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Handbooks for Conservationists

United StatesThe Indian Law Resource Center is writing a one-of-a-kind handbook for conservationists that will help build collaboration between...

Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Helping Indian leaders initiate, win, and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been an important part of...

Indigenous Peoples in Brazil and the Amazon

The Indian Law Resource Center has a long history of work with indigenous peoples in Brazil, going back to 1979 when we brought the first indigenous...

Land of the Brave – A Western Shoshone Documentary

The Indian Law Resource Center is pleased to support LAND OF THE BRAVE - Broken Treaty III, a sequel to the acclaimed BROKEN TREATY AT...

Law Reform

Our Law Reform project is directed at increasing understanding and support for the sovereign rights of Indian and Alaska Native nations and assisting...

Maya Q'eqchi' Land and Resource Rights

In Guatemala, extractive industry and conservation projects are threatening the special relationship the indigenous peoples have with their lands and...

Multilateral Development Banks

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) and some national development banks play a central role in the approval of large-scale development projects,...

Protecting Alaska's Rivers

The Center has a long history of environmental advocacy in Alaska. Over the years, the Center has continued to help Alaska Native nations and...

Protecting Indigenous Rights In Climate Policy

As part of global climate negotiations, the world’s leaders recognized that deforestation is one of the leading causes of climate change, and...

Rapa Nui

The Rapa Nui people are the original inhabitants of Rapa Nui Island, commonly known as “Easter Island.” The island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean...

Safe Women, Strong Nations

In the United States, violence against indigenous women has reached unprecedented levels on tribal lands and in Alaska Native villages. More than 4...

The American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

On June 15, 2016, after nearly 30 years of advocacy and negotiation, the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted the American Declaration on...

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Center's best known work is our 30 years of organizing and advocacy to win adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe

An example of the unfairness of federal law and the injustice of federal administrative action to Indian tribes is the recent treatment of the...

World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

On September 22 and 23, 2014, the United Nations held the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in order to share perspectives and best practices on...

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