Canada pledges billions of dollars to compensate Indigenous children
$15.75 billion USD will be allotted to Indigenous children who were unfairly placed in the welfare system, faced delays in accessing services, or did not receive them at all.
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Kenyaโs Indigenous Ogiek partner with government rangers to restore Mau Forest
Three years ago, community members started working with the Kenyan Forest Service to restore the forest complex and promote sustainable livelihoods. Volunteers have now planted more than 60,000 native trees within the forest,
New Zealand swears in first Indigenous Mฤori Governor-general
Before being sworn in as New Zealand’s first Mฤori Governor-general last week, Dame Cindy Kiro forged a career in academics, holding various leadership roles at many New Zealand universities.
Canada celebrates first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The day, which honors the lost children and survivors of Indigenous schools, comes after more than 1,000 unmarked graves were discovered at former schools this year.
Australia returns one of worldโs oldest rainforests to Indigenous people
As BBC News reports, the historic handoff also includes the Cedar Bay (Ngalba Bulal), Black Mountain (Kalkajaka), and Hope Islands national parks, a combined area of more than 160,000 hectares.
Historic Indigenous water rights agreement finalized in Montana
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are celebrating the final approval of a $1.9bn water rights settlement that resolves tribal claims throughout Western Montana and authorizes funding to 1,300 miles of canals.
Canada announces $340 million investment to support Indigenous-led conservation
More than half of the investment will go towards supporting new and existing Indigenous Guardians initiatives as well as the development of Indigenous Guardians Networks for First Nations, Inuit, and Mรฉtis.
Indigenous resistance has staved off 25% of U.S. and Canadaโs annual emissions
A new report by Indigenous Environmental Network and Oil Change International found that Indigenous-led resistance over the past decade has stopped or delayed the equivalent of 25% of annual U.S. and Canadian emissions.
Several Native tribes make COVID-19 vaccines available to everyone in Oklahoma
The Chickasaw, Choctaw, Osage, Cherokee, and Potawatomi nations are offering vaccinations to anyone in Oklahoma who needs one.
More Native American tribes are buying back their ancestral lands
As one example, the Klamath Tribes of southern Oregon purchased a 1,705-acre patchwork of meadows, wetlands, and timberland that had once belonged to them.