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La loro sussistenza "è scandita dalla natura e dalle stagioni ed è basata su caccia, pesca nel fiume e raccolta dei prodotti della foresta.
Il progetto di estrazione di uranio, approvato senza alcun coinvolgimento della comunità locale, rischia di cancellare tutto questo.
Gli #Iñupiat temono che i lavori possano contaminare le acque fluviali e che la lavorazione dell’uranio possa avere effetti nocivi sulla popolazione."

#IndigenousRights #USA #uranio #HumanRights #18aprile

lifegate.it/alaska-indigeni-in

Last weekend, Last year, I was in Timmins, ON dancing at Northern College pow wow. Monday afternoon, last year, after the pow wow my ex hu?b**d came and got me & took back to Wawa, ON to his house. The next day, he drove me back to Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabe Pic Mobert, ON my home.

How time flies....

Experience from then to now. I did it...... I did it. Now image next year.

#anishnaabe #ojibwe #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #nativebusiness #indigenouspeoples #indigenousrights

Chi Miigwetch

Something that would never happen if Canada was "the 51st State”.

"The Lax Kw’alaams band has called a referendum for April 9 to vote on the proposed Da’ax Kw’alaams Man-Ayaawx Constitution, a momentous step toward establishing their own self-governance framework.”

:LaxKwalaams:
#LaxKwalaams
#FirstNations #Indigenous #indigenousRights #Canada #SelfDetermination

albernivalleynews.com/news/bc-

Alberni Valley News · B.C. North Coast First Nation to vote on historic constitutionBy Radha Agarwal, Local Journalism Initiative

#Indigenous #IndigenousRights #IndigenousPeople #NativeAmerican #NativeAmericans #NativeAmericanRights #TakeAction Send a message to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum: Respect Tribal sovereignty and be transparent about your plans for Native ancestral lands and waters. | Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund
actionnetwork.org/letters/burg

actionnetwork.orgBurgum: Respect Tribal sovereignty and be transparent After Deb Haaland oversaw Native homelands as the first Native Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, we now have a new Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum. Many Tribal leaders are concerned about Burgum’s support for fossil fuel companies over land protections, and concerned about Trump’s past record of anti-Native policies. In Trump’s first term, for example, he tried to revoke protections for sacred places like the Bears Ears National Monument. But there are signs of hope: Burgum has said publicly that he wants to work with Tribes and respect Tribal sovereignty, and in the past as North Dakota’s governor he took some steps to listen to and recognize Native communities. Unfortunately, Burgum has said he’ll align the Department of the Interior with Trump’s plan to “unleash” U.S. energy by “encouraging energy exploration and production on federal lands and waters” and he has completed a 15-day review of National Monuments, but he hasn’t shared any details publicly or privately with Tribes. We need to know more about his plans, including whether or not he plans to maintain the progress Tribes made during Biden’s administration, such as a record number of federal-Tribal co-management agreements. Click ‘START WRITING’ to send a message to Secretary Burgum to follow through with his pledge to work with Tribes and respect Tribal sovereignty, starting with being transparent and seeking Tribal consultation on his plans.

The secret to 'living well with the forest', from Simon Hoyte

'They believe the ultimate way to achieve joy is through sharing. Elders told us: "If the forest is shared properly, everyone will live well."'

#Baka #Cameroon #IndigenousTech #IndigenousRights #environmentalrights

phys.org/news/2025-03-cameroon

Phys.org · Cameroon's Baka people say they are part of the forest: That's why they look after itBy Simon Hoyte

Historic Human Rights Ruling: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Ecuador violated the rights of uncontacted Indigenous peoples by permitting oil drilling in their territories. The ruling reinforces Indigenous sovereignty, mandates environmental protections, and sets a legal precedent for Indigenous rights.

wildhunt.org/2025/03/historic-

The Wild Hunt · Historic Human Rights Ruling: Court Orders Ecuador to Protect Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples from Oil Industry...By Manny Moreno

#Peru's #Indigenous leaders raise concerns over #OilAndGas projects

The leaders presented evidence of the impact of oil and gas exploration at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on #HumanRights

Steven Grattan, Associated Press
March 7, 2025

BOGOTA, #Colombia — "Indigenous leaders from the #PeruvianAmazon who are calling for the government to stop oil and gas projects in their territory took their case to an international human rights body on Tuesday.

"The leaders presented evidence of the impact of oil and gas exploration at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They said the projects violate #IndigenousRights by threatening their #land, #health and #FoodSecurity and are in breach of international obligations that require Indigenous groups to be consulted.

"The Indigenous leaders are represented by the Interethnic Association for the Development of the #PeruvianRainforest, or #AIDESEP. The group argues that the projects also pose risks to #UncontactedIndigenous groups and also noted specific impact on Indigenous women.

"During the meeting, the Peruvian government said it is a democratic state which respects law and guarantees human rights to all its citizens and that it is committed to strengthening it.

"But #JulioCusurichiPalacios, a member of AIDESEP’s Board of Directors from the Madre de Dios region of the Amazon said the government 'have stated things that are not in accordance with what is happening in reality.'

"'The rights of Indigenous peoples are not being respected, the contamination of our rivers and territories continues, there are threats to #uncontacted Indigenous Peoples, more regulations that make environmental standards more flexible, and oil and gas lots continue to be promoted,' he told The Associated Press after the hearing.

"The government denied most of the claims made by the Indigenous groups and did not reply to AP’s requests for comment."

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ictnews.org/news/perus-indigen
#BigOilAndGas #IndigenousRights #LeaveItInTheGround #WaterIsLife #AmazonRainforest #IndigenousNews #IndigenousPeoples

Today in Labor History March 1, 1954: The U.S. detonated Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb on Bikini Atoll. It caused the worst radioactive contamination ever by the U.S. However, this occurred after years of nuclear testing and contamination of the islands and waters around them. The U.S. detonated 23 nuclear devices on the islands from 1946 to 1958. They blew up the bombs on the reef, in the sea, in the air and underwater. They relocated islanders several times, each time to supposedly safe islands. But they neglected to provide sufficient food and water, causing starvation. When the islanders tried to catch fish to eat, or grow their own crops, they were so contaminated from radioactive fallout, that it poisoned all who ate it. Women started having miscarriages and giving birth to babies with abnormalities. To this day, it is still too contaminated for inhabitants and their descendants to return. A trust fund that had been set up to help support the survivors ran out of funds in the late 2010s.