indigenous people

Indigenous women of Amazonia speak to the media at a press

Disappointed by this year's climate talks, Indigenous advocates look to Brazil in 2025

5:00am November 29, 2024

Indigenous advocates called the final agreement in Azerbaijan "drastically insufficient." Now they're focusing on next year's global climate summit in Brazil where Indigenous participation is expected to be historic.

A performer from the Native American Hoop Dance of Ballet Arizona dances at an Indigenous Peoples Day festival Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix.

National

Sunrise gatherings and dances mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day

11:40pm October 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The ceremonies Monday came two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated the day honoring "America's first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today."

In this 2011 video frame released by Brazil's National Indian Foundation, an indigenous man is seen in the forest in Rondonia, Brazil. Video footage was released in 2018 by Brazil's Indian Foundation of the man who is believed to be the last surviving mem

The last member of a tribe in Brazil has died, pulling Indigenous rights into focus

6:43am August 30, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The "Man of the Hole" lived in isolation and resisted contact for decades after the rest of his tribe was massacred. His death precedes Brazil's elections, where Indigenous rights are on the ballot.

Pope Francis meets the Canadian Indigenous people as he arrives at Edmonton's International airport, Canada, on Sunday.

Pope Francis issues an historic apology for 'devastating' school abuses in Canada

2:13pm July 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

Pope Francis issued a long-awaited apology and took responsibility for the church's cooperation in generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada.

A textbook published by Hodder Education asks students whether treatment of Native Americans was "exaggerated." The textbook is no longer being sold, Hodder said.

Education

Textbook that asked if treatment of Native Americans was 'exaggerated' is recalled

12:48pm October 26, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Hodder Education, the publisher of the textbook, said it was removing the book from sale and would conduct a review of the content.

Aerial view of rain forest. Daintree River. Daintree National Park. Queensland Australia.

A historic rainforest and other lands have been returned to Indigenous Australians

6:16am October 05, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Queensland government agreed to return more than 160,000 hectares of land, including the historic Daintree National Park, to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji community.

Doviaza's maps overlay the daily number of COVID cases reported by the health ministry (depicted as the spike protein of the virus, shown in red) with locations of indigenous communities (dark green).

Health & Safety

How One Man – And A Creative Map – Made A Difference In Panama's COVID-19 Crisis

4:43pm April 06, 2021

by Sofia Moutinho

When COVID-19 hit, cartographer Carlos Doviaza wanted to help his "brothers" — members of the indigenous community. He decided to help by doing what he does best: making maps.

Visitors take photos at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in March 2020. Jungle Cruise, one of the original Disney parks' rides, is getting a 21st century remodel by "imagineers" at the Disneyland park in California and the Magic Kingdom park in Florida with

National

Disney Revamps Jungle Cruise Ride To Remove Racist Depictions Of Indigenous People

1:30pm February 01, 2021

by Danielle Prieur

The ride's negative depictions of Indigenous people will be removed as part of a national reckoning on race and reconciliation.

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An American flag with an image of a Native American on it in To'Hajiilee Indian Reservation in New Mexico. In California, a vaccine allocation committee is considering taking historical injustice into account in advance of a statewide rollout.

Health & Safety

California May Consider 'Historical Injustice' When Allocating COVID-19 Vaccine

1:25pm December 16, 2020

by April Dembosky

Could earlier access to the vaccine for some groups, like Native Americans, be a form of reparations for historical injustice?