land rights
‘They Will Die’: Tesla-Linked Mining Project Is Devastating One of the World’s Uncontacted Peoples
Indonesia is the world’s leading nickel producer, propping up the globe’s electric battery supply. But the industry is increasingly coming at a high cost for indigenous groups.
Mining CEO Resigns After Blowing Up Indigenous Artefact-Laden Cave
Juukan Gorge was the only site in inland Australia to show evidence of human occupation throughout the ice age. Its destruction cost Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques his job.
A Year of Lockdown and New Laws Leave Kashmir Vulnerable to a Land Grab
The Indian Government placed the country's northernmost state under curfew in August 2019. Unable to work, locals have been unable to pay rent—leading many to sell their land.
Only 8 People in This Indigenous Tribe Still Speak Their Native Language. The Amazon Fires May Wipe It Out Completely.
Indigenous leaders have said there is a “physical, environmental, and cultural genocide” in the Amazon.
Who Owns the New Land Created By a Volcano in Hawaii?
What the law says about staking a claim to that hot new stuff.
A Strange, Sad History of People Climbing Uluru
How Australia's tourism industry invented a dangerous and disrespectful national pastime.
NZ's Standing Rock Take Their Protest to Big Corporate
Ihumātao protesters shut down Fletcher Building's AGM.
This Ontario Indigenous Community Has Never Surrendered Its Territory
Wiikwemkoong First Nation has been fighting for its land for 155 years.
Black Nova Scotians might finally own the land they’ve lived on for generations
Residents are cautiously optimistic about a $2.7 million commitment from Nova Scotia to help them establish land titles
Six Nations people blockade Caledonia highway again, accusing Ontario and Canada of broken promises
Six Nations members have rebuilt a decade-old blockade. Behind it is division over who is the legitimate government of Six Nations people.
The Indian Government Is Displacing Indigenous People to Plant Trees
A misguided environmental law is threatening the lives of the people who have protected India's forests for centuries.