"the United States is committed to serving as a model in the international community in promoting and protecting the collective rights of #indigenous peoples as well as the human rights of all individuals."
When the UN introduced its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Ppl (UNDRIP) in 2007, which included the right to consent to development on their lands and resources, 144 countries voted YES.
Only four countries (all white colonizer countries), including the US, voted no.
More recently, the US has said they now ✨ embrace ✨ UNDRIP, but it's not legally enforceable & there's no US law protecting or even acknowledging the #Indigenous right to consent.
please help Evel! xen is #Indigenous, #trans, #disabled, exhausted, and has a family to support. xen is fundraising for their monthly bills and housing. anything helps!
#TomsOfMaine, Canada's leading natural personal care brand, proudly announces its commitment to supporting #sustainable access to safe, clean #water in #Indigenous communities across #Canada through education, training and collaboration, by pledging to donate 10% of annual profits to charitable organization, #WaterFirst.
For Bourque Bearskin and Dick, the work they’ve been doing over the last few years, including the development of the #MastersProgram, is better aligning #healthcare with the principles of #UNDRIP.
In March, a small #nonprofit in #BritishColumbia cut 10 cheques worth approximately $5,500 each & hand delivered them to as many #FirstNations on southern #VancouverIsland. The money, collected in the second half of 2023, is the first annual installment of #voluntary#rents paid by residents & business owners who live & work on the First Nations’ homelands.
That's what Fort Good Hope leaders told commissioners with The #CanadaEnergyRegulator at an "oral #Indigenous knowledge" hearing on the future of Norman Wells field held in the community last week.
#ImperialOil is seeking permission to drill below the Mackenzie River.
Yuyan was born in the United States but spent much of his early childhood with his #Nanai grandmother in northern #Manchuria, which is the #Chinese portion of #Siberia.
Cumberland House, Sask., has limited access to food, supplies, while Highway 123 is a 'muddy road,'
"Community is running low on groceries with poor road conditions cutting them off from the rest of Sask."
"Despite being the oldest community in Saskatchewan, Laura said they can't "get the services that other communities get".
"Where is Premier Scott Moe driving up and down our highway? This should not be happening in 2024. It's absolutely horrible,"
“The sky shows us the way and the ancestors watch over us. And the stars remind us that they will continue to take care of us as long as we are on this Earth.” (by @megoizzy for BBC Travel)
please help Evel! xen is #Indigenous, #trans, #disabled, exhausted, and has a family to support. xen is fundraising for their monthly bills and housing. anything helps!
Members of #Piapot#FirstNation, students from the #UniversityOfWinnipeg & various other professionals are learning new techniques that will hopefully be used for ground searches of potential #UnmarkedGraves sites in the future.
A new company “Kā-natonahkik-tāpwēwin,” which in the #Cree language translates to “In search of the truth,” is leading the training. The company known as KNT IRS Consulting for short, is an #Indigenous owned, on-reserve company.
Kanaks (the indigenous peoples of New Caledonia) are revolting against French colonialism, and the French govt is blocking access to tiktok in an attempt to stop them organising and posting about what's happening.
"Why did France ban TikTok?
As we mentioned, France gave an order to block access to TikTok across the island as part of a state of emergency declaration. Other measures also include the deployment of French troops to secure ports and international airports, alongside a national curfew.
This harsh response came as a reaction to three days of violent clashes that left four dead (including a French gendarme) and hundreds wounded. As Politico reported, protests erupted as French lawmakers passed a bill to change the voting system by allowing all citizens residing on the island for more than 10 years to vote in local elections. New Caledonia's indigenous population, the Kanaks, believes this law will ultimately weaken their representation."