Indigenous Activism

Indigenous Peoples: A Leading Force In Global Fight Over Seabed Mining

June 21, 2026 John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry. Resist! Green Transition, Indigenous Activism, minerals, Seabed Mining

As governments and corporations race to secure minerals needed for the global energy transition, Indigenous peoples across the Pacific are emerging as some of the most influential voices shaping the future of seabed mining. The debate centers on vast deposits of nickel, cobalt, manganese and other minerals found on the world’s seabeds. Mining companies and governments argue these resources are needed to manufacture electric vehicle batteries, renewable energy infrastructure and other technologies intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Anti-Uranium Summit Sheds Light On Toxic Industry

June 20, 2026 Sean Summers, Unicorn Riot. Resist! Indigenous Activism, pollution, Radiation, Uranium, Uranium mining

Coconino County, AZ – At the feet of Wii’i Gdwiisa, or Red Butte as it’s called in English, the winds are strong. Just a few miles south of the Grand Canyon’s rim sits the tall sandstone butte surrounded by juniper trees and vast desert lands. A makeshift tarp awning flaps in the gusts while people work to hold the much-appreciated shade structure in place. On a folding table sit a variety of Geiger counters, used to detect radioactive particles. They chime periodically, reporting background radiation detected from nearby objects or carried in the wind.

Everybody Hates Data Centers

June 6, 2026 Paul Messersmith-Glavin, Truthout. Strategize! Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Tech, Data Centers, Indigenous Activism

Between 4,000 and 5,000 data centers are actively humming in the U.S. right now, draining energy and, in the case of some of the hyperscale ones, consuming as much as 5 million gallons of water per day. Even this does not satisfy the demand cultivated by the tech industry, however: At least 3,000 more data centers are under construction or planned, prompting a diverse grassroots mobilization against their construction. Indigenous people are resisting continued attempts to exploit their land, air, and water. Rural white folks, some of whom voted for Donald Trump, are now going door to door, outraged about rising electricity costs and water shortages.

Former Strip Mine Was Planned For A Prison Until Locals Stepped In

May 19, 2026 Taysha DeVaughan, Next City. Strategize! Indigenous Activism, Land Reform, Prisons, West Virginia

Last year, the Appalachian Rekindling Project made a big move. We bought 63 acres of former strip mine land in Letcher County, Kentucky. Our $169,000 investment disrupted plans for a $505 million federal prison complex that would have caged over 1,300 people, stopping a cycle of harm that has defined Appalachia for too long. This would have become the fifth federal prison in eastern Kentucky, part of a pattern that treats incarceration as economic development. Data collected in 2021 by The Sentencing Project illustrates that Black and Indigenous people are incarcerated at four to five times the rate of white people for similar offenses.

Bolivia General Strike Continues; Calls For President’s Resignation

May 16, 2026 TeleSur, Orinoco Tribune. Resist! Bolivia, General Strike, Indigenous Activism, Neoliberalism, Social Movements

Friday, May 15, marked the 12th day of the indefinite general strike called by the Bolivian Workers’ Central. The strikers are demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz. Amid daily marches that fill the center of La Paz and a roadblock that shows no signs of easing, the workers’ union and peasant organizations have reaffirmed their decision not to abandon their pressure tactics until the government addresses their demands. The situation has escalated following failed negotiations over a proposal with more than 100 demands from 70 affiliated unions.

Emergency Court Action Sought As Drilling Begins In Sacred Black Hills

May 4, 2026 John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry. Resist! Black Hills, Indigenous Activism, Legal System, Mining, Sacred Site

Tribal advocates have asked a federal court to immediately halt a graphite drilling project at Pe’ Sla, a site sacred to the Lakota and other Indigenous nations, warning that ongoing activity risks irreparable cultural and environmental harm. Plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service filed motions this week seeking an emergency temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction after learning that drilling has already begun within the contested area. The filings, submitted in U.S. District Court in South Dakota, argue that at least two active drill pads are operating at Pe’ Sla, a site long used for ceremony, prayer and cultural practices.

Indigenous Water Governance Models Emerge Amid Growing Water Crisis

March 16, 2026 John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry. Create! Indigenous Activism, Indigenous culture, Water, Water Protectors

A sweeping analysis of academic research shows that Indigenous peoples are increasingly asserting influence over water governance systems around the world. Published in Nature, the study reviewed 226 peer-reviewed articles and drew from 183 case studies across 15 countries to assess how Indigenous communities engage with dominant, often colonial-era, water governance frameworks. Among the study’s central findings is that Indigenous peoples are increasingly asserting influence in water governance globally, through legal action, resistance, partnerships, and their own forms of engagement.

In Memoriam Berta Cáceres

March 14, 2026 John Perry, Popular Resistance. Educate! Assassination, Berta Caceres, Environmental Defenders, Honduras, Indigenous Activism, Neoliberalism, Social Movements

Ten years ago Berta Cáceres, a campaigner against dams and mining projects that were displacing rural communities in Honduras, said that death threats had forced her to lead a ‘fugitive existence’. Most of the threats came from a company, Desarrollos Energeticos SA (DESA), that was planning a hydroelectric project on the Gualcarque River, sacred to Cáceres’s Indigenous Lenca community. Hired killers were tracking her movements. An attempt to assassinate her on 5 February 2016 was aborted. On 1 March, Cáceres said goodbye to her youngest daughter, who was returning to college.

Groundbreaking Indigenous Treaty On Whales’ Rights Could Change Laws

February 23, 2026 Katie Surma, Scheer Post. Create! Animal Rights, Indigenous Activism, New Zealand, Rights of Nature, whales

In one of his final acts before his death in 2024, Māori King Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero helped galvanize Pacific Indigenous leaders to sign a landmark declaration recognizing whales’ rights. Now that effort could shape national law: New Zealand legislators this month introduced a bill grounded in the declaration, affirming whales’ rights to migrate, maintain natural behaviors and culture, and live in a healthy environment with damaged habitats restored. The bill, introduced by a member of Parliament from the Green Party, Teanau Tuiono, would recognize whales as legal persons, a status already held by corporations and other nonhuman entities.

Red Lake Nation Blocks ICE Entry, Asserting Sovereignty

February 1, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha. Resist! ICE, Immigrant Rights, Indigenous Activism, Sovereignty

On Jan. 13, the Tribal Council of Red Lake Nation voted unanimously to restrict ICE and other federal immigration agents from entering Red Lake lands without a court order signed by a judge with jurisdiction. The resolution became public Jan. 28, as tribal leaders warned that federal agents were already “moving north.” Under the new protocol, ICE must obtain a valid court order, present it to the Red Lake Department of Public Safety director, submit to a Red Lake officer escort at all times, and leave immediately after the order is served.

Ecological Accounting’s Debt-Climate Nexus

January 21, 2026 Arnie Saiki, Decolonize Accounting. Educate! climate crisis, Debt, Global South, Indigenous Activism

The IF20 Religion and Environment Working Group’s 2025 policy brief frames the debt–climate nexus as an existential constraint on low-resource countries, where debt servicing displaces public services and climate response. Building from a proposed UN-centered debt framework, this article focuses on precautionary dangers inside SDG or national accounting instruments, since swaps and valuation-based relief can become predatory when they shift territorial and resource decision-making through external monitoring and data custody.

Bolivians Mobilize In Rejection Of Rodrigo Paz’s Fuel Price Hike

December 23, 2025 TeleSur English. Resist! Bolivia, Indigenous Activism, Neoliberalism, Unions

Members of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), the country’s largest labor organization, mobilized this Monday in a national strike against Decree 5503 imposed by President Rodrigo Paz, which eliminated fuel subsidies after more than 20 years. In this regard, miners, coca growers, and some sectors affiliated with the COB gathered in La Ceja, El Alto, marched through the avenues of La Paz, and finally descended towards the seat of government. The mining leaders, represented in one sector by Alfredo Uño Villca, demanded the immediate annulment of the decree and the opening of genuine channels of dialogue with the central government.

Join Michigan Tribal Nations In Opposing Line 5 Tunnel

August 29, 2025 Native News Online. Resist! Fossil Fuels, Indigenous Activism, Michigan, Pipelines, Water Protectors

Canadian oil corporation Enbridge is proposing a massive, six-year construction project to build a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac—a location of immense ecological, cultural, and spiritual significance. The plan includes installing towering 400-foot cranes, flooding the area with round-the-clock artificial lighting, and disrupting one of the most pristine freshwater environments in North America. The consequences would be severe. Critical fish habitats would be destroyed, access to fishing—both commercial and subsistence—would be limited, and the construction site would cast light pollution across a designated dark sky park. The towering machinery would be visible from iconic landmarks like Mackinac Island.

Judge Rules Shut Down Of Everglade’s Detention Camp After Protests

August 24, 2025 Elizaveta Vlasov, Fight Back! News. Resist! Alligator Alcatraz, Detention, Everglades, Florida, ICE, Immigrant Rights, Indigenous Activism

Miami, FL – The Miccosukee Tribe and Friends of the Everglades won their lawsuit to shut down the detention camp known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” as ruled by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams on Thursday, August 21. The lawsuit was filed on June 27, and Judge Williams ordered a temporary stop to the construction on the site two weeks ago. Now, the state has 60 days to move the detainees and dismantle what’s been constructed so far. The lawsuit was brought to the courts on the grounds of environmental damage caused by the facility to the fragile Everglades ecosystem. Twenty acres of land have been paved over with asphalt for the facility’s operations.

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