Indigenous Peoples
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Environment
Environment EcuadorIndigenous Communities Play Key Role in New Rainforest Reserve
The Amazon rainforest in Ecuador gains a brand-new reserve spanning more than a million hectares, and local Indigenous communities played a key role in developing an area that would protect the well-being of every living thing within the region.
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Environment CanadaFirst-of-Its-Kind Network of Indigenous Guardians
Indigenous Guardians programs across Canada are finally being regrouped through a network for the first time, thus securing funding, improving the sharing of resources and values, and strengthening their role as stewards of the land.
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Society
Society BrazilHere’s to New Beginnings for Indigenous Peoples
A day after the inauguration of Brazil's new President, Indigenous affairs agency Funai reopened, giving indigenous peoples a boost of hope with the agency's own new President, a worthy change in its official name, and even the country's adoption of an unprecedented Ministry of Indigenous Peoples.
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Society
Society EcuadorIndigenous Groups Get Legal Boost to Defend and Protect Their Land
In Ecuador, two indigenous groups have a legal ground to defend their land against development projects since the country’s top court ruled in their favor, and actions are being taken to keep any harmful activity at bay and preserve their ancestral territory.
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Society USAIndigenous Tribe Can Now Collect (and Protect) Plants in National Park
The Cherokee Nation has been granted permission to gather ancestral plants along the Buffalo National River in Arkansas, the United States, and intends to dedicate a part of their reservation to the protection of culturally and medicinally significant plants.
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Society
Society AustraliaIndigenous Policy Gets a Huge Makeover
The future of aboriginal communities is looking bright: the Australian government is pledging billions of dollars over the next five years to massively reform its Indigenous policy, a decision aimed at safeguarding Australia’s unique environment and culture for future generations.