Maria Clara Valencia

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Kimberly Williams, executive director of Nunamta Aulukestai; Tim Bristol, from Salmon Stte; Allanah Hurley, from the United Tribes of Bristol Bay, and Christopher Conner, from World Wildlife Fund announce the IUCN motion to support the protection of Bristol Bay.
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Conservationists Support Natives In Protection Of Bristol Bay

Indigenous leaders from all over the world together at the International Union for The Conservation of Nation World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Indigenous Peoples Still Fighting to Protect ‘Living Forests’ and Way of Life

The Amazon has been one of the hotspots of the armed conflict with FARC.
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The Challenges of Peace for Indigenous Communities

Activists and representatives of Indigenous Peoples called for climate change but most importantly for indigenous inclusion in the climate text discussions on Wednesday at COP21.
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Indigenous Denounce Exclusion of Rights at COP21

From Colombia, the Wuasikamas from the Inga Nation were recognized for the recovery of 55,062 acres (22,283 hectares) of ancestral territory through an agreement with the government of Colombia that funded the Inga’s effort to expel armed guerrillas, paramilitaries and drug traffickers.
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Inga Communities From Colombia Won Equatorial Prize in Paris

Paul Cheoketen from the Saanich community near Vancouver, British Columbia, plays his flute outside the COP21 Summit in Paris.
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Indigenous Rights Boosted In the Climate Change Negotiations

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Colombia: Challenge to Protect Uncontacted Tribes

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the sixth VI Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday April 14, 2012. The summit brought together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the U.S.
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Indigenous, Together at the Sixth Summit of the Americas

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Illegally Armed Group Killed Two Indian Leaders in Colombia

The Kokonuko community has recovered their traditional barter-trueque. Now the events take place every two months for people to exchange food, seeds from different climatic zones and knowledge.
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Dealing with Climate Change: The Effects on Colombia’s Indigenous Livelihood

The Sarayaku people held a ceremony outside the Inter-American Court in Costa Rica the day of the hearing in July. Pictured is José Gualinga, Sarayaku President is blowing Horn.
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Sarayaku’s Fight for the Survival of Their Culture

Indigenous Peoples are in a very fragile situation because their ways to access food by hunting, collecting and by using the services of the forests is being threatened by the way food systems have evolved in the past 50 years.
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Indigenous Peoples, One of the Most Vulnerable to Food Insecurity in Latin America