Indigenous leaders give the UN a roadmap for protecting their peoples

A new 12-point plan calls for stronger protections for Indigenous rights, lands, and voices as climate change, conflict, and ...
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In India, Indigenous women and their 'dream maps' seek to protect lands from climate change

KORAPUT, India (AP) — At a small stream in India's eastern state of Odisha, Indigenous villagers catch eels and fish for a dinner celebrating an annual harvest festival. The bounty of communal farming ...
Inside Climate News

‘We Are Nature’: Indigenous Women Come Together at the United Nations

The women had come from across the world, convening at the United Nations Plaza to share the struggles they’d faced reclaiming ancestral lands, fighting pollution from extractive industries and ...
The Conversation

‘I’m dreading birthing in such a system’: what Indigenous women globally think of birth care and what they’d like to see instead

Pregnancy and having a baby can be a special time. And families want to feel safe and trust their maternity care. We found similar themes in research involving more than 1,400 Indigenous women, Elders ...

Inaugural BRAIDED event honors Indigenous women for leadership in Oklahoma

The inaugural BRAIDED event honored eight Indigenous women in Oklahoma for their leadership in tribal affairs.
The New York Times

From Her Past Comes the Drive to Help Other Indigenous Women

Tarcila Rivera-Zea, a member of the Quechua community in Peru, has spent decades pushing for Native peoples to be heard. By Shivani Vora This article is part of a Women and Leadership special report ...
Inside Climate News

Indigenous Women Spotlight the Climate Crisis in New Mexico at Gathering Inside the Roundhouse

SANTA FE, N.M.—With banners stating, “Water is Our First Environment” and “Honor the Breath of Life” suspended above the rotunda of the Roundhouse, Indigenous women, youth and artists gathered to ...
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Indigenous women in Kansas are more likely to die during pregnancy. New doulas could help

Stephanne Rupnicki, left, teaches breastfeeding best practice to an Indigenous mom. Rupnicki is on the forefront of an effort to train Indigenous doulas to help curtail rising maternal mortality rates ...
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Krahô women lead Indigenous guard to protect territory in Brazil

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Indigenous women from Krahô communities in Brazil’s Tocantins state have formed a surveillance group to protect their ancestral territory from ...
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Indigenous women are leaders, knowledge keepers and agents of change. For generations, they have sustained cultures, protected lands and natural resources, preserved languages and strengthened the ...
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Hilo community honors missing, murdered Indigenous women

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — Every year communities across the United States and Canada pause to remember Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirits/Māhū who are missing or have been murdered. This is an ...