land rights
The Fight to Protect This Swath of Wilderness Is Going to Canada’s Supreme Court
The Peel Watershed, in the Yukon, is one of the largest intact pieces of wilderness left in North America. The Supreme Court will decide its fate.
Farmers Protest Cement Factory With Cement Shoes In Jakarta
The farmers won a court case to block construction, but the cement factory is going to be built anyway.
The Dakota Access Water Protectors Were Leaving—Then Came Trump’s Order
After Trump's order greenlighting construction of the pipeline, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is ready to fight again.
The Standing Rock Water Protectors Aren’t Leaving
We asked water protectors around camp what they plan to do after Dakota Access Pipeline construction was halted.
Mexican Indigenous Protests Shine a Spotlight on the Damage Done by Canadian Mines
Protesters from six states have converged on Mexico City to demand new laws to protect their rights.
Violence Between Landowners and Chile's Indigenous Is Only Getting Worse
The conflict stems from when the Chilean army invaded autonomous Mapuche land in the 19th century. Now the Mapuche are fighting violently to get it back.
Taiwan Is Reinventing Its Relationship With Its Indigenous Peoples
President-elect Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's first female leader, is vowing to improve how the state deals with its native populations — and there's a lot of work to be done.
What We Know About the Crackdown on Cliven Bundy and the Oregon Occupiers
The People vs. Citizens for Constitutional Freedom isn't going to be a simple trial.
Indigenous People Say Oregon's 'Domestic Terrorists' Are Just Fighting Over Native Land
Two Indigenous people remember the Oka crisis, and have some experience going head-to-head with the Canadian government.
What Are Armed Militiamen Really Doing in That Oregon Wildlife Refuge?
The Bundy Revolution doesn't seem to be catching on.
Twenty Years after Protester Killed in Ipperwash Crisis, First Nation Votes on $95M Land Deal with Government
Development of the site could still be complicated by another potential stand-off as well as unexploded munitions buried around the area.