Maori in New Zealand anoint a new queen | Indigenous Rights News
New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch. The choice of Nga Wai hono i te po Paki was welcomed…
New Zealand’s Maori King Tuheitia dies aged 69 | Obituaries News
Tributes pour in after the king’s death in hospital where he was recovering from heart surgery.New Zealand’s Maori Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has…
Nearly 1,000 Indigenous children died in US boarding schools, report finds | Indigenous Rights News
Warning: The story below contains details of Indigenous boarding schools that may be upsetting. The US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).…
Can salt mitigate hunger? Inside the salt flats of La Guajira, Colombia | Business and Economy News
Some critics point to mismanagement in the salt industry as part of the reason for La Guajira’s economic instability. From 1941 to 2002, the national…
‘Last chance’: Activist Leonard Peltier’s family reflects on life in prison | Indigenous Rights News
For decades, the family has pushed for Peltier’s release. But he was previously denied parole in 2009, and attempts to petition for a presidential pardon…
Sean Sherman: Reviving Native American cuisine | Arts and Culture
Native American celebrity chef Sean Sherman discusses the importance of promoting traditional Indigenous food. Explore chef Sean Sherman’s journey, an Oglala Lakota tribe member who…
‘Sovereign flex’: How a tribe defied a US state with a cannabis superstore | Indigenous Rights News
Cherokee, North Carolina – In a converted bingo hall deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Myrtle Driver led the charge to defy the state of North…
Advocates welcome passage of bill to tackle environmental racism in Canada | Environment News
Advocates say Canada’s first environmental justice law will help chart scale of problem, address negative health impact. Environmental and social justice advocates in Canada have…
How Indigenous voices are using social media to reclaim their identity | Indigenous Rights
Indigenous voices turn to social media to reclaim their identity, creating community and challenging stereotypes one post at a time. Indigenous voices are turning to…
The art project aiming to keep Australia’s Indigenous people out of jail | Indigenous Rights News
Melbourne, Australia – More Indigenous people are behind bars in Australia than ever before, making them the world’s most imprisoned people. Despite making up 3.8…
Papuans head to Indonesian court to protect forests from palm oil | Indigenous Rights News
Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country’s Supreme Court in Jakarta calling for their traditional land…
Police in Australia apologise for role in stealing indigenous children | Indigenous Rights
NewsFeedThe police force in the Australian state of Victoria has issued an apology for its role in forcibly taking Indigenous children from their families during…
Why are protests against France raging in New Caledonia? | Indigenous Rights News
Violent protests against new voting rules imposed by France, along with looting and arson attacks, have rocked the French Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia…
‘No choice’: India’s Manipuris cannot go back a year after fleeing violence | Indigenous Rights News
Lingneifel Vaiphei collapsed to the ground in agony after she saw the lifeless body of her infant child laid out on a cold steel stretcher…
Holding Up the Sky: Saving the Indigenous Yanomami tribe in Brazil’s Amazon | Indigenous Rights
A Brazilian tribal leader warns that illegal mining in forests will have dire consequences for the rest of the world. Davi Kopenawa is a tribal…
Indigenous people in Philippines’s north ‘ready to fight’ as tensions rise | South China Sea News
This is the second of two reports from the Philippines's northernmost province of Batanes. You can read the first – from Mavulis Island – here.…
A Vision of Justice: Chile’s first blind senator | Politics
An Indigenous mother rises in Chilean politics when she is caught in the crossfire of a polarised nation. On her way to work, Fabiola Campillai…
‘A legend for our people’: Inside an Indigenous activist’s death in Brazil | Indigenous Rights News
Uruçuca, Brazil – Mukunã Pataxó remembers his aunt began to sing moments before the gunfire rang out. Maria de Fátima Muniz, 52, was a spiritual…
Ahead of election, tension brews in Kashmir over tribal caste quotas | Indigenous Rights
Tral, Indian-administered Kashmir – Like many people from his nomadic tribal community, Bashir Ahmed Gujjar, a 70-year-old shepherd, never went to school. Poor and often…
New Zealand moves to abolish Maori health authority despite protests | Indigenous Rights News
Centre-right government says health agency set up to improve access for Maori people will be abolished by end of June. New Zealand’s conservative government has…