Indigenous clean energy leaders gather in Iqaluit
(Indigenous Clean Energy Iqaluit, NU - July 10, 2022 - Press Release) - For the first time in program history, Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Social...
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster to get day in UK courts
The lawsuit is against the Anglo-Australian mining company BHP – one of the biggest companies in the world – for their involvement in the collapse of the Mariana dam in 2015, which released toxic mining waste down 400 miles (640km) of waterways along the Doce River. Claimants are seeking at least £5bn ($6bn) in compensation.
Potential Oil-Related Contamination in Nunatsiavut
It is still uncertain whether that contamination has any human health implication, whether it is present in other species or communities, and whether it is related to the 2020 diesel spill.
West Moberly First Nations Announces Partial Settlement of Civil Claim
West Moberly’s primary concern now is to do what we can to mitigate and heal some of
the damage that the Peace River valley has suffered through the construction of the three
dams, as well as through massive forestry, mining and oil and gas development.
Matawa Chiefs’ Council Work Towards Solidifying Approach to Ring Of Fire Regional Environment Assessment
“We will not lose our voice for the land. We will not give up on our responsibility to speak and advocate for the land which forms our way of life. Any changes to it will be irreversible and we take that very seriously because losing our land to development has great potential to be tantamount to the genocide of our People. We want a process that respects First Nations’ protocols and our People need to have a direct voice.”
— Chief Wayne Moonias, Neskantaga First Nation
The last hunt? Future in peril for ‘the unicorn of the sea’
Without a ban, there is about a 30% risk that narwhals will become extinct in east Greenland by 2025, rising to 74% by 2028, an analysis by Hobbs found. Last year the eastern hunting districts did not catch enough narwhals to fill their quotas, says Ugarte, which he sees as a sign that the mammals are not as abundant as the hunters claim. Hunters, however, blame the unusual presence of killer whales in the fjords this year, which might have scared the narwhals away.
Indigenous-led conservation aims to rekindle caribou abundance and traditions
Indigenous leaders exercised their treaty rights for rapid and effective recovery measures, while helping people rethink what endangered species conservation means. The many groups helped weave western and Indigenous knowledge and skills to produce a robust program for conserving caribou.
It’s our land, too: Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples Protest Against Bolsonaro
“Today we are here resisting in order to exist,”
– Ãngoho Pataxó, a relative and leader of the Pataxó Hã-Hã-Hãe people at Katurama village
IRC Sees Opinion on Impact Assessment Act as “a victory for Indigenous rights”
CALGARY, AB - May 12, 2022 - Press Release) – The Indian Resource Council, an organization representing over 130 First Nations who produce or have...