Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms

Xavante and other Brazilian Indigenous groups told the UN climate conference that infrastructure projects tied to the energy transition risk destroying sacred lands and repeating historical patterns of colonial violence against native peopl

First covered Aug 15, 2026 · 1:55 AM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms — Image via insideclimatenews.org

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45d Inside Climate News ‘The Energy Transition Cannot Become A New Form Of Colonial Violence,’ Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Tell UN Conference — Leia este artigo em Português. Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites, ancient villages and…

45d Inside Climate News ‘A Transição Energética Não Pode Se Tornar Uma Nova Forma de Violência Colonial,’ Dizem Lideranças Indígenas Brasileiras Às Nações Unidas — Read this article in English. Ao longo do rio que o povo Xavante chama de Owawê estão muitos dos seus territórios sagrados, vilas e cemitérios.

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insideclimate.fundjournalism.org Donate (insideclimate.fundjournalism.org) — cited by 2 of the outlets above

gazetadopovo.com.br Ferrovia promete impulsionar o agro e a exploração mineral — cited by 2 of the outlets above

More coverage from around the web

ohchr.org Indigenous Peoples call for just energy transition | OHCHR

earth.org COP30: Indigenous Brazilians Left Out of Decision-Making Spaces

dialogue.earth ‘COP30 is not over’: Indigenous peoples press for hard power | Dialogue Earth

sumauma.com Energy transition must not leave the Forest as a “sacrifice zone,”

sirgecoalition.org Brazil Has a Historical Opportunity to Deliver a Just Transition Work Programme That Upholds Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Safeguard Ecosystems — SIRGE Coalition

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