Thousands of New Zealand Maori meet to discuss response to government plans
Wellington, New Zealand Reuters More than 10,000 New Zealand Maori congregated in the central North Island on Saturday to discuss how to respond to government plans that are seen by many Indigenous groups as undermining their rights and status. Maori King Tuheitia, who hosted the event, told attendees their voices matter but it was not […]
Indigenous people need a say on water rights, UN rapporteur urges
Stockholm, SwedenThomson Reuters Foundation Indigenous peoples from the Amazon to the Arctic are being left out of the global conversation on water property rights, a United Nations’ Indigenous rights expert warned last week. Speaking on the sidelines of an international conference on water in Stockholm, special rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz said Indigenous people needed to be […]
Police investigating death of British Catholic missionary and environmental activist in Peru
Police are investigating the death of a British Catholic missionary and environmental activist after he was found dead in a hostel in Peru. Paul McAuley, a lay brother of the Catholic De La Salle Brothers teaching order, was found dead at the hostel he ran for Indigenous students in the city of Iquitos. The BBC […]
Pope’s Chile visit to cast light on Mapuche Indians’ land struggle
Thomson Reuters Foundation The plight of Chile’s indigenous Mapuche people and their struggle for land rights will come under the spotlight as Pope Francis travels to the country on Monday amid growing tension between the Mapuche and loggers and farmers. The Argentine pontiff will visit the city of Temuco, the capital of Chile’s impoverished southern […]
First global funding pact launched to secure indigenous land rights
Thomson Reuters Foundation Indigenous people under threat from companies seeking to develop their land for agriculture, mining and energy projects will be supported with money and practical help through a major global partnership backed by philanthropic and government funding. The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility is the first initiative to provide grants to advance […]