In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced stepped up efforts to tackle the MMIP and human trafficking crisis in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, …
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Brazil intercepts illegal flight over Indigenous land invaded by gold miners
by Reutersby ReutersBRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian Air Force said on Tuesday it fired warning shots at a plane and forced it to land for violating a no-fly ban over the Yanomami …
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Brazil Indigenous group’s crisis persists after 308 deaths in 2023, report says
by Reutersby ReutersBy Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government’s effort to evict illegal gold miners from the Yanomami Indigenous reservation in the northern Amazon has stalled with outsiders increasingly invading …
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Australia’s NAB targets at least $633 million in lending to indigenous businesses
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – National Australia Bank Ltd said on Wednesday it has set a new target to more than double its lending to indigenous businesses and communities to at least A$1 …
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Australian PM to plan new path toward Indigenous reconciliation
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Labor government will take time to plan how to pursue reconciliation with the country’s Indigenous people, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, …
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Explainer-What is Australia’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum?
by Reutersby ReutersBy Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum on Oct. 14 to constitutionally recognise its Indigenous people through the establishment of a representative …
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Australians to reject Indigenous Voice in referendum – final YouGov poll
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians are set to overwhelmingly say ‘No’ to a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country’s Indigenous people in a referendum on Saturday, one of the final opinion …
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Factbox-The fragmented forces opposing Australia’s Indigenous referendum
by Reutersby ReutersBy Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is scheduled to hold a referendum on Oct. 14 to decide whether to create a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous advisory body to parliament, as …
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Indigenous minister calls on Lula to kill farm lobby’s land bill
by Reutersby ReutersBy Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s first Indigenous cabinet minister is urging President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to veto a bill pushed through Congress by the farm lobby …
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Australia PM ‘optimistic’ of long-shot win in Indigenous rights referendum
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday he remained hopeful a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution would succeed, even as the …
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Australia PM votes in struggling referendum on Indigenous rights
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voted on Saturday in a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution, a week from a national polling day …
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Australian Aboriginal leader threatened ahead of referendum on Indigenous rights
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – An Indigenous senator in Australia was targeted with threats and racial abuses in a video on social media, just days before the country votes in a referendum …
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Nicaraguan Indigenous party says government has barred it ahead of local elections
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ismael Lopez (Reuters) – Nicaraguan electoral authorities barred an Indigenous party that has in the past clashed with President Daniel Ortega, a party official said on Wednesday, leaving the …
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Australia Indigenous referendum opposition led by older, rural voters -poll
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian constitutional referendum on Indigenous recognition is on track to be defeated amid strong opposition from older voters and those living outside cities, …
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Australia PM rallies support for Indigenous referendum as early voting starts
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he would focus on having one-on-one conversations with Australians to rally support for the Indigenous referendum, as early voting …
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Nobel Peace Prize could honour Indigenous, women or green activists
by Reutersby ReutersBy Gwladys Fouche and Ilze Filks OSLO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian dissident Alexei Navalny are among favourites for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, but experts say …
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Polls show Australia Indigenous referendum support slipping, likely to fail
by Reutersby ReutersBy Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Support for a referendum to constitutionally recognise Australia’s Indigenous people slipped further, with the landmark proposal set to fail in a national vote roughly …
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Record numbers of Australians enrol for referendum on Indigenous recognition
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – A record number of Australians have enrolled to vote next month in a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution, according to the election …
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MIAMI — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) returned three historic artifacts on Thursday from the Caribbean Archaeological Subregion that were seized from a passenger that arrived at the Orlando …
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Australia Indigenous referendum set to fail as support dips, poll shows
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – Support for the inclusion of an Indigenous advisory panel in Australia’s constitution has dipped further, a poll showed on Monday, putting the landmark proposal on track for …
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More than half of Australians oppose Indigenous panel in constitution, poll shows
by Reutersby ReutersBy Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than half of Australians would reject the inclusion of an Indigenous advisory panel in the constitution, a newspaper poll showed on Monday, as …
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Australia sets October date for historic vote on Indigenous recognition
by Reutersby ReutersBy Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australians will vote on October 14 on whether they want to change the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait island people, a defining moment …
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Australia to unveil Indigenous referendum voting date next week
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government said it would announce the voting date for a landmark referendum to constitutionally recognise the country’s Indigenous people next Wednesday as it battles a …
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Agency Headed By ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ Advocate Delayed Water Diversion To Help Fight Hawaii Fires, Letter Says
Agency Headed By ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ Advocate Delayed Water Diversion To Help Fight Hawaii Fires, Letter Says Nick Pope on August 17, 2023 West Maui Land Co., a major water company …
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Colombia’s potential renewables boom short circuits on Indigenous resistance
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – In May, a forum bringing together leaders debating wind and solar development in Colombia’s La Guajira province was disrupted by a chorus of passionate …