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‘The Energy Transition Cannot Become A New Form Of Colonial Violence,’ Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Tell UN Conference

Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites, ancient villages and ...
NBC News

A model Indigenous territory in Brazil’s Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangs

SÃO PAULO — The Ashaninka Indigenous people — who recovered their territory in the Brazilian border with Peru from settlers three decades ago, established and sustained their own governance, and grew ...
The New York Times

Indigenous People, Long Sidelined at Climate Talks, Take the Stage in Brazil

This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong. By Somini Sengupta Brad Plumer and David Gelles Reporting from Belém, ...
Mongabay

Indigenous alliance unveils Brazil’s first Native-led emissions strategy

Brazil’s largest Indigenous organization has launched the country’s first Native-led strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Aug. 9.

There’s no Brazil without the bee

Scientists have identified some 300 species of stingless bees in Brazil, but it is possible others have died out due to the ...

In Brazil, indigenous experts care for native, stingless bees

By Amanda Perobelli SAO PAULO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Marcio Karai straddles a tree trunk near his home on the outskirts of Brazil ...
Digital Journal

Brazilian tribes celebrate court ruling on land rights

Brazilian indigenous activists celebrated Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled against a state seeking compensation for land that had been declared tribal reserves. The ruling against Mato Grosso ...
Newsday

From Brazil's rainforest to Rio de Janeiro, an all-Indigenous soccer team debuts with victory

MARICA, Brazil — When Sávio Conrado Mura left his Indigenous village of stilt houses located deep in the Amazon rainforest in early April, he departed with the hopes of representing his people as a ...
Newsday

In Brazil's Cerrado region, Indigenous fire practices reshape wildfire strategy

TOCANTINIA, Brazil — Fire began crackling like approaching rain on a recent morning in the Xerente Indigenous Territory in Tocantins in northern Brazil. But the Indigenous residents weren't afraid and ...
National Catholic Reporter

COP30 drew record Indigenous participation — but were their voices heard?

The recently concluded United Nations climate summit held at the edge of the Brazilian Amazon drew heightened attention to the vast rainforest's critical role in regulating global temperatures, and ...
The Boston Globe

In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

BRASILIA — Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday to protest what they say are violations of their land rights by large corporations advancing farming, logging and ...
The Hill

Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress stood on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil’s Amazon on Monday and addressed the crowd. The woman, Minister ...