Brazil intercepts illegal flight over Indigenous land invaded by gold miners
BRASILIA (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 Indigenous reservation…
Brazil’s Lula cuts losses after setbacks on environment and Indigenous front
By Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has suffered a major defeat over important legislation protecting the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous people who live…
Australia’s Indigenous recognition bill passes first hurdle
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Legislation to hold a referendum to recognise Australia’s Indigenous people in the constitution cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Wednesday as it was passed in the House of Representatives.…
University of Minnesota committed Indigenous genocide – report
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – The University of Minnesota’s founders engaged in “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing” of Native American people during the 19th century that resulted in the institution’s financial gain, a…
Man charged in Arizona in high-profile missing Indigenous woman case
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A man has been charged in Arizona with the alleged assault and carjacking of Ella Mae Begay, a Navajo weaver whose 2021 disappearance became a symbol of…
Canada unveils revised C$23 billion compensation deal for Indigenous children
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s federal government and a group of Indigenous people have reached a revised C$23.34 billion ($17.35 billion) agreement to compensate First Nations children and families for the decades of…
‘If not now, when?’: Emotional Australian PM advances Indigenous referendum
By Renju Jose and Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia took a step on Thursday towards a historical referendum to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders recognition in the constitution and, for…
Ecuador Indigenous organization ends talks with gov’t, calls for Lasso resignation
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – A major Ecuadorean Indigenous organization said on Friday it will not continue talks with the government of President Guillermo Lasso, saying the government has not complied…
Ralph Lauren accused of plagiarizing indigenous Mexican designs
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The wife of Mexico’s president on Thursday accused luxury American clothes brand Ralph Lauren of plagiarizing indigenous designs, which she described as an appropriation of the work of the…
Taiwan inducts new amphibious ship in push to bolster indigenous defence industry
By Ann Wang KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s navy took delivery on Friday of a new, domestically made amphibious warfare ship that can be used to land troops and bolster supply lines…
Austria returns remains of 64 indigenous people to New Zealand
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The remains of around 64 indigenous New Zealanders that were stolen in the 19th century will officially be welcomed home on Sunday following more than 70…
Queen’s death shines spotlight on wrongs suffered by indigenous people
By Praveen Menon and Anna Mehler Paperny SYDNEY/TORONTO (Reuters) – When newly elected indigenous Australian parliamentarian Lidia Thorpe took her oath to office last month, she raised her fist above her head…
Attacks on Brazil’s indigenous people rose sharply in 2021, report says
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Attacks on Brazil’s indigenous people and invasions of their lands by illegal miners and loggers, mainly in the Amazon, increased dramatically in 2021, escalating an already…
Pope denounces historical oppression of Canadian indigenous
By Philip Pullella QUEBEC CITY – Pope Francis told indigenous leaders on his last day of his Canadian visit that he was pained that Catholics had supported “oppressive and unjust policies” against…
Ecuador government, indigenous leaders hold first talks amid protests
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO -Ecuador’s government and indigenous leaders met on Saturday for the first formal talks since mass protests began two weeks ago, and President Guillermo Lasso eased security measures. The…
Ecuador indigenous protests carry on despite small concession
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO – Ecuador’s government on Thursday acquiesced to a demand of indigenous demonstrators who have held 11 days of protests, giving them access to a cultural center, but violent…
Brazilian police reconstruct murder of British journalist and indigenous expert
SAO PAULO – A fisherman who has confessed to participating in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira has taken part in a police reconstruction of…
Brazil police arrest third suspect in murder of British journalist and indigenous expert
BRASILIA -Brazilian federal police on Saturday said they had arrested a third suspect in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest nearly two…
Brazil indigenous defender, sidelined under Bolsonaro, gave life for ‘abandoned’ tribes
By Jake Spring and Anthony Boadle ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil – Six tribes from Brazil’s remote Javari Valley packed into an assembly hall on June 11 to lament the disappearance of Bruno…
Black, indigenous people face disproportionate policing in Toronto, data shows
(Reuters) – Black, indigenous and other racialized communities have faced disproportionate use-of-force and strip searches by Toronto Police, Chief James Ramer said on Wednesday, as he apologized and promised to address systemic…
In Canada’s Quebec, indigenous people continue to fight French law
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL – A sweeping law adopted by Quebec on Tuesday to promote French usage is elevating already simmering tensions with indigenous groups, who see the move as an imposition…
Indigenous Canadians make a painful plea on eve of British royal visit
(Reuters) – As Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla prepare to visit Canada this week, some members of the indigenous community are calling on the British royal family to formally acknowledge…
Departments of the Interior and Justice Take Important Step in Addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Crisis
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Gregg Peterman, Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) for the District of South Dakota, has been named to the Not Invisible Act Commission. Of the…
Recognizing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in Alaska
ANCHORAGE – Today the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska joins with communities across Alaska in shining a spotlight on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. “Generations…
United States Attorney’s Office Joins in Recognizing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
Spokane, Washington – In a May 4, 2022 Proclamation, President Joseph R. Biden proclaimed today, May 5, 2022, as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. In doing so, the President called…
Department of Justice and Department of Interior take important step in addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis
Seattle – U.S. Attorney Nick Brown today highlighted National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Washington State and both of its U.S. Attorney’s Offices are working collaboratively to build systems to…
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