We are finalizing the details of the delivery with the hope that this year Liempichúm will finally return to his territory, said anthropologist Miguel Pepe.
The French government has, at last, agreed to return the skeleton of a Liempichún Sakamata which ended up in a Paris museum after being seized in 1896 by Count Henry de la Vaulx, who desecrated his grave and took it away with all of its adornments in Argentina.
The remains will now be restored to the descendants of the Liempichún Sakamata Tehuelche that made up the collection of the Museum of Man in Paris until 2009.
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Twinning of Highway 17 to begin this fall after historic ceremony Written by Ryan Forbes Monday, May 03 2021, 5:00 AM Shoal Lake #40 Chief Erwin Redsky (left), Washagamis Bay Chief Marilyn Sinclair (second left), Wauzhushk Onigum Chief Chris Skead (second right) and Dalles Chief Lorraine Cobiness (right) of the Four Winds partnership. Picture taken prior to the pandemic.
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The twinning of Highway 17 from Kenora to the Manitoba border is expected to begin this fall, after a sacred ceremony confirmed commitments from local communities and the provincial government on Friday.
In Colombia, Indigenous Lands Are Ground Zero for a Wind Energy Boom
The northernmost tip of South America, home to the Indigenous Wayúu people, is the epicenter of Colombia’s nascent wind energy industry. But Wayúu leaders are concerned that the government and wind companies are not dealing fairly with the inhabitants of this long-neglected land.
It all started about four years ago, when SUVs and pickup trucks drove uninvited onto their lands, remembers Olimpia Palmar, a member of the Indigenous Wayúu peoples, who have historically occupied the La Guajira desert in northern Colombia and Venezuela. “We started seeing these
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Local journalists under pressure
The work of local journalists is extremely important for Indigenous communities, said Kathrin Wessendorf, head of the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA). Each Indigenous community has its own language, and only community reporters can report in that language, she told DW. They also know how best to approach the community to spread the message.
Patricia Gualinga, who fights for Indigenous rights in Ecuador, told DW that large national media networks are often slow to report on environmental and human rights issues. It s really very difficult to get coverage on TV. And if an issue isn t reported by the media, it doesn t exist, she said.
Grassy Narrows First Nation Chief Randy Fobister. Photo courtesy of Grand Council Treaty #3.
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Leadership of Grassy Narrows First Nation has introduced a new law to control the amount of alcohol coming into the community, with enforcement from the Treaty Three Police Service.
In a prepared release, Grassy Narrows says the Alcohol Inagonigaawin is an inherent law that establishes fines for people who bring ‘excessive’ quantities of alcohol into the community. The amount that is considered excessive was not quantified.
“Alcoholism is a colonial illness. Prior to contact, our people lived healthy lives. Today, many of our members turn to alcohol to cope with the wrongs done to them,” said Grassy Narrows Chief Randy Fobister.