's genocide showed us incredible strength as they recounted the horrific violence they had witnessed against their families. Throughout the trial the survivors, along with their attorneys and the judges

Tiokasin Ghost Horse of First Voices Indigneous Radio on WBAI New York, a Pacifica Station (http://firstvoicesindigenousradio.org/program_archives) interviews Debra White Plume of Owe Aku, Bring Back the Way, about opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline.  In the interview, Debra and Tiokasin discuss

(Veáse otros idiomas abajo.) For the first time in the history of the Americas, a former dictator is on trial for genocide and crimes against humanity in national courts. On March 19, 2013, the survivors' organization, the Association for Justice and Reconciliation, and their legal team, the

We urge you to act with urgency and send letters, emails or fax messages to: 1. Stop the killings of indigenous peoples in the Philippines; 2. End the widespread militarization and blatant violation of IPs' collective and human rights; 3. Justice for the 168 extrajudicial killings of IPs

The Native Women carry the Word of Law, the Law of the Land. The baby is given to the Grandmother (Clan Mother) at birth and taught the Word of Law from infancy. The native women of Coast Salish Territory are taught the Law of the Land, not our men or elected leaders. There is NO Treaty, unless the

This Spring, Pachamama Alliance staff members are doing something we've never done before. We are taking on five challenges to share our passions in the name of creating the world in which we believe. Join the Spring Challenge by supporting any of the 5 projects found at

I have been with Amazon Watch for 5 years now. There's no other group doing the work we are doing to support indigenous communities and indigenous rights in the Amazon basin and challenge those hell bent on destroying this precious resource, upon which we all depend. I know you support our work and

The Indian Law Resource Center and indigenous leaders from Guatemala have a plan to stop the progress of a harmful nickel mine in indigenous territories.  We need your help! Leaders from Agua Caliente, a community of Maya Q'eqchi' Indians, are in  Washington, D.C., this week to