Indigenous peoples

Indigenous and Alaska Native women could face escalated violence if Roe is repealed
They are also two to three times more likely to die as a result of pregnancy than white women, according to the CDC
Hallie Golden
19, May, 2022 @9:00 AM

‘History repeating’: Amazon base in Cape Town splits Indigenous groups
Building work is quiet, for now, on £200m project that pits different visions of South Africa’s future against one another
Jason Burke in Cape Town
19, May, 2022 @4:00 AM

Canada: trial of white men who killed two Indigenous hunters in 2020 begins
Murder trial of Roger Bilodeau and his son Anthony Bilodeau starts over 2020 deaths of Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
17, May, 2022 @6:00 PM

US Indigenous women face high rates of sexual violence – with little recourse
Amnesty International calls for US to restore tribal jurisdiction over crimes on Native lands, where nearly one in three women have been raped
Hallie Golden
17, May, 2022 @12:00 PM

Chef Crystal Wahpepah on the power of Indigenous cuisine: ‘Native foods are overlooked’
The game meat, corn and berries featured on the Indigenous chef’s menu have helped to launch her overnight success
Maria C. Hunt in Oakland
14, May, 2022 @10:00 AM

‘Our ancestors are in the rocks’: Australian gas project threatens ancient carvings – and emissions blowout
Custodians of petroglyphs in remote north-west say Woodside’s $12bn ‘carbon bomb’ spells disaster for culture and climate
Eleanor de Jong in Karratha and Adam Morton
11, May, 2022 @5:30 PM

A story of 90,000 trees: how Kenya’s Kipsigis brought a forest back to life
Indigenous trees were being lost, and a way of life with it. So local villagers decided to replant their historic woodland
Wesley Langat in Siongiroi
09, May, 2022 @10:00 AM

Studies on nature’s mental health benefits show ‘massive’ western bias
Research focuses on rich, white populations, while indigenous peoples may have different views of nature
Sofia Quaglia
06, May, 2022 @7:45 PM

A Native American faces teargas, baton charges and rubber bullets – Camille Seaman’s best photograph
Dan Nanamkin would show up at the Standing Rock pipeline protest in full regalia every day. On the other side of the blockade was a massive armed force – but he sang all the time
Interview by Graeme Green
04, May, 2022 @2:15 PM

‘We were told our brothers were dead’: Chile’s lost tribe reclaims identity
History books said the Selk’nam, inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America, were extinct but Chile may be about to legally recognize their descendants
Mat Youkee in Tierra del Fuego
03, May, 2022 @9:30 AM

America’s food deserts start seeing influx of healthy foods thanks to federal funds
American Rescue Plan funds are helping attract or revive stores in underserved neighborhoods and reservations
Matt Krupnick
29, Apr, 2022 @10:00 AM

Tanzania’s Maasai appeal to west to stop eviction for conservation plans
Thousands of Indigenous people sign letter to UK, US and EU protesting at appropriation of land for tourist safaris and hunting
Katie McQue
22, Apr, 2022 @6:30 AM
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