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Kansas City Chiefs face new call to drop ‘insulting’ name and symbol

Group gathered outside Arizona stadium to protest the team’s name and the insulting gesture and chant performed by its fans

The Guardian - US

Cherokee Nation announces plans for $18M treatment center

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has announced plans to use a portion of its $98 million in opioid settlement funds to construct a new treatment center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma

The Independent UK

How one Derbyshire museum took initiative in returning Indigenous artefacts

Buxton Museum returned entire collection of Native American and First Nation artefacts to their original communities

The Guardian - UK

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Family-owned Revesby Estate to host tipi weddings

The tipis will stand in the Kangaroo Park – once home to kangaroos imported from Australia

Birmingham Post

Black farmers call for justice from the USDA

Decades after a major lawsuit against the USDA, Black farmers still face inequality. They say not all settlements from the case made it into their hands, which has exacerbated debt and other problems.

WEKU

At Mexico's Chichen Itza site, researchers discover ancient 'elite' residences

Archaeologists have revealed a group of structures discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, believed to have been part of a housing complex inhabited by the elite of the sacred city founded in the 5th Century AD.

Reuters

Young rapper roars for indigenous rights

Just before taking the stage, the teenage indigenous rapper took a deep breath and composed herself, eyes closed.

Bangkok Post

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Diversity, "wokeness" and oppression

Diversity is an important value — but militarists, corporatists and oligarchs have turned into a marketing gimmick

Salon

Health crisis leads scores of Yanomami to roam the streets

Years of neglect during the previous government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro led to a health crisis in Brazil's Indigenous Yanomami population

The Independent UK

Native dancers want Arizona gallery owner held on hate crime

Native American dancers who were the target of a suburban Phoenix gallery owner’s racist rant as they were being filmed for Super Bowl week are pushing for hate crime charges

The Independent UK

Indigenous tribe sues US over lack of Pine Ridge law enforcement

Oglala Sioux Tribe has argued the Bureau of Indian Affairs and officials have failed to uphold treaty responsibilities.

Al Jazeera

'Everybody's tired': South Dakota tribe sues US over crime

Violent crimes across the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota have increased in recent years

The Independent UK

Brazil police launch fresh raid to fight illegal mining in Yanomami lands

Brazil's federal police said on Friday they had launched a fresh operation to fight wildcat mining in the Yanomami indigenous territory amid a humanitarian crisis blamed on illegal gold miners in the region.

Reuters

Native Americans renew protests of Kansas City Chiefs mascot

As the Kansas City Chiefs return to the Super Bowl, the movement to change their name and logo will be there again

The Independent UK

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Miami Herald

A major archaeological discovery was made on the Miami River. Was it kept ‘under wraps’?

MIAMI — For the past year and a half, with scant public attention, squads of archaeologists digging at the Miami River site of a planned Related Group residential tower complex have unearthed remarkable finds, consisting of thousands of fragmentary prehistoric tools and artifacts, rare and well-preserved animal and plant remnants,…

The Denver Post

A 1990 law mandated Native American remains be returned to tribes. Colorado led the charge — but some museums still haven’t followed

DENVER — The remains of Native American ancestors showed up in boxes on the doorsteps of Colorado museums and at yard sales in Denver neighborhoods.

Los Angeles Times

‘A living spirit’: Native people push for changes to protect the Colorado River

FORT MOHAVE, Ariz. — On a bluff overlooking the Lower Colorado River Valley, the ground bears an image of two giant figures. Known as the Twins, these ancient figures are revered by members of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, who say they show their people’s deep connection to the land…

The Independent UK

California bill would protect native western Joshua tree

A bill backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration would provide protections to the western Joshua tree, a native desert plant known for its distinct appearance

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Brazil agencies launch raid against illegal gold miners in Yanomami lands

Brazil's environmental and indigenous agencies have launched an enforcement operation in the Amazon rainforest to expel thousands of illegal gold miners blamed for causing a humanitarian crisis among the Yanomami people, officials said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Bail $300K for former 'Dances With Wolves' actor in sex case

Bail has been set at $300,000 for a former “Dances With Wolves” actor charged in Nevada with sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls

The Guardian - US

Brazil launches operation to drive illegal miners from Yanomami lands

Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons in effort to protect largest Indigenous reserve from mining mafias

The Independent UK

Brazil squeezes illegal miners out of Yanomami territory

Brazilian authorities have launched an operation to reclaim Yanomami Indigenous territory from thousands of illegal gold miners who have contaminated rivers and brought famine and disease to one of the most isolated populations of the world

Tribune News Service

Alleged cult leader also faces sex assault charge in Canada

An alleged cult leader accused of sexually abusing women and girls in North Las Vegas is also facing a sexual assault charge in Canada, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Reuters

Yanomami health crisis in Brazil can only be solved by expelling miners, official says

The medical emergency the Yanomami people of Brazil are suffering can only be overcome if illegal gold miners that invaded their reservation are evicted, an indigenous health official said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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