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Forced assimilation and abuse: How US boarding schools devastated Native American tribes

President Biden is expected to issue an historic apology Friday for the 150-year government effort to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive boarding schools

The Independent UK

President Biden to apologize for 150-year Indian boarding school policy

President Joe Biden is preparing to issue an historic apology during his first diplomatic visit to a tribal nation as president on Friday

The Independent UK

In Colombia, Amazon River's extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities

The severe drought of the Amazon River has caused Indigenous communities who live beside it to struggle for food, water and simply getting from one place to another

The Independent UK

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Georgia's Gullah-Geechee community seeks path forward after deadly dock collapse

The partial collapse of a ferry dock that left seven people dead during an annual cultural festival has left a historic Black community in Georgia struggling with how to move forward

The Independent UK

Mexican state mourns peacemaker priest as cartel violence surges: ‘They want to intimidate us’

Murder of Father Marcelo Pérez comes amid surge of violence as cartels battle for control of strategic state

The Guardian - US

Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

Hundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas

The Independent UK

Father and ‘jealous’ partner accused of murdering his children found in suitcase and encased in concrete

Corena Rose Minjarez allegedly told a relative that her ‘life would be so much easier’ without children, a detective told Colorado court

The Independent UK

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How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away

When ancient carvings were vandalised, the Wauja feared their knowledge was lost. But 3D imaging has created a replica at the heart of Brazil’s first Xingu people’s museum

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

Hundreds of people have turned out to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas

The Independent UK

Navajo code talker who helped allies win second world war dies aged 107

Death of John Kinsel Sr leaves just two living code talkers – men whose communication played vital role in war effort

The Guardian - US

How does abortion translate? Ballot measures are a challenge for interpreters

Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over terminology and impact — and that’s just in English

The Independent UK

Wildfires are coming to the Southeast

No other part of the country has seen such a sharp rise in the number of big fires

Salon

US approves first-ever tribal marine sanctuary: ‘Our community’s hard work has come to fruition’

Chumash Heritage national marine sanctuary, a 4,543 sq mile expanse of ocean along the California coast, will now be protected

The Guardian - US

Chumash people in California to co-steward marine sanctuary in historic partnership

For more than 10,000 years, Native Americans have been living along California’s central coast

The Independent UK

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‘I’ve seen the dark, fat grease stuck to the leaves’: oil and gas encroach on Peru’s uncontacted peoples

The government is auctioning off plots of pristine Indigenous reserves for fossil fuel projects, with campaigners warning of a ‘silent genocide’

International Business Times

How Indigenous Guards Saved A Colombian Lake From Overtourism

In the crater of a semi-dormant volcano in southwest Colombia lies a sacred lake of startling green which used to draw a steady stream of garbage-tossing tourists before Indigenous leaders took back control.

The Conversation

‘Nature markets’ may help preserve biodiversity – but they risk repeating colonial patterns of Indigenous exploitation

As the latest global biodiversity summit gets underway in Colombia, finance for the conservation and restoration of nature is one of the key themes of negotiations.

International Business Times

Canada Marine Protection Plan Aims To Serve As Global Model

Viewed from above, Canada's newest Marine Protected Area (MPA) is deceptively simple: stretches of blue Pacific Ocean waters and a few patches of green forest.

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The Independent UK

Navajo leader calls for tribal vice president's resignation amid political upheaval

The president of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. has removed responsibilities from his vice president

The Independent UK

New York’s largest Catholic university removes Columbus Day from school calendar

St John’s joins Manhattan University, Seton Hall University, and Niagra University in the move to eliminate Columbus Day from the official school calendar

Salon

Explore the revival of Native foodways

Films, cookbooks and even competitive cooking shows are spotlighting this revival

Salon

Indigenous voters could be crucial

Tim Walz is entrusted with outreach to Native Americans, a group that has tilted toward GOP in some states

The Independent UK

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election

Many Native Americans across the U.S. will come together for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face with a focus on the election

The Guardian - UK

Fire Exit by Morgan Talty review – beautifully crafted debut set in a Native community in the US

Misfortune, guilt and loneliness collide as a man struggles to understand his past and the daughter he never knew in a moving story about identity

The Guardian - US

This Diné leader is using horses to bring ‘the greatest Native turnout ever’ to the polls

Allie Young, 34, started the Ride to the Polls campaign in 2020 to register new voters in person and online

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