Over two hundred women from Africa, the Arctic, Asia, Latin America, North America, the Pacific, and Russia are gathering in Lima, Peru from October 28th to 30th during the World Conference of Indigenous Women. They are demand the greater prominence of Indigenous women at every level of decision-making and calling upon governments to dedicate funding to attend to the specific needs of Indigenous women.  

Watch UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples James Anaya's opening address to conference participants.

By Ben Ole Koissaba

Indigenous Women of the World Unite in Lima, Peru

Indigenous women leaders from every continent will join together in Lima, Peru, to demand that States eradicate violence.

On October 15, 2013, James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, concluded an eight-day trip to Canada. During the trip, Anaya visited several locations, meeting with government officials and First Nations with the intention of examining the human rights of Canada’s Indigenous population. Summarizing the findings of his trip, Anaya had tough words for the Canadian government in a statement published on October 15.

by ARIJ RIAHI on The Dominion Media Co-op

On October 28 - 30, 2013 in Lima, Peru over 200 Indigenous women from all over the globe will gather in preparation for the UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in September 2014. The conference is a strategic opportunity that will enable Indigenous youth and women from the seven regions of the world to be informed, reach consensus and establish a common, political statement as a world-level Indigenous women's  movement.

Myth: Native American mascots honor Native peoples.

Reality: Native American mascots are racist, filled with stereotypical depictions of Native peoples.

By Carole Reckinger & Antoine Lemaire

Reposted from First Peoples Worldwide

Idle No More is calling for an international Day of Action to be held in communities around the world on October 7^th, 2013.

The Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya, made his final report to the United Nations Human Rights Council on September 18, 2013. He presented six reports that included issues affecting Indigenous Peoples in various regions as well as a compilation of his work while being the Speical Rapporteur.

A surprise decision was made by courts in Guatemala on September 11, 2013 as two former employees of the Spanish dam company Hydro Santa Cruz were declared innocent of the assassination of  Q’anjobal community leader Andres Fransisco Miguel who was killed on the night of May 1, 2012.