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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.
Statement of the Indigenous Nations and Organizations Coalition to the Organization of American States' 50th General Assembly

October 19, 2020
Hugo Tacuri Huamani
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Peru (CONAIP)
Virtual
(Español)

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Declaración de la Coalición de Naciones y Organizaciones Indígenas ante la Asamblea General 50° de la Organización de Estados Americanos

October 19, 2020
Hugo Tacuri Huamani
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Peru (CONAIP)
Virtual
(Inglés)

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Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act Signed into Law

On October 10, 2020, two bills were signed into law to help address the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women in the United States.  The bills, which were presented to the President on September 30, 2020, follow years of advocacy by indigenous women, tribes, and Native organizations...

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Povos Indígenas do Brasil denunciam à Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos violações de direitos durante a pandemia

6 de outubro de 2020 - A Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil (Apib) denunciou nesta terça-feira (6) à Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH) as principais violações cometidas contra os direitos e a vida dos povos indígenas que aconteceram nos últimos sete meses da pandemia da...

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