7 Victories for Indigenous People Around the World You Probably Didn’t Hear About in 2017

This article relates to several SDGs, Global Citizen highlights victories in Canada, Australia, Kenya, Peru, Ecuador, New Zealand and Indonesia.

“The year 2017 may well be remembered in indigenous rights history for the Standing Rock Sioux protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline — a monumental, headline-grabbing, months-long battle that drew massive attention to native land rights.

Thousands of “water warriors” withstood water cannons, concussion grenades, police dogs, and batons in their quest to protect tribe land and water from development, until US President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February to move forward with construction of the gas pipeline, dealing a huge blow to activists.”

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