LAND RIGHTS

Land rights are the foundation of Indigenous sovereignty, survival, and collective memory. For Indigenous peoples, land is not property — it is kin, teacher, ancestor, and future.
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Yet extractive industries, colonial legal systems, and imposed conservation continue to dispossess communities and criminalize land defenders. Protecting land rights means protecting languages, ceremonies, governance, and the relationships rooted in place.

When we fight for land rights, we are fighting for our past, present, and future relatives.”

READ THE FULL SERIES

• ✿ Land Back as Climate Strategy: Restoring Ancestral Territories to Power a Just Future
• ✿ Land Belongs to Its Stewards
• ✿ Oak Flat in the Middle of Environmental Colonialism
• ✿ Land Back for Climate Justice: The Taos Pueblo People
• ✿ Land Back for a Living Future

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