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By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 7 years ago

Indigenous movement stops construction of Brazilian mega-dam

In a historic victory, one of Brazil’s largest indigenous groups has managed to suspend construction of a mega-dam that threatened to submerge their home. The Brazilian indigenous agency FUNAI finally demarcated the territory of the Munduruku people, providing the legal basis to suspend construction of the São Luiz de Tapajós dam.

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 8 years ago

Peruvian indigenous activist wins Goldman Environmental Prize

Máxima Acuña and her family had been living on their little plot of land in the Peruvian highlands for 17 years when the men from the mining company first came to her door.

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 8 years ago

Victory for indigenous women held in sexual slavery during Guatemala’s civil war

This weekend, two former members of the Guatemalan military were found guilt of crimes against humanity for the rape, murder, and sexual enslavement of indigenous Maya women during the country’s civil war.

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 8 years ago

The young adult heroine you never knew was a real woman

Growing up, I always picked books about strong women for my book reports. I devoured stories about Queen Elizabeth, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Nancy Drew, but can’t remember any young adult books on my school reading lists that were about women of color – except one.

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 8 years ago

Indigenous Guatemalan women demand justice for sexual slavery in historic case

TW: Sexual Assault

Starting in the 1960’s, Guatemala lived under a brutal civil war that lasted decades and killed killed at least 200,000 people, most of them indigenous Mayans.

TW: Sexual Assault

Starting in the 1960’s, Guatemala lived under a brutal civil war that lasted decades and killed killed at least 200,000 people, most of them indigenous Mayans.

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 8 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

According to the Women’s Refugee Commission, women and girls migrating to Europe face the risk of violence at each stage of their journey, yet governments and NGOs are missing every opportunity to mitigate that risk.

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 8 years ago

Bearing Witness: Indigenous voices missing from negotiations at COP21

Ed. note: This post is part of a series, “Bearing Witness,” highlighting indigenous women fighting for climate justice in the Americas. Read the rest of the series here.

Last Sunday, 25 indigenous activists from around the world formed a kayak flotilla in Paris’ Bassin de la Villette, calling on world leaders to consider their communities when negotiating the first legally-binding international agreement on carbon emissions reductions.

Ed. note: This post is part of a series, “Bearing Witness,” highlighting indigenous women fighting for climate justice in the Americas. Read the rest of the series here.

Last Sunday, 25 indigenous activists from around ...

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 8 years ago

Bearing Witness: In Honduras, Garifuna women fight climate change & state violence

Ed. note: This post is part of a series, “Bearing Witness,” highlighting indigenous women fighting for climate justice in the Americas. Read the rest of the series here.

When children in the United States learn about the transatlantic slave trade, they rarely hear stories of revolt or resilience in the face of violence and cultural erasure. The Garifuna are such a people.

Ed. note: This post is part of a series, “Bearing Witness,” highlighting indigenous women fighting for climate justice in the Americas. Read the rest of the series here.

When children in the United States ...