October 1, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EDT Red dresses, a symbol honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, hang from a fence at the Brady Landfill outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the remains of Rebecca Contois were found. (Shay Conroy/for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyComment The two women been missing for more than seven … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday he was confident that Indigenous Australians overwhelmingly support a proposal to create their own representative body to advise Parliament and have it enshrined in the constitution. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s remarks came as Tiwi Islanders cast their votes on making such a constitutional change. They were among … Read more
GUATEMALA CITY — 1000’s of indigenous supporters protested in Guatemala Metropolis on Monday to defend Guatemala’s president-elect as authorities prosecutors search to ban his political celebration. Most of the protesters carried banners or chanted slogans demanding the resignation of presidency officers who’ve sought to prosecute Bernardo Arévalo and ban his Seed Motion celebration. Aleisar Arana, … Read more
MEXICO CITY — The U.N. human rights workplace mentioned Friday it condemned the killing of two extra Indigenous residents on Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast. The workplace known as on the Nicaraguan authorities to research and punish the crimes. The federal government has not but confirmed or commented on the 2 killings. “The communities on this area … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Senate voted Monday to carry a referendum this yr on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advocate aiming to provide the nation’s most deprived ethnic minority extra say on authorities coverage. Dozens of primarily Indigenous individuals stood up the general public galleries and clapped when senators handed the referendum invoice … Read more
Dozen of activists together with Indigenous Sami are protesting exterior the workplace of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre ByJAN M. OLSEN Related Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Dozen of activists, together with Indigenous Sami, protested Friday exterior the workplace of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, vowing to dam entry to remind Norway’s authorities that … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Home of Representatives voted overwhelming Wednesday for a referendum to be held this yr on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advocate aiming to offer the nation’s most deprived ethnic minority extra say on authorities coverage. Whereas the Voice would advocate for Indigenous pursuits, it could not have a vote … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Outstanding Indigenous journalist Stan Grant introduced that, after Monday, he’ll step away from tv internet hosting duties after viewers responded with racist abuse to his feedback throughout King Charles III’s coronation about historic Aboriginal dispossession. Grant, a member of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians and former worldwide correspondent for U.S.-based CNN, … Read more