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Canada Agrees 200 Islands Belong to the Indigenous Haida Nation
In a historic "first-of-its-kind" agreement the government of British Colombia has acknowledged the aboriginal ownership of 200 islands off the west coast of Canada.
The owners...
Indigenous Rangers Photograph Blind ‘Marsupial Mole’ Seldom Seen by Humans Amid its Strange and Wild Land
This tiny creature is a northern marsupial mole, a card-carrying member of one of the strangest landscapes on Earth.
The Western Deserts of Australia bristle,...
89-year-old had to ‘Speak Up’ to Save Believed-Extinct Language of Indigenous People Who Revered Silence
What do you do if you're the last person who speaks an indigenous language that reveres silence? That's a fine pickle to find yourself...
Bison Herd New to Park Uncover Ancient Petroglyphs With Their Hooves Fulfilling Indigenous Prophecy
In a remarkable and inspiring occurrence, the reintroduction of plains bison to ancestral First Nations lands in Canada saw the beasts unearth important petroglyphs,...
British Museum Sends Totem Pole Back to its Indigenous Home in Canada–LOOK
A 36-foot totem pole carved by the House of Ni’isjoohl in British Columbia a century ago is on a sacred journey back home thanks...
Brazil’s President Makes Good on Campaign Promise to Evict Miners from Indigenous Reserves in the Amazon
When President 'Lula' da Silva took office this year in Brazil, many environmental and indigenous rights groups hoped he would fulfill campaign promises of...
This Inuk Woman Is Teaching Her Indigenous Language Online to Help Others Reconnect With Inuit Culture
"Allurvik" means "place to take your next step" in the language of Inuktitut. It's also the name of the first online language tutoring service...
‘Mind-blowing’: 3 Genetic Groups of Grizzly Bears Align With 3 Indigenous Language Tribes in Same Zip Codes
Indigenous humans living along the west coast in British Columbia have been culturally connected to grizzly bears for millennia, sharing the same dense forests...
The ‘Sioux Chef’ Brings Indigenous Food Back to the Forefront of American Diets
If you're like me, you never learned how to spell "sous chef" in school. Sean Sherman, on the other hand, has an altogether different...
Indigenous Woman Wins Goldman Environmental Prize for Protecting 500,000 Acres of Amazon Rainforest
Indigenous Amazon leader Nemonte Nenquimo just won the world’s foremost award for grassroots environmental activism for her organizing work to save Ecuador’s rainforests.
Her leadership...
Huge Indigenous Solar Farm Opens in Remote Northern Community: ‘We work with the sun for the children of the future’
Canada's largest indigenous-owned solar farm has just been opened in the Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan.
Supplying 2.2 megawatts of solar electricity for three...
Indigenous Group in Brazil Wins Decades-Long Battle Against Illegal Loggers in the Amazon
The Ashaninka people of the Amazon have won a 20-year legal battle with illegal logging interests, securing $3 million and undisputed right to their land.
Couple Protects Endangered Lemurs in Madagascar By Launching Mobile Library to Teach Indigenous People to Read
A couple saw trouble in paradise on a honeymoon, so launched a mobile library to save lemur habitat by teaching Madagascar's Malagasy people how to read.
Island on California Coast is Returned to Indigenous Tribe in Unprecedented Restoration of Land Rights
Eureka, California, formally transferred ‘Indian Island’ back to the Wiyot Tribe—an ‘unprecedented moment’ for indigenous people who got their land back.
Los Angeles Replaces Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples Day
In light of Columbus Day's dangerous historical roots, the Los Angeles City Council replaced the holiday with Indigenous People's Day on Wednesday.
Indigenous Athlete is Australian of the Year for Anti-racism, Youth Work
Aboriginal AFL player and anti-racism campaigner Adam Goodes has been named the 2014 Australian of the Year.
Goodes, a decorated Sydney football champion, was chosen...
Indigenous Barefoot Boys Pride Of Mexico for Basketball Wins
It was through sheer force of will and spirit -- and not fancy sneakers -- that a group of indigenous boys from the mountains...
Indigenous Canadian Living on Street Donates Big Settlement Check to Youth Center
In Canada, the past sins were finally accounted for recently, when the government paid restitution to those aboriginal Canadians who were forced into Residential...
Brazil Gives 3.8M Acres in Amazon Rain Forest to Indigenous People
"Brazil decreed a new 3.8 million acre (1.5M hectare) Indian reservation Friday in the heart of the Amazon rainforest's logging frontier. The land had...
Breakthrough in Canadian Indigenous Rights Lumber Flashpoint
"An Indigenous Canadian community’s longstanding campaign to stop clear-cut logging on its land has prompted a multinational paper company to boycott the wood fibre...