Tag: Indigenous
Demonstration by indigenous peoples: One dead in protests in Chile
Status: 11.10.2021 11:07 a.m. A woman was killed in clashes between police and indigenous demonstrators in Chile. According to police, 17 officers were injured and ten protesters were arrested. At…
Catholic Church in Canada Apologizes to Indigenous People for Residential School Abuse
The Catholic Church of Canada has issued a formal apology to indigenous peoples after the discovery in recent months of more than a thousand graves near former residential schools, but…
indigenous peoples ask the World Conservation Congress for the protection of the Amazon
Indigenous peoples have officially asked the World Conservation Congress to rule on their main claim, the protection of 80% of the Amazon by 2025, their representatives said on Sunday. A…
Protest by Brazil’s indigenous peoples: “We have never been as threatened as we are now”
Status: 08/24/2021 4:43 p.m. With a protest camp in the capital, Brazil’s indigenous people are defending themselves against a railway line through the middle of the Amazon. In addition, legislative…
Justin Trudeau appoints Mary Simon, Indigenous woman, as Governor General
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday appointed Mary Simon as the new official representative of Queen Elizabeth II, the first indigenous woman in this post, he said during a press…
Over 750 anonymous graves discovered near former residential school for Indigenous children
The discovery risks fueling even more controversy around the former Indian residential schools in Canada. Less than a month after the remains of 215 children were discovered near an indigenous…