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Indigenous leaders warn investors off latest Amazon oil mining plans in Ecuador
Ecuador's government announced plans at the country's premier oil and gas summit...
Andrew Mathieson 13 Oct 2026
Sacred Bears Ears lands face 72 mining claims following Trump's cuts
Mining claims on land removed from Bears Ears National Monument have risen to 72...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Oct 2026
Environmentalists sue Trump administration to prevent deep-sea mining in American Samoan waters
Pasifika environmentalists are taking court action against the Trump administrat...
Andrew Mathieson 6 Oct 2026
Climate change legal precedents begin to unravel Pacific culture's emerging rights
Rising seas and environmental degradation are disrupting traditional Pacific pra...
Andrew Mathieson 28 Sep 2026
Sacred Bears Ears lands face mining claims after Trump cuts protections
Mining claims have been lodged across land removed from Bears Ears National Monu...
Joseph Guenzler 24 Sep 2026
Hayward heads south for WBBL to ‘take game to next level’

Jawoyn allrounder Ella Hayward has signed with the Hobart Hurricanes ahead of WBBL|12. The 23-year-old joins the defending champions after spending last season with the Melbourne Stars and the previou...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 16, 2026
Fiji tests biocontrol agents to tackle invasive African tulip

Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways is testing two biological control agents that could help manage African tulip, with both being kept under secure containment while their environmental safe...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 28, 2026
US Tribal Nations and Native students file amended challenges to federal changes to Indian Education

Three Tribal Nations (Pueblo of Isleta, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes) along with Native students (Ella Bowen, Kaiya Brown, and Danielle Ledesma) have filed amended chall...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
'Now we have a dollar figure' - First Nations groups urge action on buffel grass as new report reveals scale of threat

A new Northern Territory report has found buffel grass poses a threat of economic loss almost 60 times greater than any benefit. Buffel grass was declared a weed in the Territory in 2024, having been...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 28, 2026
Indigenous people in Brazilian Amazon seek protection from drug gangs

The Ashaninka Indigenous people, who have recovered their once lost territory inside the Brazilian border with Peru from "settlers" more than three decades ago, are under attack again.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 7, 2026
Indigenous interests lose out in Peru's critical runoff presidential election

A campaign from Peru's Indigenous communities to prevent the return of Fujimorism to the corridors of government has failed narrowly in the final round the country's general elections.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 2, 2026
Native Americans commemorate victory at Little Bighorn

Native Americans have come together to mark the 150th anniversary of one of the most famous events in US history - the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Trump restores commercial fishing - sparking fears for Pacific's protected areas

Donald Trump has returned mass commercial fishing in the Pacific; rolling back protections for oceans that are considered pristine ecosystems.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 18, 2026
Bolivian government launches crackdown on Indigenous solidarity protesters

Military and law enforcement have clashed with demonstrators led by predominantly Indigenous protesters amid an attempt to clear roadways leading into the Bolivian capital, La Paz, which had been bloc...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 19, 2026
Native American artist turns beadwork and family memory into a remarkable exhibition

Chicago-based multidisciplinary Lakota, Dakota and Shoshone artist Chelsea Bighorn is preparing new work shaped by beadwork, pleatwork, family memory and city architecture.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 14, 2026
Two Indigenous stars to represent Team World against the USA's best in women's American football

Ohio's 23,000 seat Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium is a long way from local grounds in Magandjin/Brisbane, and a long time coming, for Grace Power and Tee Sinapati.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 28, 2026
Study pushes legal recognition of 'culturally significant entities'

A national research project has developed a framework to recognise species and ecosystems central to Indigenous Australians' cultural identity, knowledge systems and connection to Country within envir...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 17, 2026
'Fundamental to our history, culture, and future' - Indian Peaks Band files to protect Tribal water rights in Utah

The Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, represented by the Native American Rights Fund, filed a Notice of Appeal and Petition for Stay with the US Department of the Interior on Wedne...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 3, 2026
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