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  1. ‘This is colonialism for clicks’: the influencers attempting to meet and film the world’s most isolated tribes
    By Elle Hunt

    A new breed of adventurer is chasing internet fame by targeting uncontacted peoples. Critics say they are risking the wellbeing of these remote communities – and their own lives

    theguardian.com/world/2026/sep

    #Indigenouspeoples #Worldnews #YouTube #TikTok #Instagram #Socialmedia #Digitalmedia #Lifeandstyle #Adventuretravel #Travel #Exploration #Youngpeople #Society #TheGuardian #ElleHunt

  2. Traditional owners say national park can 'breathe again' after handback
    By Tim Little

    A major tourist attraction in outback Queensland has been handed back to its traditional owners under a landmark agreement described as a long-awaited "homecoming".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/boo

    #NationalParks #IndigenousPeoples #LandRights #TimLittle

  3. Bay Area Local News Matters: Ukiah High students help carry forward nearly lost Northern Pomo language. “Kala Wright, Taylor Feliz Jr., Izzy Garcia and Zach Martinez received California’s Seal of Biliteracy in Northern Pomo at graduation in June after completing Ukiah High School’s Native Language program, which completed its fifth year of instruction during the 2025-26 academic year, the […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/02/bay-area-local-news-matters-ukiah-high-students-help-carry-forward-nearly-lost-northern-pomo-language/
  4. Another plan unveiled to tackle long-standing issues in Port Augusta
    By Arj Ganesan

    The state government has announced another plan to tackle issues regarding crime, violence and substance abuse in Port Augusta. The efforts have been praised by Indigenous leaders who say it is needed, but have criticised the lack of Indigenous consultation.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/por

    #SocialProblems #IndigenousAustralians #Crime #IndigenousPolicy #YouthCrime #RegionalCommunities #CommunityOrganisations #SubstanceAbuse #Drugs #Alcohol #IndigenousPeoples #ArjGanesan

  5. Land‑Ready Agriculture Proposal for the Alabama‑Coushatta Tribe

    The tribe’s forested reservation in Polk County sits at the edge of the Gulf‑Coast food corridor, a two‑hour drive from Houston’s seven‑million‑person market.

    #Indigenous #TribalSovereignty #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousEducation #4FabricsTheory #CoushattaTribe #AL

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  6. The dark story behind Japan's first people and why they want their ancestors back
    By Fergus Gregg

    A group of indigenous people are suing the Japanese government for the return of ancestral remains taken during the brutal colonisation of Hokkaido.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/shi

    #IndigenousPeoples #Colonialism #LawCrimeandJustice #FergusGregg

  7. Spectrum News: Speed Art Museum begins repatriation of 24 Native American cultural items. “The Speed Art Museum is returning 24 cultural items to the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes as part of a federal repatriation process under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/29/spectrum-news-speed-art-museum-begins-repatriation-of-24-native-american-cultural-items/
  8. Yale University: How Scholars and Musicians Recreated a Song Lost for More Than 400 Years. “From May 14-16, the group worked to contextualize and recreate the Chorus Brasilicus, a song in Tupi—an Indigenous language of Brazil—that was performed before the king of Portugal and Spain in 1619. The lyrics of this song survived in a text describing the play in which it was performed, but the […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/28/yale-university-how-scholars-and-musicians-recreated-a-song-lost-for-more-than-400-years/
  9. Best of 2026…so far: Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong – podcast
    By Written by Marcus Haraldsson and read by Diana Bermudez. Produced by Nicola Alexandrou. The executive producer was Ellie Bury

    Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2026, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it.

    theguardian.com/news/audio/202

    #Indigenouspeoples #Guatemala #Americas #TheGuardian #WrittenbyMarcusHaraldsson #readbyDianaBermudezProducedbyNicolaAlexandrouTheexecutiveproducerwasEllieBury

  10. Making hostile spaces The dispersal of non consumers

    * At an intersection of numerous car parks, retail industry and an amusement industrial complex in Coffs Harbour there is a small green space with benches and birds. People and birds rest there and have their lunch.

    Some time ago the amusement & drink giant piped ongoing unpleasant, loud music over the small green island and the abundant car parks.

    The intention of the outdoor speakers distributing noise pollution is/was to engage in then 'dispersal' of ‘loitering' non customers.

    This loud and repetitive ‘music’ is also known as "aggressive" or "defensive" architecture. This design in mostly public spaces is intended as a form of 'organised abandonment' (Ruth Wilson Gilmore) of the poor and the unhoused.

    Often the exclusionary design acoustic ('steady-state spam’) is combined with other anti homeless devices (anti-homeless spikes furniture) which function to keep members of the public out of public spaces.

    With increasing inequality, that is non spending consumers, the system is increasingly employing hostile practices. Privately owned public spaces such as walkways, plazas, arcades and small parks have to ensure the safety of their customers and staff. Non-consumers have no place in this scheme.

    * "Woolworths has installed outdoor speakers at its Darwin city store to play the supermarket's 'Fresh Food People' jingle on repeat in a bid to deter loitering.” >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/dar
    * "The NSW Police Force is currently running an Australian-first trial in Moree (an area with a high Indigenous population) using rooftop drones to "fight crime" in the area, controlled by people hundreds of kilometres away at Bankstown Airport." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/aut
    #HostileArchitecture #PublicSpaces #inequality #privatisation #ShoppingCentres #dispersal #FirstNationsPeoples #biopolitics #surveillance #CCTV #PervasiveTechnologies #UAVs #NoisePollution #IndigenousPeoples #DesignApartheid #governance #CoffsHarbour

  11. The Guardian: Trump’s border wall construction threatens rock art as old as the pyramids: ‘The ancestors are still here’. “The impending construction also threatens to mar or destroy an untold number of these millennia-old rock art murals that stand in the coming wall’s path. The slated construction includes 165 miles (266km) of four-to-six-foot-tall vehicle barriers and patrol roads […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/24/trumps-border-wall-construction-threatens-rock-art-as-old-as-the-pyramids-the-ancestors-are-still-here-the-guardian/
  12. @TrueNorthSpice The first James Bay project was devastating. I joined in the resistance to that project but to no avail. Megadams are destructive - look at Site C, Muskrat Falls - but we continue to destroy so much for this so called 'clean' energy projects. Of course, #IndigenousPeoples are on the front-line of this destruction, driving more communities into #poverty.
    environmentjournal.ca/history/

  13. Trump’s border wall construction threatens rock art as old as the pyramids: ‘The ancestors are still here’
    By Roque Planas in Comstock, Texas

    The president’s border wall plan could damage or destroy ‘the oldest-known books in North America’

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #USMexicoborder #Indigenouspeoples #Nationalparks #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #Art #USimmigration #Texas #USpolitics #USnews #Mexico #Americas #TheGuardian #RoquePlanasinComstock #Texas

  14. Program motivates remote students to join healthcare workforce at home
    By Kavina Kumar and Zara Margolis

    Melinda is still finishing high school, but she is already working inside the health system and building a career that could bring her back to serve her own community.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/dea

    #Education #Health #Nurses #HealthcareFacilities #IndigenousPeoples #RuralandRemoteCommunities #VocationalEducationandTraining #IndigenousAustralians #KavinaKumar #ZaraMargolis

  15. Culture OC: Orange County’s Acjachemen Nation Maps 10,000 Years of History for Its First Digital Archive. “Orange County’s Acjachemen Nation, the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians (JBMI), is building a digital archive for the first time. The Acjachemen Nation (pronounced ah-HAWSH-eh-men) originally inhabited what is now Orange County for as long as 10,000 years. The Acjachemen and the Tongva […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/22/culture-oc-orange-countys-acjachemen-nation-maps-10000-years-of-history-for-its-first-digital-archive/
  16. Mowing down children and the racist feeding frenzy that followed.
    Alabama in the 1930s?

    "* Two children, who were riding a motorised pushbike and left with serious injuries, were allegedly pursued and mowed down by 56-year-old Gol Gol man Andrew Brien.."

    "Mr Brien allegedly pursued the children through the pedestrian-only mall in the belief they were involved in vandalism at his partner's real estate business. However, the court heard the children were "blameless" of any offending on the night."

    "The amount and volume of racist and violent comments surged after the incident, with hundreds of social media posts laying blame on the boys and praising the driver."

    "The act alone was shocking, but what followed on social media revealed a distressing and damaging ugliness...What we've seen lately in terms of social media is that anger is coming out in really primal responses, in ideas and thoughts and beliefs which do not have a place in a civilised society."

    "It is not OK to hurt children. It is never OK to hurt children. It's not OK to call this man a hero."

    "No-one should see violence against their children or community being celebrated or joked about...I don't want to see comments that I think would be better placed in 1930s Alabama". >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/mil

    * "A 24-year-old hit and run driver who injured two pedestrians, one of them fatally, sped away and then bragged about it to his friends has been spared jail time in Darwin."
    ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsRPw3srQeg
    #children #cars #violence #dehumanisation #racism #harm #UTEs #motorists #pedestrians #malls #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples #SettlerSociety #incivility #SocialMedia #hate #governance

  17. Tom’s Hardware: Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won’t support projects without consultation — energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concerns. “Cherokee Nation, the largest tribe in the U.S. with more than 475,000 citizens, has banned hyperscale data center development on its tribally owned and trust lands, after a […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/19/toms-hardware-cherokee-nation-bans-hyperscale-data-centers-on-its-lands-wont-support-projects-without-consultation-energy-and-water-consumption-air-quality-noise-and-cultural-resour/
  18. Australia’s trade in human flesh: blackbirding - follow the money...

    "Between 1860 and 1906 up to 62,000 Pacific Islanders were shipped to Australia to work primarily in sugar cane and cotton farming.."

    "...The Pacific Islanders came, they died, they were buried like dogs and more were sent for.” >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #slavery #Blackbirding #SouthSeaIslander #IndigenousPeoples #FirstNations #PastoralIndustry #sugar #cotton #plantations #PALM #books

  19. Contesting #Surveillance Infrastructure on #IndigenousLands

    by #OpheliaRivas, #CaitlinBlanchfield, and #NinaKolowratnik

    "The broad slope and rounded crest of O’ks Tak’am Do’ak outline the profile of a woman sitting and facing the west. Her name is O’ks Ta’kam. She is part the O’odham origin story, passed down through oral history. She sits there vigilant, a warrior protecting, and will warn the people when a catastrophic event will occur. When this event comes, she will stand and gather the smallest creatures in her skirt to protect them.

    "The mountain forms part of the Tak’Va’Vak range which cuts through #TohonoOodham land, joining peaks like Han’a-mek and Ma’mke-mad. These mountains are known as a place to gather sweet fruits from the chu-chues (organ pipe cactus). They are home to caves, springs, and seasonal water holes. Each year ceremonies and hunts take place all across the Tak’Va’Vak, and trails lead through the mountain passes, connecting the springs at A’al Va’pai (Quitobaqito) to O’odham villages in Sonora, and leading all the way to the salty Ge-Ka-ch’k (Sea of Cortez). The mountains hold deer, mountain rams, javalina. They hold burial places. Medicines grow there. In the evening they are especially beautiful, bathed in crimson.

    "The Tak’Va’Vak range also forms one border of the Tohono O’odham Nation. The boundary runs along the ridge line and separates the reservation from the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a United States national park to the west.

    "The border with the #NationalMonument is one of three that divide Tohono O’odham Nation from the #UnitedStates; the reservation’s southern border is with #Mexico. It is this border that dominates the others—both in its real effects and in media representations—and with good reason, especially in the last decades, and acutely in the present moment. It separates the Tohono O’odham in Sonora from those in Arizona, dividing the people; and its securitization has brought violence and destruction to O’odham lands on both sides in different ways. Yet these two borders—one between nation states and one between reservation and national park—work together: they are part of the same process of colonialism and dispossession that have been constricting O’odham life for hundreds of years. The construction of the US-Mexico border is intertwined with the expropriation of #IndigenousLand and the subsequent creation of #NativeAmerican reservations as much as it is with United States expansionism and policies of exclusion. More than that, the US-Mexico border, and the many weapons, technologies of surveillance, and #BorderPatrol officers that comprise it, is an extension of the United States’ ongoing, violent, and racialized campaign to contain and assimilate Indigenous peoples—it is a settler colonial border. But as Salt River Pima-Maricopa scholar #FantasiaPainter reminds us, the #borderlands are not yet settled, and they are unsettled: this is because of the refusal of Tohono O’odham and other #IndigenousPeoples to see and accept their lands as not their own."

    Read more:
    urbannext.net/significant-impa

    #SettlerColonialism #SurveillanceState #USPol #CulturalGenocide
    #NoBorderWall #TrumpsBorderWall
    #ProtectTheSacred #EnvironmentalProtectionAct
    #RespectTheTreaties #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #IndigenousSacredSites
    #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  20. Unseen Japan: Hokkaido University Apologizes for a Century of Ainu Remains Research. “On July 27, 2026, Hokkaido University issued its first-ever proper apology for a prewar research program. The medical school collected and studied more than 1,000 sets of Ainu remains. The university expressed that the work ‘deeply wounded the dignity of the Ainu people.'”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/02/unseen-japan-hokkaido-university-apologizes-for-a-century-of-ainu-remains-research/
  21. Lover’s Abyss

    I was told as a young child
    You can dream of anything
    So, I dreamed I was a blue horse
    midnight blue with a touch of white
    gracefully strong
    unafraid of the world
    accepting of the unknown
    beautiful essence
    assuring eyes.

    I was told as a student
    You can’t dream anymore
    its time to grow up
    learn how to be an adult
    learn to be practical
    understand your place
    abide by our laws.

    As an adult
    I was told
    You’re a lot of trouble
    try harder to fit in
    let go of that childhood dream
    stop messing around
    be something.

    I traveled this world
    in spite of people’s viewpoint
    I traveled as a blue horse.
    Unafraid
    Accepting
    Assured and complete.

    I saw a blue horse
    with a daisy behind her ear
    standing alone.
    Sky blue she was
    as were her eyes.
    Gracefully she moved
    towards the crest of twilight.
    I asked if she wanted company?
    She said, yes.

    Beyond the crest we disappeared
    into our abyss where our solitude awaited
    playing with season flowers
    and coupling under the stars.

    The eternity we exist in
    is the eternity we make.

    Author Michael Plante
    Image: Blue Horse (A.I. Generated) artis Unknown.

    #Abyss #Bluehorse #Dreamers #Dreams #Freeverse #Indigenous #Indigenouspeoples #Love #Lovers #Poetry #Thepoetshouse
  22. Santa Barbara Independent: Yale, Harvard Return Ancestors and Artifacts to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. “[Kathleen] Marshall was in Boston when they packed up the semi-truck with more than 2,000 remains and artifacts — filling it almost to the brim — and flew home to meet them at the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center on June 27. She tracked the truck on GPS for its […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/14/santa-barbara-independent-yale-harvard-return-ancestors-and-artifacts-to-santa-ynez-band-of-chumash-indians/
  23. #ForcedRelocation is nothing new... The #USA is quite good at it... Unfortunately!

    Mapping how the U.S. forcibly took #IndigenousLands

    Not long after the #GreatAmericanExperiment began, the newly established nation set its sights west. Here's how a series of conflicts, forged treaties, and #ForcedMigration led to the loss of a majority of Indigenous lands.

    By Erin Blakemore
    Published July 8, 2026

    "For the citizens of the newly established United States, the vast territory of North America (and the land of plenty it represented) seemed theirs for the taking. But these lands, some of the richest on Earth, had already been settled and stewarded for thousands of years by #IndigenousPeoples. Though their numbers had already dwindled due to new diseases and conflict with settlers, in 1776 approximately 250,000 #IndigenousPeople still lived within the territory delimited by the current borders of the U.S. The young nation, however, was intent on expansion—and set its sights on Indigenous land. Over the years, tribal interests and sovereignty would be trampled time and time again. Although land loss is the most visible consequence of dispossession, Indigenous customs, culture, and language (all firmly rooted in the land) were also under attack."

    Read more:
    nationalgeographic.com/history

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/B2yzj

    #NativeAmericans #NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #ForcedRelocation #TrailOfTears #Genocide #1830IndianRemovalAct #IndianRemovalAct #CulturalGenocide #StolenChildren #StolenLand #ForcedDisplacement #CorporateGreed #Capitalism

  24. I found this via @supersquirrel !

    #IndigenousLands are crucial for #ClimateMitigation and #resilience.

    Research shows their health is a direct result of #IndigenousStewardship.

    "As the impacts of #ClimateChange continue to escalate, a growing number of climate scientists and policymakers cite Indigenous lands as a model for their rich #biodiversity and effective carbon storage. But that recognition has not always translated into space for Indigenous leaders in climate negotiations, access to #ClimateResilience funding, or enforcement of #HumanRights standards.

    "That has been the case for decades. But the problems do not stop there. New research shows that approach overlooks the key role that Indigenous knowledge and culture can play in mitigating climate change. It also reveals a dangerous misconception that has taken hold in global climate discussions: the idea that Indigenous lands are so rich because they are remote or sparsely populated.

    "Nothing could be further from the truth. The health of Indigenous lands and their ability to store vast quantities of carbon stem from the stewardship of the people who inhabit them.

    "That’s the finding of research from Conservation International, which shows that traditional knowledge, community protocol, and Indigenous culture play a direct role in protecting forests, wildlife, and the environment. Sushma Shrestha, who is #Indigenous #Newar from #Nepal and the study’s lead author, said the research comes at a critical time.

    " 'All of humanity relies on everything that #IndigenousPeoples have to contribute and offer in terms of their lands, in terms of carbon storage, in terms of biodiversity conservation,' she said.

    "The study, released as a narrative report and a peer-reviewed study, explores how #IndigenousKnowledge and practices benefit the planet. It also found that all 43 of the surveyed communities are experiencing drought, extreme weather, and other adverse impacts from climate change. More than half are affected by #ExtractiveIndustries like #mining and #logging.

    "Researchers interviewed 49 Indigenous leaders from six continents about how they steward their land, which ranged from the Amazon rainforest to East African savannas and Pacific Islands. They found that traditional management practices like avoiding #overfishing, maintaining sacred spaces, watching for fires and other threats, and direct resistance against extraction contribute to the remarkable health of Indigenous territory. Ninety-six percent of respondents said they had land set aside for special uses, like spiritual practices, that also benefit the environment by protecting those spaces and ecosystems. Shrestha stressed that although each Indigenous community is distinct, there are shared lessons the entire world can learn from.

    " 'It’s a time where all hands need to be on deck,' Shrestha said. 'And collectively, actions need to be taken, and indigenous peoples have been doing this on their own for a very long time.'

    "The study builds on years of research that shows, among other things, that the world’s healthiest forests are on Indigenous lands and conservation efforts are more effective when they incorporate Indigenous autonomy and decision-making at every step."

    Read more [includes some really good links to articles]:
    sopuli.xyz/post/47753605

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunk #LandBack #CommunityMonitoring #Stewardship #TEK #IndigenousSolarPunk #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge

  25. #Desertification and #Drought Day 2026

    June 17, 2026

    #Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. #Restore.

    "This year, #Kenya hosts the global observance of Desertification and Drought Day in partnership with #UNCCD under the theme 'Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore.'

    "The global observance will highlight the central role of the world’s rangelands in #ClimateResilience, food and water security, #biodiversity conservation and the cultural identity of #pastoralist and #IndigenousCommunities. Kenya’s leadership reflects its ongoing efforts to address #LandDegradation, strengthen drought resilience and support communities living in #dryland and rangeland areas.

    "UNCCD Executive Secretary Yasmine Fouad said: 'We thank the Government of Kenya for hosting Desertification and Drought Day 2026 and for shining a spotlight on the world’s rangelands. These landscapes are vital for food, water, biodiversity and climate resilience. Kenya’s leadership comes at a crucial moment, as rangelands face increasing pressure worldwide. By recognising their value, respecting their traditional stewards and restoring rangelands back to health, we can strengthen the livelihoods of two billion people.'

    "Rangelands cover more than half of the world’s land surface yet remain among the most undervalued ecosystems. They face increasing pressures from climate change, land degradation and competing land uses. Up to half of all rangelands are already degraded or at risk, jeopardizing food and water security, climate resilience and rural livelihoods.

    "Coinciding with the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, the 2026 global observance will draw attention to the need to recognize and value rangelands for the critical functions they provide, respect the traditional stewards who have cared for them for generations and restore degraded landscapes to secure livelihoods and ecosystem services.

    "Through Desertification and Drought Day 2026, countries and communities are invited to:

    - Recognize rangelands’ economic contribution to national and regional economies, their role in sustaining biodiversity and wildlife and the multiple benefits they provide, from regulating water cycles to storing carbon

    - Respect pastoralists, #IndigenousPeoples and local communities, whose mobility, customary governance systems and ecological knowledge are essential to maintaining the health and productivity of these landscapes

    - Restore rangelands by investing in sustainable land and water management, strengthening governance, improving drought preparedness and supporting community-led restoration efforts

    Marked every year on 17 June, Desertification and Drought Day is the United Nations’ global moment to raise awareness of land degradation and drought and to mobilize action to protect and restore healthy land. Desertification and Drought Day 2026 in Kenya will be the first time in nearly a decade that the African continent hosts the global observance. Previous observances took place in Colombia (2025), Germany (2024), USA (2023), Spain (2022), Costa Rica (2021), Republic of Korea (2020), Türkiye (2019), Ecuador (2018), Burkina Faso (2017) and China (2016)."

    Source:
    unccd.int/events/desertificati

    #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #WaterSecurity #LandRestoration #Sustainability #TraditionalStewards #CulturalPreservation #DesertificationAndDroughtDay

  26. #Reciprocity, #Respect, #Relationality: Three Rs to Understand #IndigenousPerspectives on Development in the #Green conomy

    By Edson Krenak, May 27, 2026

    "Reciprocity is more than a practice; it is our way of life, the way of life. Instead of focusing solely on economic growth, without limit, we must pay attention to check whether all beings are enjoying life in a healthy place. Without reciprocity, the green economy will reproduce the same extractive logic it claims to overcome, and eventually fail our common home, Earth."

    Read more:
    culturalsurvival.org/news/reci

    #IndigenousPeoples #Greenwashing #UncheckedGrowth #Capitalism #Colonialism #ExtractiveIndustries #LoveYourMotherEarth

  27. Answer: "No."

    Most #CriticalMinerals are on #IndigenousLands. Will miners respect #TribalSovereignty?

    by Taylar Dawn Stagner, March 26, 2025

    "#Mining — whether for #FossilFuels or, increasingly, the critical minerals in high demand today — has a long history of perpetuating violence against #IndigenousPeople. Forcibly removing tribal communities to get to natural resources tied to their homelands has been the rule, not the exception, for centuries.

    "Today, more than half of the mineral deposits needed for a global energy transition — including #lithium, #cobalt, #copper, and #nickel to make things like #batteries and #SolarPanels — are found near or beneath Indigenous lands.

    "In 2007, the United Nations adopted a resolution called the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [#UNDRIP] that included the right to free, prior, and informed consent to the use of their lands, a concept known as #FPIC. This principle protects #IndigenousPeoples from being forcibly relocated, provides suitable avenues for redress of past injustices, and gives tribes and communities the right to consent to — and the right to refuse — #extractive industry projects like #mining.

    "There’s a lot at stake: When followed, FPIC promises a process that gives Indigenous peoples a voice in how their homelands are used, as well as the right to say no to development altogether. And when it’s not, which is the vast majority of the time, #TribalCommunities are further #disenfranchised, facing #violence and #ForcedRelocation as their #sovereignty and rights are ignored.

    "There are an estimated 5,000 tribal communities around the world, encompassing roughly 476 million people across 90 countries, according to the U.N. Different tribes have different opinions on mining, but rarely is their legal right to refuse extraction projects recognized, even under the 2007 declaration.

    "Grist talked with five experts to better understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of mineral extraction. Their responses have been edited for length and clarity."

    Read more:
    ictnews.org/news/most-critical

    #CanPol #CanadaPol #BigOilAndGas #LandBack #IndigenousSovereignty #TribalSovereignty #LithiumMining #RecycleLithium #LithiumAlternatives #RecycleCopper

  28. Mining's Shadow Falls Unevenly: Displacement and Disquiet Grip Tribal Lands

    Tribal communities in Odisha, India and Arizona, USA face displacement and data risks due to new mining projects. Learn about the impacts and new partnership models.

    #TribalRights, #MiningImpact, #Odisha, #DataSovereignty, #IndigenousPeoples

    newsletter.tf/tribal-lands-min

  29. New mining projects in tribal areas are causing more displacement than before, especially in Odisha, India. This is a significant change from past practices.

    #TribalRights, #MiningImpact, #Odisha, #DataSovereignty, #IndigenousPeoples
    newsletter.tf/tribal-lands-min