Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

April 18, 2024

Blood Memories: Indigenous Women on the Frontlines Inspire with Words and Action



Dr. Michelle Cook, human rights lawyer and founder of Divest Invest Protect speaks on energy transition and divestment during the first of two panels on Wednesday, hosted by WECAN, at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Photo courtesy WECAN.

Blood Memories: Indigenous Women on the Frontlines 
Inspire with Words and Action

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, April 17, 2024

NEW YORK -- Indigenous women around the world are battling fossil fuels, mining, exploitation and oppression. The abuse of Mother Earth is directly connected to the violence against Indigenous women.

Women's Earth and Climate Action Network International hosted Indigenous women on panels during the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on Wednesday.

Wowaglake MMIW and MMIP 2024 Conference Rapid City, South Dakota




Wowaglake MMIW and MMIP 2024 Conference co-hosted by Oglala and Rosebud Lakota Nations, today in Rapid City, South Dakota