Did you know that schools are in large part where the Thanksgiving myth was born? Alarmed by what your kid learned about Thanksgiving at school? You are not alone. After a wave of immigration in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Americans grew increasingly worried that their...🧵

We recognize #TruthsGiving and invite you to learn 11 ways to decolonize #Thanksgiving: cs.org/news/11-ways... #Decolonize

#GiveNative Native Nonprofit List: "Generosity becomes powerful when it uplifts others. By offering respectful support to Native-led organizations, you help ensure resources reach the people carrying forward culture, sovereignty, and community care." www.givenative.org/search?orgSc...

"The need for energy doesn’t have to be in opposition to engagement with Indigenous people." Tallgrass Institute's Kate Finn discusses our energy siting research in @eenews.bsky.social report on Tribal response to the DOE's request to rollback consultation policy. www.eenews.net/articles/ene...

From the November 2025 #IIPWG call: recap of Indigenous Peoples' insights from COP30, analysis of the second draft of the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CSMI), and resources shared from IIPWG Canada. Plus events, resources, and news items of interest. mailchi.mp/tallgrassins...

Brazil’s recognition of ten additional Indigenous territories, tens of thousands participated in Indigenous-led climate march, final week of #COP30 provided further insights and priorities from Indigenous Peoples, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

Analysis of the final draft of the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative #CMSI shows low threshold for Indigenous Peoples’ rights and raises new concerns about governance, accountability, and the very definition of consent. Read the paper: www.tallgrassinstitute.org/s/Paper_CMSI... #FPIC #Mining

Australia's first treaty with First Nations establishes representation in government and accountability commission, World Conservation Congress adopts motions for Traditional Knowledge and sacred sites, Indigenous insights abound at week one of COP30, and more.

We release a joint report by A'uwẽ-Xavante, Jequitinhonha Valley Indigenous and Quilombola communities, and #CulturalSurvival. The report documents how Brazil finances mining and other destructive projects without Indigenous consent, using climate funds. cs.org/news/can-bra...

From no-go zones to FPIC due diligence to direct funding of Indigenous climate action, Indigenous leaders and investment experts discussed key priorities and investor stewardship recommendations in our #COP30 webinar. Read more plus link to the video: www.tallgrassinstitute.org/articles/ind...

Norway rejects wind farm application given impacts to Sami culture, Canada proposes $2.3 billion in cuts to Indigenous services, new report ahead of COP30 exposes industrial threats to Indigenous Peoples in tropical rainforests, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

📊Just Released: Renewable Energy, Indigenous Peoples, and Project Siting for Values-Aligned Investors. Our new report helps vet energy projects at the siting phase to bring durable benefit to investors, companies, and Indigenous Peoples. Read more: www.tallgrassinstitute.org/articles/ren...

New study identified at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous Peoples under threat, Inter-American human rights commission raised alarm on escalating violence in Nicaragua, Indigenous Peoples held first meeting on biodiversity convention Article 8(j), and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

Bay Mills Indian Community’s advocacy to protect lands and waters from Enbridge Line 5 threats, Indigenous Peoples’ COP30 priorities, Gwich’in response to re-opening the Arctic Refuge for development, final Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative consultation, and more. mailchi.mp/tallgrassins...

Indigenous Peoples and Surinamese government update FPIC protocol, Tribes call on the US to reinstate CDFI fund and staff after cuts, more than 1000 Indigenous and Afro-descendant accredited for COP30, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

Our primer on the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) looks at the Standard’s structure, how its audits work, and key improvements and gaps in proposed revisions to its chapter about Indigenous Peoples and FPIC. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/articles/ind...

Speakers confirmed for our webinar examining the urgent issues and insights Indigenous Peoples are bringing to #COP30. Registration and more information: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

After years of advocacy and growing awareness of Columbus’s human rights abuses, some states and cities switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day. Now, we are witnessing the backlash to that modicum of change. Full post on my substack now:

Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day, we remember that Native Nations are still here — revitalizing languages, lifeways, and governance rooted in balance and community. #SinkColumbus #AbolishColumbusDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay2025

UN reports escalating human rights abuses and erasure of Indigenous Peoples in Russia, Maya people in Yucatán concerned by major Heineken plant water use, Indigenous Guatemalans cleaned up Lake Atitlán and now protest further state-sanctioned harm. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

Tribes fear displacement from India mega-dam set to counter upstream Chinese project, no Indigenous consent for impacts from Alaska Graphite One mine, Inter-American Development Bank reports Indigenous violations by Ecuadorian agribusiness giant, and more.

For over 150 years, U.S. and Canadian government-mandated boarding schools forcibly removed more than 150,000 Indigenous children from their families, cultures, and languages, subjecting them to assimilation through trauma and violence. #EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

By adopting strong Indigenous Peoples' rights due diligence and #FPIC policies, insurers benefit from more understanding of risk mitigation, legal compliance, and reduced liability. Read more in Free, Prior and Informed Consent Due Diligence for Insurers: www.tallgrassinstitute.org/articles/tal...

Amazon Indigenous Peoples denounce Ecuador’s $47B oil expansion plan citing lack of consultation, funding down 23% over four years for international tenure rights, half of $1.2B funds for Northeast Tribes in US may be cut, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

#IIPWG September 2025: Primer on Tribal Benefit Agreements in the U.S., Keewaywin Fund discussion, check-in on proposed updates to the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, and more. mailchi.mp/tallgrassins...

"Our work as a Center for Indigenous Economic Stewardship is to care for — with intentionality, time, and foresight — Indigenous economic visions as part of building strong and healthy communities." Read more from our Fall 2025 Newsletter: mailchi.mp/tallgrassins...

Report documents 146 cases of homicides and kidnappings of land defenders in 2024, Norway’s $1.6 trillion pension fund divests from French mining company over over Indigenous rights risk, Cultural Survival Quarterly's Brazil issue ahead of COP30, and more.

Protecting Indigenous Peoples' rights while ensuring a low-carbon and sustainable future, Indigenous women's perspectives in the energy transition, rights-based rethinking of transportation to reduce mining impacts and more at #ClimateWeekNYC. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/just-tr...

Anacé filed a formal complaint about water impacts from major TikTok data center in Brazil, UN rapporteur urged protection for evicted San, new study shows rainforest preservation on Indigenous lands protects from disease, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

Indigenous Peoples are at the heart of climate solutions. Join us at #NYClimateWeek with #SIRGE Coalition, @earthworks.bsky.social and more: A Just Climate Transition 📅 Sept 23, 2025 | 🕙 10:30 am ET 📍 NYC + Virtual RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/justtransitioncw #JustTransition #IndigenousRights

Peru rejects reserve proposal to protect Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation, Alaska Natives fight for right to manage Yukon River amidst salmon depletion, Khasis look for leverage as agroforestry strained by erratic rainfall in Bangladesh, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

Emergency injunction of Oak Flat land transfer, report on Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the 2025 AGM season, participant engagement updates, and more. Plus action items, upcoming events, recently released resources, and news items of interest. mailchi.mp/tallgrassins... #IIPWG

Report finds Philippines most dangerous country in Asia for Indigenous Peoples, Apache Stronghold responds to US re sacred land transfer halt, Adidas visits Oaxaca town after being called out for appropriating Villa Hidalgo Yalalag culture, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

Thailand passed first-ever bill to safeguard Indigenous rights, BC affirmed Cowicha Nation’s Aboriginal title and subsistence rights, Alaska and Yukon cross-border agreement 'significant addresses Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

To commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the #SIRGE Coalition, Kate Finn (Osage), from the @tallgrassinst.bsky.social, reflects on AI and its impacts and opportunities for #IndigenousPeoples. vimeo.com/1108517401?f...

Indigenous governments in Canada sign one of world’s largest land protection agreements, fast-tracked bill in Brazil weakens climate and Indigenous advocacy, Native leaders respond to US president’s push for return of DC NFL team's racist name, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

Insights from Indigenous Peoples’ declaration on certifications and audits, COP30 priorities from Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin, #IIPWG Canada highlights, and more! Plus action items, upcoming events, recently released resources, and news items of interest. mailchi.mp/tallgrassins...

For over fifty years, Native leaders advocated to change the Washington, DC NFL team's racist name and logo. In the early 2000s, investors came alongside in support, and in 2020 the name was officially retired. #NoRacistMascots www.tallgrassinstitute.org/articles/nat...

Rights group warns two million Indigenous Peoples in Nigeria are at risk, Nepalese conservation efforts restrict Indigenous Bote communities’ resource access, Millewa-Mallee First Nations peoples win historic Native title case in Australia, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

Moira Millán is a weichafe—a guardian or warrior—in the Mapuche Nation. Alongside other Mapuche women, she denounces the compounded impacts of racism, misogyny, and criminalization they face—an ongoing reality that has worsened under Javier Milei. www.latintimes.com/indigenous-m...

30 Amazon Indigenous communities win case against gold mining contamination, new Ecuador protected areas law threatens land rights and violates protections, India-owned coal mine in Australia impacts sacred Wangan and Jagalingou land, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

“There is a way to invest now to create alpha. And Indian Country is ready." Tallgrass founder Kate Finn talks to @impactalpha.com urging investors "to channel capital through CDFIs due to their strong community ties, flexible structures, and outsized impact." impactalpha.com/native-cdfis...

“As Tribes and companies grow in their focus on creating objective, measurable, enforceable agreements and on effective implementation, Tribal Benefit Agreements are better able to deliver on their promises.” From our new report: www.colorado.edu/program/tall...

"More than 100 tribes and Native-serving organizations are warning Congress that the Senate budget bill would severely damage tribal clean energy efforts across Indian Country." Via @tribalbiz.bsky.social tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/ene...

UN concern for displacement of 50K+ Indigenous people by Indonesia food project, Canada passes bill to fast-track development projects despite #FPIC concerns, US on track to cut 86% of funding for Native American #CDFI Assistance program, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...

#IIPWG June Newsletter: Video and takeaways from an investor briefing on emerging priorities in #IndianCountry, a call for solidarity with human rights defenders in Ecuador, #UNPFII investor brief and more: mailchi.mp/tallgrassins...

#FPIC "means providing full and culturally appropriate information, engaging Indigenous communities before any planning begins, and—most importantly—honoring their right to say no." More from @AKConservation's Mining Impacts and Prevention conference: alaskaconservation.org/2025/06/refl...

California visit by Indigenous leaders from Ecuador leads state to examine its crude oil impacts in Amazon, Nepal Supreme Court requires alignment with UNDRIP, a 2023 Kenya court decision paved way for Indigenous land justice today, and more.

Amazon basin Indigenous authorities affirm #COP30 priorities, community of Hugua Po’i in Paraguay receives tenuous reprieve from expulsion, Malaysia Human Rights Commission calls for a national action plan to safeguard #IndigenousPeoples’ rights, and more. www.tallgrassinstitute.org/news/news-of...