In a second major win for Indigenous-led environmental movements – and other mobilizations in defense of nature -- an appellate court in Guatemala has upheld the unprecedented charge of ecocide against Spanish African palm oil corporation, Empresa...

“He will try to buy the land from you, but do not sell it; keep it for an inheritance to your children.” ~ Asiniiwab (Little Rock) On February 28, 2013, a .45 acre of Red Lake ceded land became the focus of Anishinaabe land defenders and pipeline...

The Yurok Tribe, the largest Indian Tribe in California with over 6,000 members, has banned genetically engineered salmon and all Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) on their reservation on the Klamath River in the state's northwest region. The Yurok...

White Power on the Salish Sea targeting Lummi Nation -- advocated by Northwest Jobs Alliance in a December 22, 2015 Lynden Tribune editorial -- benefits from 1. Financial backing of Pacific International Terminals and Burlington Northern Santa Fe...

Filmed in public at Lummi Nation, Salish political and spiritual leaders share their knowledge of traditional lifeways, carrying these ancestral teachings into the conversation on climate change. The Earth is Alive: Huli Ta Tum Uhw shares ancestral...

We urgently need your support to continue and expand our work in 2016. Please donate now: https://www.gofundme.com/newsfund Since 2004, your friends at Intercontinental Cry have kept an ear to the ground and a finger on the pulse of the Indigenous...

Good news. Sometimes, it comes in the form of a cancelled hydro dam that spares 20,000 people from the burden of displacement. Other times, it takes the shape of a simple court admission that Indigenous Peoples do actually make the best conservationists....

In a potentially precedent-setting ruling, a Dutch court said Friday that Royal Dutch Shell may be held liable for oil spills at its subsidiary in Nigeria—a win for farmers and environmentalists attempting to hold the oil giant accountable for leaks,...

In this 43-minute documentary, you will learn about the history of the Doctrine of Discovery, its basis in Christian theology, its effects on Indigenous Peoples today, and how we might start to undo it. "Doctrine of Discovery: In the Name of Christ"...

Last week, a 3,000 person-strong people’s caravan, or Lakbayan, formed on the island of Mindanao to protest the criminalization and murder of Indigenous Peoples and environmental defenders in the Philippines. Uniting Indigenous Peoples, peasants,...

“The coercive sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada is genocide proper,” Dr. Karen Stote, professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and author of An Act of Genocide: Colonialism and Sterilization of Aboriginal Women, asserted in a statement to...

“In my song you hear my soul, in my dance, you see its rhythm.” ~ Basil Johnson On November 22, I was part of a halftime dance performance at the TCF Bank Stadium where the Minnesota Vikings celebrated Native American Heritage Month. The program included...

The Mother Grain is a documentary project about the rapid rise in popularity of quinoa and its impact on the local Aymara and Quechua farmers in Bolivia. The ancestors of the Aymara and Quechua used quinoa extensively in traditional ceremonial practices...

The idea of a center for the preservation, learning and teaching of indigenous knowledge in a formal setting is something as old as the Iroquois Confederacy. When Skennenrahowi began his work to create an alliance of human nations based upon the...

There are a lot of well-intentioned civil servants. They respect Indigenous people and do their best, within the confines of their positions, to bend government policy to achieve just outcomes. Their work is recognized, appreciated and honoured. This...

A new initiative launched alongside COP21 in Paris this week is aiming to "Adopt and implement an international treaty to prevent and enforce against corporate human rights violations" and "Incorporate rights of nature principles into existing human...

In 2001, the late Russell Means of the Oglala Sioux nation visited Hawaiʻi where he shared his grandfather’s words regarding the impact federal recognition has had on indigenous peoples. “Grandson, all of this land someday will not be yours. That’s the...

"This is where the first bullet grazed me," says Vidal Leiva, pointing to the side of his face. Shot three times outside his home on Nov. 27, the Garifuna community leader survived and is now recovering from the gunshot wounds to his torso. However,...

For most Peruvians it was a Sunday like any other; but in the Wampis community of Soledad, it was a historic day. On November 29, the Wampis nation declared the formation of the first Autonomous Indigenous Government in Peru. Spanning a 1.3 million...

As policymakers gather in Paris for climate change talks, it is difficult not to be cynical about how committed they are to actually creating the fundamental political change necessary to address the gathering environmental storm. Despite the fact that...

What would initially appear to be the end of the line for the culture and survival of the Krenak indigenous people, impacted by the pollution of the Rio Doce, from the Mariana tragedy, in southeastern Brazil [state of Minas Gerais], could rekindle a 25...

For the past 11 years, IC has been working to address the media's systemic marginalization and misrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples. We've done this by putting a spotlight on the stories that other news outlets ignore and by providing a dedicated...

In this lecture, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States," discusses the reality of former US policy and practice towards Indigenous Peoples not merely as “racist” or “discriminatory” deeds but as precise...

On November 19, the Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) passed a resolution brought forward by Algonquin chiefs to protect the sacred Akikodjiwan falls site on the Ottawa River (Kichizibi) in downtown Ottawa/Gatineau, Canada’s...

Altamira, Brazil. The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) on Tuesday authorized the Belo Monte Dam’s operating license, which allows the dam’s reservoirs to be filled. The authorization was granted despite clear...

If there's one thing we know here at IC, it's the depth to which media fails Indigenous Peoples. As we've often pointed out over the years, local, regional, international and special interest news outlets from all corners of the globe simply don't pay...

The three legs supporting IC intentional communication and journalism are Intelligence Information Ideas. Intelligence from grassroots groups and advocacy organizations, combined with ideas from research and education think tanks, makes it possible for...

Language forms basis for our understanding of the world, how we relate to each other and how we construct and maintain unique cultures. But language extinction is a common phenomena. Of the thousands of languages once spoken around the world, only a...

Geneva & New York, November 19, 2015—A controversial process created by one of the world’s largest gold mining companies to compensate women for rapes and gang rapes in Papua New Guinea was deeply flawed, said human rights investigators and legal...

Indigenous custodians from Benin, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia have released a powerful new statement outlining the importance of sacred natural sites and governance systems. Emerging out of a biocultural diversity revival movement that's starting to build...