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Professor Megan Davis, the first Aboriginal person from Australia elected to a United Nations (UN) body, reflects on 10 years of service and the persistent fight for Indigenous rights.

Remembering the humanity of Indigenous peoples on International Human Rights Day

At the very southern tip of Colombia, Indigenous communities practice a sustainable food system that involves artisanal fishing and rotating crop structures within cycles of flooding periods. This has allowed them to live sustainably in an extremely biodiverse part of the Amazon that has remained largely untouched by commercial agriculture. The Tikuna, Cocama and Yagua […]

Today, the White House welcomes our partners from the governments of Canada and Mexico as we jointly host a half-day virtual discussion with Indigenous

Last week, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies to create a strategy to address this "crisis of violence" against Native Americans.

Mary Johnson was on her way to a friends home in Oso, Washington, the day before Thanksgiving, but she never made it. A year later, her disappearance remains a mystery.

From universities to sports games to city council meetings to Twitter bios, its becoming increasingly common to see statements recognizing that the land on which one is standing once belonged

The 215 bodies found at a residential school in BC has fueled renewed interest and support for Indigenous-led and informed causes. But will it result in lasting, sustainable change?

Covid-19 vaccination coverage is lowest in India’s tribal-dominated districts and areas, our deep dive into district-level data has found. Women are falling behind in even the better-performing states

(File photo) MANILA - The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) said the Philippines is leading the world in terms of recognizing and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples (IPs). This was reported by Lawyer Norberto "Jong" Navarro, Ethnographic Commissioner of the NCIP, during the virtual press conference of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday in celebration of Indigenous People's Month this October. Navarro said th...