Year: 2022

The Place With the Most Lithium Is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution A California-sized piece of South America is stifling production of the metal at a time when battery makers desperately…Continue readingA California-sized piece of South America contains 55% of the world’s known Lithium desposits sits on Indigenous Lands (WSJ)

On May 19, after a month of hearing testimonies in Chaco and Buenos Aires, Federal Judge Zunilda Niremperger read her judgment—translated simultaneously into the Qom and Moqoit languages—on the Napalpí…Continue readingAfter ~100 Years, Argentina Acknowledges Genocide of Indigenous Communities 7.20.2022

Ryan Planche, Wilfrid Laurier University Published: August 25, 2022 12.44pm EDT Over the last decade, Canada has seen an increase in the number of initiatives to green or circularize the economy…Continue readingRecognizing the transformational potential of Indigenous-led conservation economies

SALAR DE ATACAMA, Chile—Hailed as the Saudi Arabia of lithium, this California-sized chunk of terrain accounts for some 55% of the world’s known deposits of the metal, a key component…Continue readingLithium Triangle Over Indigenous S. American Land: Indigenous in Chile took to the streets to protest lithium mining award due to impact on local water supplies — Chilean Supreme Court agreed saying the government failed to consult with indigenous people first — WSJ 8.10.222

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