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Indigenous leaders from the Brazilian Amazon denounce escalation of violence and land invasions and lack of protection before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Indigenous leaders and their representatives from the Brazilian Amazon participated in a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Thursday, July 1, to discuss Brazil’s failure to adopt and enforce the recommendations contained in the Precautionary Measures the IACHR granted... read more
Lideranças indígenas da Amazônia brasileira denunciam escalada de violência e invasões de terras e falta de proteção perante a Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos
Líderes indígenas e seus representantes da Amazônia brasileira participaram de audiência perante a Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos na quinta-feira, 1º de julho, para discutir a omissão do Brasil em adotar e fazer cumprir as recomendações contidas nas Medidas Cautelares que a CIDH... read more
Urgent Call for Support Against Threat of Massacre by Miners
President Biden: use the force of American diplomacy to end Bolsonaro's attacks on indigenous peoples and the Brazilian Amazon

The Center and COIAB (Coordination of Indigenous Organizations in the Brazilian Amazon) sent a letter to President Biden this week, alerting the administration to the increase in human rights violations against indigenous peoples in Brazil and urging the United States to prioritize the...

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2021 National Week of Action
Take Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls!

Join us in a National Week of Action (April 29-May 5, 2021) to call the nation and the world to action in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Take action by participating in these virtual events and...

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A Journey into Five Decades of Struggles for Indigenous Self-Determination in the Americas
An Interview with Armstrong A. Wiggins published in IdeAs Journal

https://journals.openedition.org/ideas/11159
Fort Belknap Indian Community, Conservation Groups Challenge Mining Plan
Zortman Exploration Could Worsen Contamination of Tribes’ Water, Land 

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U.S. Supreme Court Reviews U.S. v. Cooley

In November 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari, agreeing to hear U.S. v. Cooley (No. 19-1414), a case arising within the Crow Tribe’s reservation on land defined as Indian Country. The question before the Supreme Court is “whether the lower courts erred in suppressing...

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Violations of Indigenous Women’s Rights: Brazil, Guatemala, and the United States

 
Carrie Dann

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Carrie Dann.  She was a great champion of Western Shoshone land rights and the rights of all indigenous peoples.  Her inspiration and vision will live on for generations.

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