Indigenous Peoples of North America
There are approximately between 6 and 8 million Indigenous persons living in North America, belonging to nearly 1,200 distinct Peoples. Indigenous Peoples live across Canada and The United States, with a majority living in urban areas.
Indigenous Peoples in North America are threatened by resource extraction industries, inadequate protection of sacred sites, violence against Indigenous women and girls, and efforts by federal and local governments to erode their rights and self-determination.
Land is Life has supported a number of Indigenous Peoples’ organizations in North America, including Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community, and the Washiw Zulshish Goom Tahn-Nu (Washoe Warrior Society).
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