Indian Law Resource Center staff traveled to Brasília, Brasil to attend and participate in the 22nd Free Land Camp 2026 (known as "Acampamento Terra Livre" in Portuguese, or ATL).

The Indian Law Resource Center provided technical support and training to Agua Caliente, Guatemala. Gianella Sanchez and Ermeto Tuesta led a workshop, “The Benefits of Collective Ownership for Territorial and Community Strengthening,” which helped to empower community members on issues related to Indigenous-led collective property processes and training in participatory mapping of the current state of the communal territory. 

The 25th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) took place on April 20 to May 1, 2026, at the UN headquarters in New York. The theme of this year is "Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ health, including in the context of conflict.” The UNPFII is an advisory body to the UN Economic and Social Council and has been providing a space that provides expert advice and recommendations from Indigenous leaders and NGOs who work toward the full legal protections of Indigenous peoples everywhere. 

The Indian Law Resource Center seeks to overcome the grave problems that threaten Native peoples by advancing the rule of law, by establishing national and international legal standards that preserve their human rights and dignity, and by challenging the governments of the world to accord justice and equality before the law to all indigenous peoples of the Americas.