indigenous people
Report: Over 600 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
World
June 26, 2021
Report: Over 600 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada said Thursday investigators have found more than 600 unmarked…
Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn’t apologize
World
June 6, 2021
Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn’t apologize
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215…
More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
World
May 29, 2021
More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
KAMLOOPS, British Colombia (AP) — The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found…
Australia changes word in anthem to honor Indigenous people
World
January 1, 2021
Australia changes word in anthem to honor Indigenous people
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called…
Aiming at Olympic boom, Japan builds ‘Ethnic Harmony’ tribute to indigenous Ainu
World
October 29, 2019
Aiming at Olympic boom, Japan builds ‘Ethnic Harmony’ tribute to indigenous Ainu
TOKYO (Reuters) – On a wooded lake shore in northern Japan, the government is building a modernist shrine that has…
Vatican to shine light on Amazon’s indigenous communities
World
October 5, 2019
Vatican to shine light on Amazon’s indigenous communities
Pope Francis will gather Catholic bishops at the Vatican Sunday to champion the isolated and poverty-struck indigenous communities of the…
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
World
August 15, 2019
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil’s capital of Brasilia on Wednesday to denounce the policies…
Thousands of killed or missing Indigenous women and girls are victims of a ‘Canadian genocide,’ report says
World
June 4, 2019
Thousands of killed or missing Indigenous women and girls are victims of a ‘Canadian genocide,’ report says
(CNN)–The thousands of Indigenous women and girls who have been killed or have vanished in Canada in the past decades…
Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
Environment
April 27, 2019
Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
Ecuador’s Waorani indigenous tribe won their first victory Friday against big oil companies in a ruling that blocks the companies’…
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
World
April 25, 2019
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
Thousands of indigenous people decorated with traditional feathers and body paint converged on Brazil’s capital Wednesday to defend hard-won land…