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Devastating rights violations against Indigenous people must end - UN News
WEBJul 17, 2023 · Indigenous Peoples have the ancestral wisdom to guide humanity towards a more sustainable use of the Earth’s resources, yet they are systematically discriminated against and excluded, UN rights...
Forced relocation left Native Americans more vulnerable to climate ...
WEBNov 2, 2021 · Indigenous nations across the U.S. lost nearly 99% of their historical land base over time, new research shows. What little land they have left is especially vulnerable to climate change risks.
‘Let us learn from indigenous peoples’, UN chief declares
WEBApr 17, 2023 · The UN chief acknowledged that indigenous peoples struggle to adapt to the climate crisis, and face the exploitation of their resource-rich territories, eviction from their ancestral lands, and...
CMA apologizes for harms to First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples
WEB1 day ago · 1:52. The Canadian Medical Association held a ceremony in Victoria to publicly apologize for harm the medical profession has caused Indigenous Peoples, including abuses suffered during the ...
Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality ... - UN News
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the wellbeing of Indigenous peoples, safeguard their cultures and expand their participation at the UN, “deep chasms” endure...
NDP MP says action needed now to 'save Indigenous people's …
WEB1 day ago · After Monday's emergency debate in Parliament about the killings of six First Nations people by police over a two-week span, an NDP MP says the time for talking is over. Nunavut MP Lori Idlout ...
Historical and ongoing discrimination threatens spiritual, cultural …
WEBOct 25, 2022 · Indigenous Peoples. NEW YORK (25 October 2022) – Historical and ongoing discrimination, violence and hostility threaten the spiritual, cultural and even physical survival of indigenous peoples and violate their right to freedom of religion or belief, a landmark UN report concluded today.
Forced Relocation Left Native Americans More ... - The New York Times
WEBOct 28, 2021 · WASHINGTON — Centuries of land loss and forced relocation have left Native Americans significantly more exposed to the effects of climate change, new data show, adding to the debate over how to...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Explained - The New York Times
WEBOct 8, 2023 · Typically on the second Monday of October, Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes the Indigenous communities that have lived in the Americas for thousands of years.