Tallgrass Institute provides context for Indigenous Peoples’ right to consent for the Grist article “Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan water.”

EV automakers should integrate Indigenous Peoples' rights into their due diligence systems, scoring methodologies, procurement decisions, and supplier accountability to align with emerging best practices and mitigate material, legal, reputational, operational, and financial risks.

14 killed in massacre of pastoral Mbororo community in Cameroon, tens of thousands join Invasion Day protests across Australia, persistent health inequities and Indigenous knowledge among issues in World Health Organization's draft plan, and more

Community forest concessions may not be eviction stopgap in Democratic Republic of the Congo mining rush,  British Columbia to scale back Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, Indigenous women in Bangladesh are driving economic and social change, and more.

Forestry Stewardship Council’s guidance on Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation in Peru, Strengthening FPIC in the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s Indigenous Action Plan, and more.

"Any time there is a negotiation with a private company or a mining company, that company has to understand the context and inertia that they are working with in Indian Country." Kate R. Finn of Tallgrass Institute and Maranda Compton of Lepwe discuss rights-based approaches to benefit agreements with Tribes and Indigenous Peoples.

At Tallgrass, we will telegraph the complexity and nuance faced by Indigenous leaders in a rapidly changing business and geopolitical environment. And while this complexity continues to be undervalued by the market, the risk profile of failing to recognize Indigenous Peoples and to integrate their concerns into investment criteria is unchanged.

Inuit lawyer and advocate Aaju Peter responds to US threats of colonizing Greenland, Avocado exports in Mexico tap Indigenous Peoples’ water and subsistence resources, Native-stewardship returns Bison to Illinois prairies after almost 200 years, and more.

Rights-based language adopted at COP30, updates from company engagements concerning Indigenous Peoples’ rights,, debriefs of PRI in Person and UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, and more. Also upcoming events, recently released resources, and news items of interest.

SIRGE Coalition and Voices have published guidance to help Indigenous Peoples navigate the OECD complaint system as a tool to support communities affected by harmful business practices in defending their rights and holding companies accountable.

Tallgrass Institute - Winter 2025 - Indigenous Insights from COP30, Mining Standard Analysis, Renewable Energy Siting and More

The Market Strategies Engagement Manager serves as a subject matter expert on market-based strategies such as shareholder advocacy, corporate engagement, and standard setting, and supports the work by building relationships with Indigenous Peoples, leaders, and communities to identify and implement market-based strategies to further their self-determined priorities.

Tallgrass Institute is honored to be among the 300+ organizations participating the #GiveNative campaign by Native Ways Federation. This community movement helps raise awareness to giving—in all of its forms—to Native nonprofits and recognizes that Native-led organizations have the solutions to the issues that Native communities are facing.