May - 2024

Downwinders and the U.S. Nuclear Military-Industrial Complex

Buenas yan håfa adai, From earlier than I can remember, my grandmother was my best friend. She was incredibly kind, funny, bold, and...

Celebrate International Day of Biodiversity with WPLC!

Dear Relatives, Today is International Day of Biodiversity (IDB), and we join the global community in celebrating our Mother Earth. This...

Celebrating Native Nonprofit Day: Honoring Our Impact and Resilience

Dear Relatives, May 17th is Native Nonprofit Day. This day gives us a chance to recognize the vital role that Indigenous nonprofits play...

The Impacts of U.S. Militarization on Water and Indigenous Peoples

Dear Friends & Relatives, As you may know, at the Water Protector Legal Collective we have underway several Critical Research projects...

Time for Justice: Leonard Peltier’s June Parole Hearing Garners Vast Support Including Legal Expert Letter on Arbitrary Detention from WPLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2024 Contact: Nizhoni Begay, Communications Coordinator, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org Time for...

Time for Justice: Leonard Peltier’s June Parole Hearing

Dear Relatives, The first time I met Leonard Peltier, as he walked out towards the attorney visitation room shackled while taking steps...

Fighting Invisibility… WPLC International Advocacy at UNPFII

Dear Relatives, I was recently asked what major project WPLC is working on – my response was “fighting invisibility.” Here’s why. In...

MMIWG2SR Day of Awareness: Today we honor our relatives.

“The abuse of women is well known in history, and tells you a lot about what is happening on our earth.” LaDonna Brave Bull Allard...

WPLC Joins Thousands of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2024 Contact: communications@waterprotectorlegal.org Photo by: WPLC Executive Director and Senior Attorney...