Indigenous peoples

The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less

by The Guardian | Sep 3, 2026 | Americas, Arctic, Canada, Cetaceans, Climate crisis, Coastlines, Environment, Greenland, Ice, Indigenous peoples, Marine life, National parks, Oceans, Polar regions, Sea ice, The Guardian, Wildlife, World News | 0 |

The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected areaElectric-blue meltwater sprays up under Terry Noah’s snowmobile as he races across sea ice...

Burning flags, busty blondes and bison skulls: 48 photographs that capture America at 250

by The Guardian | Jul 4, 2026 | American civil war, Art and design, Film, Ford, George Floyd, Gordon Parks, Ice (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Indigenous peoples, Jazz, Lauren Greenfield, Photography, Robert Capa, September 11 2001, Slavery, Smoking, The Guardian, The Kennedys, Vietnam war, Woodstock | 0 |

From the gold rush to civil rights, the moon landing to 9/11, the US has always understood, mythologised and sold itself through the power of the still imageThe United States was founded in 1776, but did not begin to see itself...

Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era

by The Guardian | May 1, 2026 | Americas, Business, Climate crisis, Colombia, Critical minerals, Energy, Energy industry, Environment, Fossil fuel divestment, Fossil fuels, Global economy, Indigenous peoples, Renewable energy, The Guardian, World News | 0 |

At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutionsAfter a landmark climate meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, where nearly 60 countries gathered to work out...

Beats and throat singing: Sámi DJs tap into growing pride in Indigenous identity

by The Guardian | Feb 18, 2026 | Culture, Europe, Finland, Indigenous peoples, Music, Norway, The Guardian, World News | 0 |

Acts such as Article 3 are drawing inspiration from their culture and meeting a big appetite for Indigenous-focused club nights“We both live in maybe the most impractical place if you want to be a successful DJ,” laughs Alice...

Trump’s Greenland threats open old wounds for Inuit across Arctic

by The Guardian | Feb 2, 2026 | Americas, Arctic, Canada, Denmark, Donald Trump, Europe, Greenland, Indigenous peoples, The Guardian, US foreign policy, US news, World News | 0 |

Demand by US that it take control of Arctic island is for many a reminder of troubling imperial pastOn a bitterly cold recent morning in the Canadian Arctic, about 70 people took to the streets. Braving the bone-chilling winds,...

We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part one

by The Guardian | Dec 25, 2025 | Activism, Brazil, China, Gaza, Global development, Indigenous peoples, Iran, South Sudan, The Guardian, Uganda, Uyghurs, World News | 0 |

From the Indigenous doctor balancing traditional and western medicine to a father risking death to provide for his family in Gaza, these are some of the people whose determination and bravery stood outIn 2012, Adana Omágua...

‘We get nothing’: residents fight back as Mexico builds big for 2026 World Cup

by The Guardian | Aug 25, 2025 | Americas, Football, Global development, Indigenous peoples, Mexico, Sport, The Guardian, World Cup, World Cup 2026, World News | 0 |

People living in the shadow of the country’s national Azteca Stadium in Mexico City say development plans will add to pressure on water sources and put green spaces at riskRubén Ramírez is no stranger to political battles. As a...

Episode three: the protector and the poacher

by The Guardian | Jun 9, 2025 | Amazon rainforest, Americas, Brazil, Deforestation, Environment, Indigenous peoples, The Guardian, Trees and forests | 0 |

Bruno Pereira has been considered one of the great Indigenous protectors of his generation. And this has made him an enemy of a man called Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, also known as Pelado. The Guardian’s Latin America...

Exclusive: photographs reveal first glimpse of uncontacted Amazon community

by The Guardian | Dec 22, 2024 | Amazon rainforest, Americas, Brazil, Deforestation, Global development, Indigenous peoples, The Guardian, World News | 0 |

Automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest show images of the Massaco people, who are flourishing despite environmental threatsRead more on this story: New images show Brazil’s uncontacted people are thriving – but with...

UK government can never accept idea nature has rights, delegate tells UN

by The Guardian | Feb 22, 2024 | Biodiversity, Environment, Indigenous peoples, The Guardian, UK news, United Nations, Wildlife, World News | 0 |

Dismissal of concept already recognised in UN declarations described as shameful, contradictory and undemocratic The UK government can never accept that nature or Mother Earth has rights, a British government official from the...

Taiwan braces for ‘big deal’ presidential election as China’s shadow looms

by The Guardian | Jan 7, 2024 | Asia Pacific, China, Indigenous peoples, Politics, Taiwan, The Guardian, World News | 0 |

Corruption and the cost of living have trumped concerns about a belligerent neighbour in close race for the presidencyDeep in the mountains of Hsinchu county in north Taiwan, a few dozen residents of Smangus are holding their...

Environmental activists killed at a rate of one every other day in 2022 – report

by The Guardian | Sep 12, 2023 | Brazil, Colombia, Environment, Environmental activism, Global development, Indigenous peoples, Land rights, The Guardian | 0 |

Colombia was the deadliest country and a fifth of the 177 recorded killings took place in the Amazon rainforest, says Global WitnessAt least 177 people were killed last year for defending the environment, according to new...

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