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www.dw.com
2 weeks ago
JavaScript

Brazil: Indigenous people protest over ancestral lands DW 04/26/2024

Indigenous people in Brazil protested government's failure to recognize ancestral lands and objected to a proposed rail project. [ more ]
time.com
2 weeks ago
Science

Nemonte Nenquimo Says Mother Earth Is Calling and We All Need to Listen

Mother Earth's warnings require respect and collective action to battle the climate crisis. [ more ]
time.com
1 month ago
Environment

How We Chose the 2024 TIME Earth Awards

Earth Awards recognize climate change leaders
Jane Fonda, Robert Bullard, Nemonte Nenquimo, and Gabriela Hearst among honorees [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Mental health

Concerns raised over solitary confinement in Queensland youth detention after deaths of two First Nations boys

Solitary confinement used in youth detention raises concerns
Children with disabilities face significant challenges in detention centers [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
2 months ago
Black Lives Matter

A Vision of Justice: Chile's first blind senator

Fabiola Campillai, a blind Chilean senator, fights for justice after being shot by police.
Her story highlights police brutality, Indigenous issues, and political challenges. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
4 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Palestine's and Turtle Island's liberation are entwined

Many pro-Palestinian immigrants fail to understand their own relationship to settler colonialism.
Muslims and immigrant settlers should question the legitimacy of America's and Canada's right to exist and recognize their own complicity in settler colonialism. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
2 months ago
Public health

New Zealand moves to abolish Maori health authority despite protests

The Centre-right government in New Zealand plans to abolish the Maori Health Authority by June, transferring its functions to the national health system.
Indigenous groups are concerned that dismantling the Maori Health Authority will undermine Maori health rights. [ more ]
The New Yorker
2 months ago
Books

In Tommy Orange's Latest, a Family Tree Grows from Severed Roots

Residential schools aimed to sever indigenous children's ties to their culture.
Discovery of mass graves raises awareness of the atrocities of residential schools. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
3 months ago
Film

The Settlers,' a raw and violent Western about the sins of colonialism in Chile

The film Los colonos (The Settlers) explores a hidden genocide in Chile's history.
The film highlights the violence and colonization that occurred in the late 19th century in Patagonia. [ more ]
Truthout
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Indigenous Leaders in Guatemala Are Camping Out to Prevent Post-Election Coup

Guatemala City protest camp defends democracy and awaits the inauguration of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo.
Indigenous leaders have played a key role in spearheading the movement and maintaining the protest camp for over 100 days. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
5 months ago
California

Their stolen land in Orange County was given back. Now they're ready to heal

Indigenous Californians have regained ownership of ancestral land in Orange County for conservation and cultural use.
The transfer of 6.2 acres to the Acjachemen and Tongva tribes is a significant achievement for the LandBack movement in Southern California. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Tribes are suing to stop a proposed lithium mine in Nevada, saying the site is sacred

The fate of a proposed lithium mine in Nevada one that's important to production of electric cars is now in the hands of a federal judge as tribes sue to stop it.JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The fate of the biggest, planned lithium mine in the U.S. is now in the hands of a federal judge.The proposed mine is on a remote piece of federal land along the Nevada-Oregon border.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Brazil's Voters Face a Brutal Choice

Comeback kids.(Bloomberg)In this Sunday's presidential runoff, Brazilian voters will choose between reelecting incumbent Jair Bolsonaro or bringing back former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.Neither man is the answer to the challenges facing Latin America's largest democracy.Brazilians must at least hope for an outcome that doesn't make things worse.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

This Map Shows You What Indigenous Land You're On Right Now

Today marks Indigenous Peoples' Day, a day to recognize, celebrate, and reflect on the role and impact Indigenous people have had on the country.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Second suspect arrested over disappearance of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Brazilian police have arrested a second suspect in connection with the disappearance of British journalist Dom Philipps and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira as the probe ran into the 10th day.
The New Inquiry
5 months ago
Social justice

Sunday Reading: November 26, 2023

Indigenous Peoples' Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island showed solidarity with Palestine
Indigenous Justice focuses on addressing the MMIW crisis [ more ]
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