Indigenous communities everywhere are fighting for rights, recognition, and survival.
Education & awareness are critical to recognize systemic injustices and drive meaningful change. Learn more about ongoing injustices and crises global Indigenous communities are facing.
Bangladesh
The native Hindu minority population in Bangladesh is once again subject to brutal violence and persecution. Taking advantage of the power vacuum left by the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, radical Islamist groups launched a new wave of terror in a long history of ethnic cleansing.
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Turtle Island (U.S. and Canada)
Stolen Children
Ongoing investigations have confirmed that over 5,073 Indigenous children died while forcibly attending government-run boarding schools in the US and Canada. The legacy of these schools is one of deep intergenerational trauma, loss of language and culture, and ongoing struggles within indigenous communities.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Indigenous people, especially women, are disproportionately victims of violence. They are targeted at rates ten times higher than national averages. As a result, murder is the third leading cause of death among Indigenous women.
Indigenous Lives Matter
Indigenous people are victims of police violence at rates 13 times higher than the general population. They are both over-policed and under-policed, meaning they are disproportionately targeted by police violence and neglected when assistance is needed.
Israel
On October 7, 2023, Israel suffered a terrorist attack against its native population on an unprecedented scale - proportional to more than twelve September 11's.
1,200 men, women, children, and animals were slaughtered with at least 50% of the bodies showing signs of torture and sexual abuse. Many could not be identified for weeks due to lack of remaining genetic material.
In addition, 253 men, women and children between the ages of 9 months and 85 years were taken hostage. Many have since returned through negotiations and rescue efforts but 101 still remain, held in inhumane conditions for over a year. The Red Cross has not been permitted to visit the hostages at any point during their captivity.