First Peoples Worldwide Director Carla Fredericks Appointed Executive Director of The Christensen Fund
Dear Friends and Colleagues: It is with great pleasure to share that Carla F. Fredericks,... Read more
The COVID-19 Pandemic Intensifies Shortcomings of Arbitrary Country Distinction in Equator Principles’ Social and Environmental Risk Assessment
The newest version of the Equator Principles have gone into effect, and with it the incorrect assumption that "Designated" countries like the U.S. properly consider the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in project development. Read more
DAPL Engagement Today: The Need for a Proper Environmental Review
First Peoples Worldwide Senior Fellow Dave Archambault II discusses the environmental review of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which may finally happen six years after the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe first asked for it and three years since the pipeline became operational. Read more
UN Investigates Allegations that the U.S. Violates the Human Rights of the Gwich’in with Proposed Oil and Gas Development
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has taken the extraordinary step to call for an investigation of the United States regarding proposed oil and gas development in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Read more
First Peoples Worldwide Named Secretariat of the Investors and Indigenous Peoples Working Group
The Investors and Indigenous Peoples Working Group (IIPWG) is a pioneering, global coalition of Native... Read more
Material Losses Continue for ETP and Investors as Dakota Access Pipeline Ordered to Shutdown
The impact of the ruling once again confirms that failure to adequately consider the totality of the social, environmental and cultural risks of development on and near Indigenous lands leads to material loss. Read more
Native Leaders and Investors Respond to Washington D.C. Football Team Name 'Review'
UPDATE 7/10/20 - After publication of this article, Native leaders delivered a letter to the... Read more
First Peoples Worldwide Leads Investors’ Call for NFL Washington Team Name Change
Investor groups and foundations representing more than $620 billion in assets have called for sponsors to terminate business with the Washington D.C. franchise if it does not stop using the racial slur “R*dsk*ns” as its name. Read more
Community Policing is Critical to Accountability, Peace and Culturally Connected Justice
In the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd and the important rising awareness of the plight of our Black brothers and sisters, we are cognizant of ways in which people of color must reclaim policing in their communities... Read more
Indigenous Peoples and the 2020 Human Rights Review of the U.S. during a Global Pandemic
The Universal Periodic Review of the U.S. must consider the human rights of Indigenous Peoples and how the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates disparities in Native communities. Read more
Indigenous-led Corporate Advocacy and How Financial Institutions Can Avoid “Another Standing Rock”
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day , we highlight how advocacy by and... Read more
UPR Primer: Indigenous Priorities in the Universal Periodic Review of the United States
The Universal Periodic Review of the U.S. – slated for November 9, 2020 – will... Read more