Jair Bolsonaro accused of acts of genocide against Amazonian group
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Brazilian president says predecessor emboldened wildcat miners which led to wrecked forests and disease and deaths of ...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/lula-accuses-jair-bolsonaro-genocide-yanomami-indigenous-amazon

Landmark deals give Indigenous key role in Canada resource projects
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YQT community signs unprecedented agreement with coal company giving Indigenous leadership ‘veto’ on proposed projectTwo landmark deals in western Canada could reshape the role of Indigenous nations in res...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/canada-indigenous-mining-agreement-resource-projects

The ‘carbon pirates’ preying on Amazon’s Indigenous communities
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Selling credits should fund forest protection, but unscrupulous firms are making deals where land stewards lose out, say local leadersRevealed: ‘over 90% of rainforest offsets...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/21/amazon-indigenous-communities-carbon-offsetting-pirates-aoe

Brazil’s minister for Indigenous people vows to tackle Yanomami crisis
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New president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces he and Sônia Guajajara will make emergency visit to RoraimaBrazil’s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples, Sônia G...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/brazil-indigenous-minister-sonia-guajajara-yanomami-crisis-illegal-miners