Focus on Indigenous
Growing demand for minerals in energy transition sparks Indigenous outcry over ‘business as usual’ mining practices
About half of energy transition minerals and metal projects are located on or near the lands of Indigenous and other subsistence farmers, according...
Opinion: Hydropower ruling a victory for environmental justice on Indigenous lands
Opinion: To meet its ambitious goals for the shift to clean energy, the Biden administration will need to live up to its trust...
US court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B energy line
Judge rules that Native Americans are years too late in bringing claim that transmission line would violate "culturally significant" valley.
Canada to give loan guarantees to Indigenous groups for energy projects
Budget 2024: Canada will provide up to $5 billion in loan guarantees to allow Indigenous groups to invest in energy deals such as...
Native American group seeks to overturn US ruling on Rio’s Arizona copper mine
A Native American group has asked all members of a U.S. appeals court on Monday to overturn an earlier ruling that granted land...
Brazil’s Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support President Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon
Brazil’s Yanomami people asked the Pope Francis to back efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest, a crucial buffer against climate change.
A Dubai company’s staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods
ABUJA, Nigeria — Matthew Walley’s eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in Liberia for generations. Even as...
Latest milestones move Cedar LNG closer to getting a green light
RBC Capital Markets says it expects to see a green light from the partners behind the proposed US$3.4-billion Cedar LNG project.
Study finds mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people
RIO DE JANEIRO – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living...
Canada’s Indigenous peoples eye big energy deals, await Trudeau loan promise
Canada's First Nations are eyeing the opportunity to invest in multi-billion-dollar energy projects, hinging on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeping a promise to...
