News of Note 1/16/26: Uru Chipaya Fear Extinction, Native Americans Detained in ICE Raids, Canada Resource Deals Rights Risk
‘We’re in danger of extinction’: can Bolivia’s ‘water people’ survive a rising tide of salt and migration? (The Guardian)
“The Uru Chipaya are at risk of extinction as the climate crisis dries up their land and their way of life. Once known as the ‘people of water’, they have seen drought, rising salt levels and migration push their traditions to the brink.”
Five Native Americans detained by ICE during ongoing raids in Minneapolis (ICT News)
“At least five Native American men have been detained and an unknown number questioned by immigration officers across the Minneapolis area in the midst of what a top official called the ‘largest immigration raid ever.’ After 2,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived in Minneapolis early this week, Indigenous residents on the city’s southside have witnessed agents question and even detain community members. Blocks away from a local Native American housing community, a 37-year-old mother was shot by ICE agents Wednesday, sparking nationwide protests.” Related:
What to do if ICE approaches you (ICT News)
Resources for Individuals and Nonprofits Approached by ICE (Native American Rights Fund)
Native People Recognize ICE Violence. You Should Too. (Native News Online)
Indian Country reactions to Minnesota ICE shooting (ICT News)
Canada’s new resource deals drive a climate and rights backslide (Canadian Dimension)
“The Government of Canada has recently negotiated agreements with Ontario and Alberta to streamline regulatory processes for ‘critical’ mineral mining and pipeline development. [...] While the agreements are framed as pragmatic responses to investment uncertainty and vehicles for economic stability, their central commitments—to accelerate regulatory pathways for new mines and pipelines—threaten to erode constitutionally protected Indigenous rights and silence communities who have already borne the costs of extractive industries.”
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A Renewed Opportunity for Indigenous Justice in Mexico (Mexico Solidarity Media)
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For These Tribal Nations, Water Is a Through Line. And Now, a Threat. (The New York Times)
Feds Reverse $2B in Cuts to Addiction, Mental Health; Native Programs Restored (Native News Online)
EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns (Associated Press)
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