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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.
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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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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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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Indigenous peoples of Brazil denounce human rights violations during the pandemic before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on indigenous peoples, the Inter-American Commission convened a virtual thematic hearing on October 6, 2020, on "The pandemic and indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Brazil." The hearing marked the first of three hearings to focus on the pandemic... read more

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