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MEET 'WALKING EAGLE,' THE FINEST SOURCE OF SATIRICAL INDIGENOUS NEWS
To hear the full interview with Tim Fontaine, download our podcast or click the 'Listen' button at the top of this page... READ MORE›
WESTERN UNIVERSITY INTRODUCES INDIGENOUS-FOCUSED RESIDENCE
This is an excellent way to be proud of your culture, said Swain, a Swan Lake First Nation woman... READ MORE›
CANADA'S TRUDEAU APOLOGIZES FOR ABUSE AT INDIGENOUS SCHOOLS THROUGH 20TH CENTURY
The decision came after a decadelong controversy over the federal government's responsibility... READ MORE›
AMAZON TRIBE SAVES PLANT LORE WITH HEALING FORESTS AND ENCYCLOPEDIA
It is one of seven healing forests that have recently been planted across Matses territory... READ MORE›
2 NORTHERN ALBERTA FIRST NATIONS WILL SHARE A 49% INTEREST IN SUNCOR OILSANDS STORAGE FACILITY
The acquisition by the Mikisew Cree and Fort McKay First Nations was first announced a year ago but was conditional on the First Nations securing funding... READ MORE›
BOOST JUICE UNDER FIRE FOR CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
Australian fruit juice franchise Boost Juice has come under fire for what many see as appropriating Indigenous cultures of the world... READ MORE›
KEYSTONE PIPELINE SPILLS 5,000 BARRELS OF OIL IN US
Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, approved the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project last November... READ MORE›
A BRITISH EXPLORER IS ENDING HIS LATEST EXPEDITION WITH SOMETHING HE DIDN'T WANT
Benedict Allen had traveled to Papua New Guinea to seek out a remote tribe with no other contact with the outside world... READ MORE›
INDIGENOUS GROUPS WIN GREATER CLIMATE RECOGNITION AT BONN SUMMIT
This decision is an opportunity to make sure that they drive the solutions to tackling climate change... READ MORE›
GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION MUST BE GENDER EQUAL
For women, fighting for justice - including climate justice - can be downright dangerous... READ MORE›
'IT'S TIME TO GET RID OF IT AND RECOGNIZE INUIT PEOPLE AS MODERN DAY PEOPLE,' SAYS NORMA DUNNING
'it's time to get rid of it and recognize inuit people as modern day people,' says norma dunning... READ MORE›
VAST INDIGENOUS LAND CLAIMS IN CANADA ENCOMPASS PARLIAMENT HILL
Some indigenous groups, like the Algonquins, never signed treaties giving up their land... READ MORE›
EDUCATION MINISTER'S IGNORANCE 'TRUMP-ESQUE,' SAYS CHIEF AFTER TREATY EDUCATION COMMENTS
While serving as Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations vice-chief, he negotiated the terms of a joint task force on First Nations and Metis education in Saskatchewan... READ MORE›
THE RESTAURANT KITCHEN WHERE EVERYONE HAS HIV
The restaurant kitchen where everyone has HIV 'We want to challenge stigma'... READ MORE›
FOR US, THE LAND IS SACRED
A busload of indigenous leaders have been crossing Europe to highlight their cause before the start of UN climate talks in Bonn... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA BANS TOURISTS FROM CLIMBING ICONIC ROCK ULURU; NOT A DISNEY RIDE, CHAIRMAN SAYS
Tourists visiting Australia's red center will be banned from climbing Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, after local authorities voted to stop the practice on Wednesday... READ MORE›
POPE CANONIZES FIRST NEW WORLD MARTYRS, CALLS AMAZON SYNOD FOR 2019
REUTERS Alessandro Bianchi The pope also canonized 30 martyrs who were killed for their faith in Brazil in 1645... READ MORE›
1 PEOPLE, 1 TRIBE: CREATING DIALOGUE BETWEEN CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
Ottawa groups host event to build community between indigenous and newcomer youth... READ MORE›
ONTARIO CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETIES WORKING TO AVOID REPEAT OF SIXTIES SCOOP
Earlier this week, the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies issued a formal apology for the damage done to survivors of the Sixties Scoop... READ MORE›
MIWATE WELCOMES PUBLIC BACK TO SACRED CHAUDIERE FALLS
She said Ottawa 2017 had a deep appreciation of Indigenous culture, and included the voices of Indigenous youth on the soundtrack... READ MORE›
CANADA WILL PAY COMPENSATION TO THOUSANDS OF INDIGENOUS 'STOLEN CHILDREN'
The government will pay nearly 800m to survivors of the 'Sixties Scoop' policy, which forcibly removed aboriginal children from their families... READ MORE›
SANTIAGO MALDONADO: ARGENTINA OBSESSED WITH ACTIVIST'S DISAPPEARANCE
Argentinians fear the government made Santiago Maldonado disappear... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CROSSES PAINTED IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SOLD WORLDWIDE
Protecting the artwork Copyright of Indigenous artwork is paramount to protecting the Santa Teresa crosses, according to Sister Wiemers... READ MORE›
MEXICAN TEACHER BARRED FROM TRAVELING TO US TO COLLECT INTERNET SOCIETY AWARD
Questions sent to the US embassy in Mexico City were still unanswered at press time... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Indigenous Peoples
BRAZIL ABOLISHES HUGE AMAZON RESERVE IN 'BIGGEST ATTACK' IN 50 YEARS
Brazilian president has dissolved Renca to attract investment in region thought to contain gold with critics warning of irreversible damage... READ MORE›
AUTHORITIES: GOLD MINERS AT A BAR BRAGGED ABOUT SLAUGHTERING MEMBERS OF A RECLUSIVE BRAZILIAN TRIBE
The miners cut the tribe members' bodies so that they wouldn't float, Lorenzi said, then dropped them into the Jandiatuba River... READ MORE›
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS ARE KEY TO PRESERVING FORESTS, CLIMATE CHANGE STUDY FINDS
As this report shows, if Brazil enhances its respect for indigenous peoples' rights, they will be able to contribute more to the Paris agreement... READ MORE›
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS BEING KILLED IN RECORD NUMBERS GLOBALLY, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
John Knox, UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, said Human rights are being jettisoned as a culture of impunity is developing... READ MORE›
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION: MAKE IT ILLEGAL WORLDWIDE, INDIGENOUS ADVOCATES SAY
Anaya is one of several Indigenous leaders at this round of negotiations who are questioning just how serious some member states are taking the negotiations... READ MORE›
COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT HEAD LICE WITH PHOTO OF INDIGENOUS GIRL SPARKS OUTRAGE
Community newspaper article about head lice with photo of Indigenous girl sparks outrage - CBC News... READ MORE›
'A STATE OF CRISIS': INDIGENOUS GROUP CALLS FOR CHANGE AS CANADA DAY NEARS
'Canada has failed Indigenous peoples' At a news conference in Charlottetown, Trudeau was asked about the teepee ceremony... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU INVITES POPE TO CANADA FOR APOLOGY TO NATIVES
READ MORE Canada accused of 'cultural genocide' Trudeau said he and the pope also discussed climate change... READ MORE›
STANDING ROCK IS A MODERN-DAY INDIAN WAR THIS TIME INDIANS ARE WINNING
As Indigenous peoples faced off against armed police and tanks near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in Dakota, theirs wasn't just a battle over a pipeline... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS IN ECUADOR CALLS FOR MORE PROTECTION OF RAIN FOREST AND ITS PEOPLE
Koenig, whose group works with indigenous peoples to protect the Amazon... READ MORE›
ART AND DESIGN
For many indigenous peoples in Canada whose ancestors have been in North America for thousands of years, the Canada 150 celebrations are controversial... READ MORE›
OVER 1,000 AFRICAN SKULLS IN BERLIN ARE A REMINDER OF EUROPE'S DARK COLONIAL HISTORY
According to Deutsche Welle, ARD identified about 1,000 skulls that originated from what is now Rwanda and about 60 from Tanzania... READ MORE›
A MUSEUM ABOUT RIGHTS, AND A LEGACY OF UNCOMFORTABLE CANADIAN TRUTHS
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The Canadian Museum for Human Rights offers many opportunities for contemplation... READ MORE›
'WE HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER'
Littlechild wants non-Indigenous peoples, especially in the Edmonton area, to know that they are welcome at the World Indigenous Nations Games... READ MORE›
PERU TO MAKE 'FIRST CONTACT' WITH ISOLATED AMAZON TRIBE
Peru prohibits contact with the Mashco Piro and another dozen uncontacted tribes mainly because their immune systems carry little resistance to common illnesses... READ MORE›
CANADA DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CHILDREN ON RESERVES, TRIBUNAL RULES
In a news release, the Canadian Human Rights Commission also applauded the tribunal's ruling... READ MORE›
WILLIAM AND KATE URGED TO CONFRONT PAST COLONIAL WRONGS IN CANADA
Canada is rated sixth in the world when it comes to the United Nations Human Development Index... READ MORE›
AMAZON TRIBESWOMEN ESCAPE BACK TO FOREST AFTER REJECTING CIVILIZATION
The Awa tribe lives on the eastern fringe of Brazil's Amazon rain forest. It is estimated that the population of the Awa totals just 450 people... READ MORE›
NO, THE WORLD'S OLDEST TREE HAS NOT BEEN ACCIDENTALLY CUT DOWN BY LOGGERS IN THE AMAZON
While logging in the Mats's Indigenous Reserve is indeed controversial and the Amazon rainforest is shrinking, the Rainforest Protection Coalition does not exist... READ MORE›
LOOKING FOR THE BEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD? HEAD TO NORTHERN QUEBEC
Seven Inuit runners from Salluit ran the Big Island Half-Marathon in Hawaii last month... READ MORE›
BRAZIL: INDIGENOUS GROUPS CONDEMN ALLEGED MASSACRE
The reported massacre would be the second deadliest after 16 Yanomami indigenous people were killed in Roraima state in 1993 by illegal gold miners... READ MORE›
MY TRAVELS WITH POPE FRANCIS IN BOLIVIA
An estimated 1.5 million people are expected for Tuesday's Mass with Pope Francis in Quito, Ecuador... READ MORE›
CANADIAN OIL FIRM PULLS OUT OF NATIONAL PARK IN AMAZON
A Canadian-headquartered company, Pacific Exploration and Production, has pulled out of a huge oil and gas concession overlapping a new national park in the Peruvian Amazon... READ MORE›
ONTARIO PREMIER SAYS PROPOSAL TO STRIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF JOHN A. MACDONALD'S NAME MISSES MARK
The remarks come one day after the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario made headlines with a proposal to strip public schools of John A. Macdonald's name... READ MORE›
UNITED NATIONS PANEL CALLS FOR HALT OF B.C.'S SITE C DAM
The recommendation comes three weeks after British Columbia's NDP government requested a review of what had been a signature megaproject for former premier Christy Clark... READ MORE›
BID TO OUST INDIGENOUS VETERANS PRESIDENT GAINS MOMENTUM
Steven Ross, grand chief of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans Association, agrees Blackwolf should be removed... READ MORE›
GUATEMALAN WOMENS CLAIMS PUT FOCUS ON CANADIAN FIRMS CONDUCT ABROAD
She has filed in Canada, where her negligence suit, Caal v. Hudbay Mineral Inc., has sent shivers through the vast Canadian mining, oil and gas industry... READ MORE›
'IT WAS TOO HOT, EVEN TO LEAVE HOME'
At least one settlement has even been built on land that used to be underwater, Ali says... READ MORE›
WINNIPEG WOMAN VYING FOR MISS INDIAN WORLD TITLE
Every year in April, thousands of Indigenous people across from North America travel to Albuquerque, N.M... READ MORE›
ECUADORIANS DENOUNCE FOREIGN LOGGERS IN YASUNI NATIONAL PARK
The loggers are crossing the border from Peru and mainly extracting cedar from territories used by indigenous peoples living in isolation, according to the NGOs... READ MORE›