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Biodiversity community agrees a common approach to protect life on Earth

Montreal, 7 September 2010. The heads and representatives of five international conventions on biodiversity and major conservation organizations agreed last week to a common approach to address the biodiversity crisis,... Read more...

Call for applications - online training on minority rights

MRG is inviting applications for its new online training on minority rights, international and regional human rights mechanisms and advocacy. The first online training will be run (in English and Russian) from September... Read more...

A Goal for Biodiversity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Montreal, 31 August 2010 – With the support of the Global Environment Facility, the messages of the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) were brought to an audience estimated at over 600,000 spectators... Read more...

Global Indigenous Youth Caucus Makes First Statement at Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous

Linda Zhang, GENEVA—Twelve representatives from the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (IYC) made their first official presence at the 3rd session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in... Read more...

Indigenous people worldwide are forging new agendas with the help of communication

WACC Statement on International Day of the World’s Indigenous People: Half way through the second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, launched in 2004 by United Nations’ General... Read more...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, in New York, 9 August. "The world's indigenous peoples have preserved a vast amount... Read more...

IIPFCC Statement on Climate Change Negotiations- August 5, 2010

Statement of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) on the current Climate Change negotiations Bonn, Germany, 5 August 2010 The IIPFCC, gathered in Bonn on the occasion of the... Read more...

UN Chronicle looking for youth writers

Dear members of the Indigenous Youth Caucus and indigenous youth leaders, First of all I would like to introduce myself. This is Arturo Requesens, a lawyer that recently joined the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on... Read more...

WIPO Sees First Real Progress In 10 Years On Text For Protection Of Folklore

By Kaitlin Mara: Experts meeting last week at the World Intellectual Property Organization made the first real strides in over a decade at developing a concrete rules to protect the cultural expressions and folklore of... Read more...

Cathal Doyle intervention on agenda 4, III EMRIP

Cathal Doyle on behalf of Indigenous Peoples Links (PIPLinks); the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP); the Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP); the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA); Russian... Read more...

Urgent!

Peltier ‘Circle for Clemency’ White House Nov. 5, 2009 NATIVE AMERICANS AND SUPPORTERS RALLY TO SEEK CLEMENCY FOR LEONARD PELTIER ...

News

Iroquois lacrosse team banned from flying overseas: U.S. refuses to recognize tribe-issued passports A team of Iroquois lacrosse players was stuck in the city yesterday, barred from flying to a tournament in England because the U.S. does not recogni...

World

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, in New York, 9 August. ...

Politics

Peguis, Brokenhead win first round of Kapyong battle By Heather Robbin | October 9, 2009 Peguis Chief Glenn Hudson hopes the federal government will settle his and the Brokenhead Firs...

Self-Determination

Grassy Narrows’ legal hearing to clear-cut logging begins October 5, 2009 The Ontario Superior Court began hearing evidence Oct. 5 in Grassy Narrows’ case against logging on its traditional land...

Heritage

Artifact find key in filling gaps in First Nation history By Monica Graham | September 28, 2009 PICTOU LANDING FIRST NATION — An archeological find of cattle and fish bones, part of ...

Sport

History of Native Hockey Ice hockey was first observed by Europeans being played by Micmac Indians in Nova Scotia in the late 1600's. ...

The American Indians of America’s Pastime

Business

Fight looms over Fish Lake By Andrew Findlay | Publish Date: August 27, 2009 Mining firm promises a new lake, but Native leader says that's the Creator's job....

Language

Native communities fighting to keep traditional languages alive By Jamie Komarnicki, Calgary Herald | October 12, 2009 TSUU T’INA NATION, Alta. — Late-morning sun pours down on a grou...

Traditional Knowledge

Young Native Leaders to Gather in Kenora For a week of traditional knowledge, contemporary music, and community building....

Indigenous Plant Diva

Mining and Extractive Industries

Greenpeace Protesters Occupy Alberta Oilsands Site A group of Greenpeace activists have scaled three smokestacks at a Shell oilsands upgrader plant in northern Alberta in a call for action on clima...

Climate Change

North American Indigenous Peoples Call for Strong Climate Action in Copenhagen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2009Contact: The Indigenous Environmental Network Media TeamMobile Number: +45 526 85596E-mail: \n ...

Biological Diversity

Ricekeepers - A struggle to protect biodiversity and a Native American way of life The sounds of manoominike, the wild rice harvest, are the gliding of the boat through the water and across shafts of rice, the soft swish&nb...

GMO Contamination in Mexico's Cradle of Corn

Education

Stakeholders disagree on value of new supports for First Nations students By Jennifer Dunville | September 24, 2009 A three-party agreement signed last year to improve the public education system for Firs...

Environment

Why youth and First Nations are key to green economy future By Greg Macdougall | September 29, 2009 The Power Shift Canada 2009 conference will take place in Ottawa from October 23-26. Th...

Technology

First nations fume over BCUC's sudden coolness to green power By Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Native leaders insist clean energy is the way to go. ...

Economic Development

Acceptable Versus Unacceptable Repression: A Lesson in Canadian Imperial Hypocrisy June has been a difficult month for progressive activists around the world. Mass protests in Iran and indigenous blockades in Peru were met with hea...

Health

Diabetes strategy for First Nations not working, doctor charges By Margaret Munro, Canwest News Service | October 10, 2009 MOOSE FACTORY, Ont. - Slap hefty taxes on junk food. Get peo...

Gender

Vigils held to honour hundreds of aboriginal women killed or missing October 4, 2009 | THE CANADIAN PRESS Dozens of vigils were held across the country Sunday to remember more than 500 aboriginal w...

Native Advocates Come to DC to Change Policies, Obtain Funds to Combat Sexual Violence

Art

Self-directed Residencies for Aboriginal Artists Achieve your artistic vision. The Banff Centre offers self-directed residencies for Aboriginal artists, enabling the time and space for focused work...

Entertainment

Crystal Shawanda lets her country roots show Like the Butcher Hollow, Kentucky–raised Coal Miner's Daughter, Shawanda grew up in abject poverty, spending her formative years on the Wikwem...

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