This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. At the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues — ...

As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – long among the world’s most effective environmental stewards – are once again being left behind, a new UN report r ...

This is the homeland of the Sámi, Europe’s only Indigenous people. For centuries, they have herded reindeer and used every part of the animal: meat for food, bones and antlers for tools ...

The Doctrine of Discovery is rooted in a series of influential papal decrees, or Papal Bulls, issued in the 15th century.

Ahead of the session, we spoke with Ms. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Chair of UNPFII, about key developments and issues related to Indigenous Peoples and their rights. In 2007, the UN General Assembly ...

from the Ogiek People of Kenya's Mau Forest to communities in Uganda, Thailand, India and northern Europe. Their work revealed a dark side of climate policy—Indigenous Peoples evicted from their ...