‘mînawâchihiwewi-ne-wîkiwan/Healing Our Home: Buildings of the Land’

Written on 10 June 2025.

debatesBY BOHDANA CHIUPKA-INNES, FREDDIE HUPPÉ CAMPBELL, MACKENZIE ROOP AND PAULINA LARREATEGUI FOR INDIGENOUS DEBATES

The words ‘mînawâchihiwewi-ne-wîkiwan/Healing Our Home: buildings of the Land’ go far beyond a clean energy project title. They are interconnected to the Moose Cree ways of being. That means there is life in the words that extend to the energy-efficient homes being designed and built through this work. This is about creating something that is ‘of’ the land, which is a relational approach grounded in Indigenous teachings that diverges from mainstream approaches within clean energy and energy efficiency and housing sectors.

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The Unseen Cost of a 'Just Transition': Indigenous Rights at Risk in Nepal's Renewable Energy Projects

Written on 23 May 2025.

BY DURGA MANI RAI FOR INDIGENOUS DEBATES

The concept of just transition is central to the global discourse on climate change, environmental justice, and sustainable development. It promises to ensure that no people, workers, regions, or sectors are left behind in the shift from a high-carbon to a low-carbon economy. For Indigenous Peoples, 'just transition' is not merely about shifting to renewable energy; it is about recognizing their rights, sovereignty, and authority over ancestral lands, waters, and resources. Indigenous Peoples view the Earth as sacred, not as a resource to be exploited. This perspective is completely denied in Nepal’s ambitious hydropower plans.

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From Nickel to Lithium: Nornickel, Indigenous Rights, and the Dilemma of a Green Economy in the Arctic

Written on 29 May 2025.

BY INDIGENOUS DEBATES

As the world shifts to electric vehicles and renewable energy, the demand for lithium, a key component of batteries, has skyrocketed. The Arctic, rich in untapped lithium reserves, and its Indigenous Peoples are now at the forefront of this “white gold” rush. This article examines Nornickel’s dual identity: as a self-proclaimed champion of Russia’s green energy future, yet a notorious perpetrator of environmental destruction and Indigenous rights violations in the Arctic. It exposes the hidden costs borne by Arctic indigenous communities and fragile ecosystems, challenging the resource-intensive sustainability narratives.

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CHT Commission Condemns Death of Bawm Youth in Prison Custody and Calls for the End of Systematic Persecution of Bawm Community

Written on 19 May 2025.

19 May 2025 Ι The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) is extremely outraged and saddened to learn about the death of a 29 year old Bawm youth, Lal Tleng Kim Bawm in prison custody¹. Lal Tleng was arrested on 7 April 2024 from Bethel Para in Ruma, Bandarban, and was among 126 Bawm individuals, including 30 women and three children (as young as one and two years old)², who have been detained for over a year without due process based on unsubstantiated charges that lack transparency or legal justification.

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