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‘We defended our right to the land’: Brazil’s Indigenous people hail supreme court victory

The Xokleng people of Santa Catarina state, after years of persecution, evictions and legal battles, have finally seen the rights to their ancestral lands endorsed by the state, with wide implications for other Indigenous groups

The Guardian - UK

Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction

The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years

The Independent UK

Tears of joy after Brazil's Supreme Court makes milestone ruling on Indigenous lands

Indigenous people in Brazil are celebrating after the country's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights

The Independent UK

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Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win

Court voted against agribusiness-backed attempt to prevent communities claiming land they did not physically occupy in 1988

The Guardian - US

Brazil court rules for indigenous land rights in key case

A lopsided majority of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an effort to restrict native peoples' rights to protected reservations on their ancestral lands, in a win for indigenous activists and climate campaigners.

Radio France Internationale

A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances

Kaysera Stops Pretty Places’ death remains unsolved four years after her body was found in a Native American reservation border town

The Independent UK

Bill for preserving site of Wounded Knee massacre in South Dakota passes U.S. House

Legislation to preserve the site of the Wounded Knee massacre has cleared the U.S. House of Representatives

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Leonardo DiCaprio addresses Hollywood’s ‘chequered past’ depicting Native Americans

DiCaprio stars in Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming film about the Osage Indian murders, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

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Leonardo DiCaprio addresses Hollywood’s ‘chequered past’ when it comes to depicting Native Americans

DiCaprio stars in Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming film about the Osage Indian murders, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

The Independent UK

Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures

The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another

The Independent UK

Indigenous burial mounds in Ohio become Unesco world heritage site

The network of ceremonial mounds join the Acropolis, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal, Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China

The Guardian - US

Network of ancient American Indian earthworks in Ohio named to list of UNESCO World Heritage sites

A network of ancient American Indian ceremonial and burial mounds in Ohio noted for their good condition, distinct style and cultural significance has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites

The Independent UK

Centuries after Native American remains were dug up, a new law returns them for reburial in Illinois

Illinois officials and Native Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new state law will speed the recovery and reburial of their relatives' remains unearthed over the past two centuries

The Independent UK

Land defenders killed every two days

A new report finds that Indigenous peoples made up more than a third of those deaths

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The Guardian - US

Colorado mountain honoring governor who led Indigenous massacre renamed

Members of US Board on Geographic Names voted to change name of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky at request of tribes

The Guardian - US

‘Nothing changed, just the players’: anger after vote threatens Gullah Geechee community

Descendants of enslaved people lost a bid to limit development on an island they inhabit, ensuring the encroachment of mainlanders

The Independent UK

A Colorado mountain tied to an 1864 massacre is renamed Mount Blue Sky

A towering mountain southwest of Denver has been renamed in honor of Colorado's Indigenous people

The Independent UK

Bill Clinton and other dignitaries gather to remember Bill Richardson during funeral Mass

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be among those paying homage to Bill Richardson during his funeral Mass

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Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways

States and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration

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Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights and the demarcation of land

Indigenous women in Brazil’s capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim women’s rights and the demarcation of Indigenous lands

The Guardian - US

Gullah-Geechee people fight against ‘erasure’ of their historical land

Descendants of enslaved people in Georgia protest vote for lifting protective laws, threatening a 230-year-old heritage

The Independent UK

Supporters of Native activist Leonard Peltier hold White House rally, urging Biden to grant clemency

Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House in support of imprisoned Native activist Leonard Peltier

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Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina approve recreational marijuana use

On Sep. 7, 2023, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), a federally recognized tribe in North Carolina, approved a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana use by a vote of 70% to 30%.

The Independent UK

Slave descendants face local vote on whether wealthy can build large homes in their island enclave

Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island are watching anxiously as county commissioners consider doubling the size of homes allowed in their tiny community

The Hindu

Manipur BJP lawmaker seeks ‘equal’ land law

Rajkumar Imo Singh of the ruling BJP has sought the cooperation of his fellow legislators in ensuring an “equal” land law in the ethnic conflict-scarred Manipur

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