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White House Tribal Nations Summit Convenes ̶ Executive Order Addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

November 16, 2021 - This week, President Biden fulfilled his campaign promise to revive — after a four-year absence — the annual White House Tribal Nations Summit established during the Obama Administration.
Statement of the Indigenous Nations and Organizations Coalition to the Organization of American States' 51st General Assembly

November 9, 2021
Clement Chartier
Ambassador of the National Government of the Red River Métis, President of the American Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP)
Virtual
(Español)

 
Declaración de la Coalición de Naciones y Organizaciones Indígenas ante la 51ª Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos

9 de noviembre de 2021
Clement Chartier
Embajador del Gobierno Nacional de Red River Métis, Presidente del Consejo Americano de Pueblos Indígenas (CAPI)
Virtual
(Inglés)

 
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, highlighting a critical issue for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN), and Native Hawaiian women who experience domestic violence at significantly higher rates than other women.
Indigenous Lands Initiative advances in Racial Equity 2030 Challenge

The Indian Law Resource Center was named as a finalist in the Racial Equity 2030 Challenge by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The Indian Law Resource Center and the nine other finalists were each awarded a grant of $1 million to further develop their proposals as they compete for three grants of $...

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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
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
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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