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"Prisoner-of-conscience" designations considered for Indigenous land defenders in British Columbia
Amnesty International says they will consider prisoner-of-conscience designation...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Feb 2025
Former Honduran president who waged war on Indigenous people convicted of drugs and weapons charges
A former Honduran president known for targeting the country's Indigenous people...
Giovanni Torre 22 Mar 2024
Prime Ministers unite on Indigenous economic growth
At the annual Australia New Zealand Leaders' Meeting held in Wellington earlier...
Zak Kirkup 28 Jul 2023
First Nations man Darrell Night survived a ‘starlight tour’, then fought for years to expose the truth
What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the term 'starlight...
Rhiannon Clarke 7 May 2023
Vatican formally repudiates "Doctrine of Discovery", which gave the Church's blessing to colonisation
The Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery on Thursday, the princ...
Giovanni Torre 31 Mar 2023
Auliʻi Cravalho shines light on violence against Indigenous women

Native Hawaiian actor Auliʻi Cravalho wore a red handprint on her face in support of the No More Stolen Sisters movement at the premier of new series The Power on Friday.

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Rhiannon Clarke Mar 28, 2023
There is much to learn from the long struggle of Colombia's Indigenous peoples

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is dedicated to the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous peoples globally, including in Australia, participated in a decade of UN meetings he...

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Dr Hannah McGlade Mar 27, 2023
Seafood company owned by Indigenous Canadian Mi'kmaq communities goes from strength to strength

Clearwater Seafoods, a Canadian Indigenous-owned seafood company based in Nova Scotia, has reported a record-breaking year in 2022. The company, which is recognized globally for its superior quality...

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Zak Kirkup Mar 22, 2023
Indigenous Tourism Summit brings the world to Perth

The World Indigenous Tourism Summit 2023 brought the life, richness and colour of First Peoples' cultures from around the globe to Perth last week.

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Rhiannon Clarke Mar 21, 2023
Australian government appoints the first official Ambassador for First Nations People

The federal government has appointed Mr Justin Mohamed as Australia's inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People. Mr Mohamed will lead the Office of First Nations Engagement in the Department of Fo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 7, 2023
Ecuadorian Indigenous group vows to "prepare conditions of territorial defence" to stop mining on its land

Ecuador's major indigenous organisation is preparing to hold protests in mining areas in an attempt to stop the plunder of resources near its communities.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 16, 2023
President Lula da Silva signals a new dawn for Brazil's Indigenous peoples

New Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has wasted no time reversing the anti-Indigenous agenda of his predecessor, former president Jair Bolsonaro.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 4, 2023
Indigenous leadership vital to "30 by 30" global conservation goal - key Australian group

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander conservation network Country Needs People has welcomed the global agreement to protect 30% of the world's biodiversity by 2030 at the UN Biodiversity Conference...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 20, 2022
Canadian First Nations leaders urge states at COP15 to support Indigenous leadership on biodiversity

The First Nations Leadership Council, Canada, has urged states at the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity to treat Indigenous peoples as equal partners in discu...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 20, 2022
Indigenous self determination the key to struggle against ongoing colonialism

Indigenous rights in the Americas are a sensitive issue, given the history of genocide and exploitation by European imperial powers and the colonial states they left behindBut a recent incident in Bra...

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Dean Foley Dec 12, 2022
Canadian Prime Minister tells Catholic Church to 'step up' after mass grave discovery

Please note: This story contains reference to people who have died. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for accountability from the Catholic Church days after the bodies of 215 First Nat...

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NIT Jun 11, 2021
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