[news] Indigenous Women’s Pushback

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

Indigenous activists are putting up a fight – against violence. At the _UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues_, activists are focused on passing a declaration that recognizes the right of Indigenous Peoples to their lands, territories, and resources...Indigenous women, meanwhile, are organizing against gender-based violence. This violence has derived not just from gender discrimination and subordination but also from the violation of the collective rights of Indigenous communities.

  


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