From Canada to Congo, from India to Australia, indigenous communities are fighting for their lives and livelihoods.
In India, the Dongria Kondh people took on mining giant Vedanta – and won. Responding to vigorous protest, the Indian government’s environment ministry denied the London-based company permission to mine in the Nivamgiri Hills, Orissa. Vedanta has lodged a court appeal. However, several shareholders have disinvested a total of $40 million from Vedanta in protest over the company’s human rights and environmental record.
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