Pressure on Indigenous communities to allow mining will increase
The loan-guarantee program isn’t built for mining, and First Nations lack infrastructure and capital — as Canada races for critical minerals.| APTN News
While funding cuts to nonprofits get widespread attention, similar cuts in Indigenous nonprofits have received less coverage, and have required strategic readjustment.| Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
The loan-guarantee program isn’t built for mining, and First Nations lack infrastructure and capital — as Canada races for critical minerals.| APTN News
For many frontline conservation and climate justice groups, whose pressures are intensifying across ecological, political, and personal dimensions, traditional approaches to giving can feel misaligned with present needs.| Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
But Indigenous advocates are working to ensure families are fed via mutual aid meal trains and education on foraging.| Articles – Truthout
A team of scientists at Chalk River Laboratories, working with Health Canada’s Radiation Protection Bureau, is investigating how chronic exposure to uranium at different concentrations affects the body. Their findings could help determine whether Canada’s drinking water guidelines for uranium should be updated. Currently, the maximum acceptable concentration of natural uranium in Canadian drinking water […] The post New research could reshape Canada’s drinking water guidelines for ura...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
Explore how AI supports Indigenous communities by protecting lands, revitalizing languages, and promoting data sovereignty on National Indigenous Peoples Day.| CustomGPT
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On May 28-29, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum Association hosted Africa Week at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, bringing together global experts to examine complex intersections between traditional belief systems, indigenous rights, and international policy frameworks. The session on…| Viewpoints
By Claudia Urbano, Rotary Service and Engagement staff Rotarian Steve Dudenhoefer was honored as a Champion of Change in 2024 for his decades of service and commitment to positive, community-driven…| Service in Action
For years, the Hualapai Tribe tried to work with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management by actively voicing their concerns about a lithium exploration project near Wikieup, in northern Arizona.| Arizona Mirror
