Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will ...

The Mashco Piro are an uncontacted tribe found in remote regions of the Amazon rainforest in south-east Peru. It’s thought ...

A Native American photojournalist is promoting a “Land Back” movement across the U.S. for territory ceded or taken during ...

Meanwhile, Brazil’s Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples, or Funai) estimates around 100 uncontacted Indigenous groups still live deep in the Amazon ...

The ruling strengthens the forestry ministry’s authority to halt deforestation and was influenced by testimonies from the Indigenous Awyu tribe, who rely on the forest for survival. While the ...

The Karuk Tribe’s ancestral territory extends along much of the Klamath River in what is now the Klamath National Forest, where its members have fished for salmon, hunted for deer and collected ...

Time is running out for those wanting to offer feedback on proposed changes to the U.S. Forest Service’s Northwest Forest Plan. The public comment period closes Monday.

Indigenous organizations petitioned the Peruvian government to create Yavarí Mirim, an Indigenous reserve on the Amazon ...

Federal officials are preparing to disband an advisory committee tasked with guiding policies for millions of acres of ...

The Northwest Forest Plan lays out how to manage millions of acres across Washington, Oregon and Northern California. But the ...

She was having a hard time talking about her job at the U.S. Forest Service in the past tense. “I absolutely loved my job,” she said. “I didn’t want to go.” Richards, a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie ...