Woodside faces Indigenous legal challenge to seismic blasting at WA gas site https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/18/woodside-faces-indigenous-legal-challenge-to-seismic-blasting-at-wa-gas-site Traditional owner alleges company failed to adequately consult on effect of Scarborough project blasting on sea country. #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP #UNDRIP #gas

WA Premier Roger Cook announces repeal of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Laws https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-08/roger-cook-repeals-aboriginal-cultural-heritage-laws/102699678 via @ABCaustralia #IndigenousIP #UNDRIP #culture #heritage

WA government won't confirm repeal of Juukan Gorge Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act laws https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-05/aboriginal-cultural-heritage-laws-repeal-wa-government/102684800 via @ABCaustralia #IndigenousIP #UNDRIP #auslaw #auspol

Johnathan Thurston, Eddie Betts and Evonne Goolagong Cawley back yes vote in Indigenous voice pamphlet https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/18/johnathan-thurston-eddie-betts-and-evonne-goolagong-cawley-back-yes-vote-in-indigenous-voice-pamphlet Official pro-voice essay, written by the government, calls on Australians to ‘vote yes for unity, hope and to make a positive difference’. #IndigenousVoice #auspol #auslaw #UNDRIP

More #library orgs against #IFLA 2024 conference in Dubai. In Québec: CBPQ signatory toComité français international bibliothèques et documentation statement. Objections on UN sustainable development goals (#UNDRIP) & #HumanRights (cites Amnesty International) https://www.cfibd.fr/congres-de-lifla-a-dubai-comment-defendre-les-valeurs-fondamentales-des-bibliotheques. Also, a statement from @CAPALacbes to its mailing list (no public link so I'm attaching screenshot of the text).

@CanadianPolling This question should be accompanied by another to see if the respondents have any idea what the UNDRIP says.

#UNDRIP
#polling #CanPol #cdnpoli

Climate Litigation Hearing - Pabai v Commonwealth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6xYOu9JG_M #auslaw #auspol #climate #torresstraitislands #IndigenousIP #UNDRIP

Climate Litigation - Evidence of Climate Harms Given On Country

https://phifinneymcdonald.com/evidence-of-climate-harms-given-on-country/

Hearings for the potentially groundbreaking Australian Climate Case will take place On Country in the Torres Strait (Zenadth Kes), 5-19 June 2023. Guda Maluyligal plaintiffs Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai from the islands of Boigu and Saibai will give evidence of the climate harms experienced by these communities on the frontline of Australia’s impending climate disaster. #auslaw #auspol #climate #torresstraitislands #IndigenousIP #UNDRIP

#MaboDay "It's a shared responsibility for all of us as the generations coming through to not lose sight of what came before us, particularly people who were able to make these phenomenal changes with far less than what we have today," Kenny Bedford said

"These are the giants who lived and breathed fighting for our rights." https://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/8220388/story-of-reconciliation-remembered-on-mabo-day/ #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP #UNDRIP

'My husband was killed for exposing the Amazon’s plunder. But his work lives on' | Alessandra Sampaio https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/01/alessandra-sampaio-dom-phillips-institute-amazon-brazil #Amazon #Brazil #biodiversity #IndigenousRights #UNDRIP #IndigenousIP #environmentaldefenders

@aeryn Wow, that's really shockingly bad. The little tiny reserves are so obvious I'm surprised that someone thought a map was a good idea.

I suppose it really highlights how far the Crown is from implementing #UNDRIP and #LandBack if they can't use a map that looks like https://native-land.ca/

Here's the link to the map for anyone who wants to see for themselves.
https://geo.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/geoviewer-geovisualiseur/index-eng.html

Anthropocentric Environmentalism, Anthropogenic Climate Change, and All Our Relations.

https://mcormond.blogspot.com/2023/06/Anthropocentrism.html

#climatecrisis #climatechange #LandBack #UNDRIP

Indigenous elder Leslie Schultz finds voice at United Nations, while pushing for Voice to Parliament at home https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-07/ngadju-elder-voice-to-parliament-indigenous-united-nations-un/102310424 via @ABCaustralia #UNPFII #UNDRIP #IndigenousIP #voicetreatytruth #auslaw #auspol

New agreements between First Nations and B.C. government a step toward fulfilling Canada’s treaty obligations
#Indigenous #IndigenousPeoples #FirstNations #Kanata #Canada #Colonialism #OilAndGas #BC #BritishColumbia #Treaties #Land #UNDRIP #Obligations
https://the-14.com/new-agreements-between-first-nations-and-b-c-government-a-step-toward-fulfilling-canadas-treaty-obligations/

Heya! Want to support #Indigenous sovereignty and stewardship of our water, air, and land here on #TurtleIsland (aka #USA and #canada Check out this letter and prioritize life over convenient fossil fuel access. #CELA @envirodefence #climate #water #UNDRIP

Sign as an individual or organization:
https://communitiesunitedbywater.org/communities-united-by-water/tell-canadian-ministers-no

The #UNDRIP principle of "free, prior, and informed consent" MUST be at the heart of all efforts to extract resources from #Indigenous territories as the world transitions away from fossil fuels. May the people who know the land best have the final say in what takes place there. They know the crisis we all face better than most. Their consent and their leadership are needed to ensure that justice prevails as the world moves to embrace renewable energy, EVs, and other sustainable technologies.

‘Green colonialism’: Indigenous world leaders warn over west’s climate strategy | Indigenous peoples | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/23/un-indigenous-peoples-forum-climate-strategy-warning#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16822954063613&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2Fapr%2F23%2Fun-indigenous-peoples-forum-climate-strategy-warning
>UN summit in New York hears how resources needed for sustainable energy threaten Indigenous land and people

One of my favorite news stories this week was just published five minutes ago, so you get to be among the first to read it.

My former HCN colleague Sarah Sax reports on why Indigenous leaders are telling the UN that FREE PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT (instead of fake "consultation" with tribes) should be legally binding, especially when it comes to developing green energy.

👀 👇 #Newstodon #GreenColonialism #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange #conservation #UN #UNDRIP #FPIC

https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-politics-free-prior-and-informed-consent-is-more-than-just-a-checklist

"The #mining trampled our areas. They just cut down all the trees, moved rock piles, made roads," Gilaskamax (Allan Brown), a Gitxaała Elder of the Lax Sgyiik (Eagle clan) told Francesca Fionda

#undrip #bcpoli

https://thenarwhal.ca/gitxaala-elder-mining-bc-supreme-court/

First Nations' court challenge to BC's mineral rights system begins

Province says it is committed to modernizing the system in consultation with Indigenous people

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gitxaala-ehattesaht-first-nations-bc-mineral-rights-claims-court-1.6797691

#Indigenous #justice #rights #mining #UNDRIP #bcpoli

“Tribal officials had just 60 days to catch up on nine years of development planning and issue their initial concerns and objections as public comments.”

This is not real consultation. We can ramp up renewables without trampling treaty rights.

https://t.co/yzmInqKX4W

#TreatyRights #RenewableEnergy #JustTransition #UNDRIP