Tag: indigenous
Big victory for small nations – Ecuadorian Supreme Court gives final word to indigenous people on oil and mining projects
The competition for natural resources is fierce in Latin America. According to researchers, indigenous peoples have a key role to play in halting the loss of nature and climate change.…
indigenous lands threatened by illegal mining
Indigenous leaders in the Ecuadorian Amazon declared the province of Napo in a “state of emergency” on Friday. They demand that the area be protected from the misdeeds of illegal…
Stratford students, library deliver letters urging Indigenous truth and reconciliation efforts
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Letters from hundreds of Stratford students urging Canadian politicians to implement all of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s nearly seven-year-old calls to action were…
towards the compensation of thousands of indigenous people torn from their families
In Canada, the government has just announced that it will soon compensate thousands of indigenous people who have been torn from their families and communities since 2006. Due to a…