U.S.-Canada Border Crossing Closed Over Mohawk Akwesasne Protests

In response to Mohawk Akwesasne protests against the planned arming of Canadian border agents, Canadian officials have barricaded and closed a bridge that spans the St. Lawrence river — and links Ontario and...

Breakthrough Accord Could Bring Reparations for Guatemala Massacre Survivors

November 26, 2008,  Rabinal, Guatemala: After months of delay, a new agreement between the President of Guatemala and civil society has breathed life into a long-running campaign to secure compensation for...

Canada’s TVI Pacific Faces Tribal Justice

 The Canadian mining company TVI Pacific, who operates a gold mine in the Southern Philippines, has been found guilty of numerous crimes by the traditional justice authority of the Subanon People - the...

UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights Approved

Indigenous People around the world are celebrating today, as after 22 years of intensive debate and negotiations, the United Nations assembly has fianlly approved the Declaration on Indigenous Rights.The final results of the vote was 143 in favor and four opposed with eleven...

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