Changemaker Profile: Jillian Hishaw and Systemic Land Theft

A reflection from author, attorney, and landowner advocate Jillian Hishaw as she discusses her new book, Systematic Land Theft.
Violence in Amazon Centered around Land

In a remote area in Brazil, a dispute over who, if anyone owns the land has lead to killings. On the 71.3 million hectares of public land in the country, land users say “the only document is our presence here.” The worst land-related slaughter Brazil has seen in 21 years reflects a chronic ambiguity around […]