Full list of US 2023 federal holiday dates The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Brazil Court upholds Indigenous rights The ruling puts up additional road blocks for the mining, logging, and cattle industries Salon · Sep 27, 2023
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Exhibit features stolen Kainai children's stories of resilience on Treaty 7 lands In Canada, when we talk about truth and reconciliation we have a tendency to focus on the Indian residential school system (IRS). The Conversation · Sep 25, 2023
Indigenous women are showing us how to fight for environmental and human rights During a recent trip to Brazil I saw how Indigenous women activists there have completely changed the political landscape The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2023
‘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 · Sep 25, 2023
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 · Sep 22, 2023
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 · Sep 22, 2023
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 · Sep 21, 2023
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 · Sep 21, 2023
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 · Sep 21, 2023
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 The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
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’ The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
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 · Sep 19, 2023
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 · Sep 19, 2023
The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023 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 Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 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 · Sep 18, 2023 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
Salon · Sep 17, 2023 Land defenders killed every two days A new report finds that Indigenous peoples made up more than a third of those deaths
The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2023 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 · Sep 16, 2023 ‘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 · Sep 15, 2023 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 · Sep 14, 2023 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
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023 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
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 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 · Sep 13, 2023 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