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Bodies of Africans were once dug up and sent to Europe for research. Now they are coming home
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The remains of dozens of Africans whose bodies were dug up and sent to Europe for scientific research long ago were reburied Monday in South Africa, whose president called the practice "rooted in racism and used to advance theories of European racial superiority.
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Critics urge Ottawa to help Inuit resist Chinese surveillance, economic dependence
"The Investment Canada Act does not adequately capture unsolicited or subnational foreign infrastructure offers, particularly those directed at Indigenous or territorial governments," he said.
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California plots return of 7.5 million acres of land and coastal...
California is making waves with a jaw-dropping plan to settle a 175-year-old score -- handing back a staggering 7. 5 million acres of land and coastal waters to Native tribes.
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Indigenous women tour Ecuador oil field as warning against Amazon drilling expansion
NUEVA LOJA, Ecuador (AP) -- Standing beside a stream stained dark with oil in Ecuador's northern Amazon, an Indigenous woman shook her head in disbelief as she stared at the oily sheen drifting across the water and broken pipes cutting through the forest.
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Indigenous women tour Ecuador oil field as warning against Amazon drilling expansion
NUEVA LOJA, Ecuador (AP) -- Standing beside a stream stained dark with oil in Ecuador's northern Amazon, an Indigenous woman shook her head in disbelief as she stared at the oily sheen drifting across the water and broken pipes cutting through the forest.
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'Dances With Wolves' actor to be sentenced for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls
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Nathan Chasing Horse was expected to be sentenced Wednesday morning for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls, drawing to a close a case that sent shock waves through Indian Country.
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'Dances With Wolves' actor to be sentenced in Las Vegas for sexually assaulting Indigenous girls
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Nathan Chasing Horse was expected to be sentenced Wednesday morning for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls, drawing to a close a case that sent shock waves through Indian Country.
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'Continually targeted': Indigenous Winnipeggers share experiences of harassment by security
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Some Indigenous leaders and community members say a shocking video of a security guard punching, kicking and threatening a man in a downtown Winnipeg Dollarama store is just another example of how Indigenous people are "continually targeted" while shopping in the city.
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Amazon tribe facing extinction welcomes new member with unexpected...
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Pugapia and her daughters, Aiga and Babawru, lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest.
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Surprise birth of a boy brings hope for Amazon tribe facing extinction with just 3 women left
Sao Paulo -- Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest.
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With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope
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SAO PAULO (AP) -- Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest.
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With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest.
#IndigenousRights #LandProtection #ForestryManagement
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Atikamekw and Innu leaders file lawsuit over ancestral land rights in Quebec
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Nearly 40 Indigenous land guardians, alongside hereditary and traditional chiefs, have filed a lawsuit seeking formal recognition of their rights over a vast stretch of Quebec.
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Indigenous protest in the Amazon forces Brazil's Lula to revoke waterway decree
SAO PAULO (AP) -- The Brazilian government said Monday it would revoke a decree signed by leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that allowed private concessions for waterways, following 33 days of protests by thousands of Indigenous people at a Cargill facility in Santarem in northern Brazil.
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NCAI Releases Sttatement on the Passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson
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After the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson, the longtime champion of the Civil Rights Movement, on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) released the following statement:
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) mourns the passing of Reverend Jesse L.
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New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women
EDGEWOOD, N. M. (AP) -- In the 1970s, the U. S. agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent, depriving them of the opportunity to start or grow families.
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Manitoba Hydro flow regulation has caused 'irreparable harm' to First Nation: lawsuit
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A northern Manitoba First Nation is suing the federal and provincial governments, as well as Manitoba Hydro, saying a hydro project has led to "destructive impacts" over half a century in its territory.
#IndigenousRights #BorderCrossing #FirstNations
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First Nations warned that status cards aren't enough to cross U.S. border anymore
OTTAWA -- Despite treaties and laws ensuring Indigenous Canadians free passage across the U. S. border, Global Affairs Canada is now advising that status cards may no longer be enough to cross into the United States.
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Ottawa will fund first Inuit-led university as part of major announcement for Inuit communities
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Ottawa will provide $50 million to help build the first Inuit-led university in Canada and more than $170 million for tuberculosis elimination, food security, and child and family supports in Inuit communities, CBC News has learned.
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B.C. First Nation says there may never be 'full consensus' on potential burial site
KAMLOOPS -- The British Columbia First Nation that announced the discovery of 215 potential unmarked graves at a former residential school in 2021, catapulting the issue into public discourse, says there may never be consensus on what to do with the site.
