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U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Agreement Harmful to Indigenous Peoples
National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls
On July 5, 2013, Hanna Harris, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was reported missing by her family in Lame Deer, Montana. Hanna’s body was not found for five days. She had been raped and murdered.
Informal Consultations on Indigenous Participation at the UN - April 26, 2017

Karla General, Indian Law Resource Center
Líder de la Comunidad Agua Caliente Lote 9 Recibe Premio Ambiental Goldman 2017

(SAN FRANCISCO) - La Fundación Ambiental Goldman anunció hoy que Rodrigo Tot ha sido nombrado como uno de los seis galardonados del Premio Ambiental Goldman 2017, el premio más importante a nivel mundial para líderes y activistas ambientalistas de base.
Agua Caliente Lote 9 Community Leader Wins 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Foundation today announced Rodrigo Tot is among the six recipients of the 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize, the world’s largest award for grassroots environmental activists.
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Defensoria Q’eqchi’
Agua Caliente Lote 9 Case

Worldwide, indigenous peoples are facing serious violations of their human and environmental rights due to the imposition of extractive industry projects on their land. The Center is advising the Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ Agua Caliente Lote 9 community as it seeks protection of its communal...

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Raising Public Awareness

Raising the profile of the leaders the Center works with at the international level is one of the most effective ways of protecting their human rights and ensuring their security. For this reason, the Center has taken many actions to bring international attention to the Agua Caliente Lote 9's...

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Protecting Maya Q'eqchi' leaders and advocates

Protecting the lives of the Maya Q’eqchi’ leaders and advocates is central to the work of the Indian Law Resource Center. Land-related conflicts have marked the relationship that the Q’eqchi’ communities have with governmental security forces and mining companies’ security personnel. These...

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Conservation Areas and Maya Q'eqchi' Rights

The creation of “protected areas” poses a second threat to the Maya Q’eqchi’s rights of self-determination and ownership of their lands and natural resources. These protected areas—some proposed and some already established—transfer the control and management of lands from the Q’eqchi’ to...

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