Page 11 - Indigenous Issues News Today

Various cities across Saskatchewan are marking Truth and Reconciliation Day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the town of Lac La Ronge.

Built on the land of the Wakka Wakka people, Cherbourg’s modern motto of “many tribes, one community” reflects the varied origins of its 1,700 residents, descendants of people once forced to live there under laws of segregation.

Claudia Sheinbaum is the frontrunner for the Mexican presidency. But the political legacy of her predecessor AMLO is both an opportunity and a burden

Over 220 individuals and 25 organisations in 40 countries including Bangladesh faced threats and retaliation from State and non-State actors for cooperating with the UN on human rights.

Bangladesh is among the 40 countries referred to in the report

Measures include financial support for indigenous elders to attend conference

The speed of economic growth hinges to a large extent on the supply of fossil fuel, especially of oil and gas, which depends in turn on pipeline capacity. Thus, if we are to turn the tide against economic growth, pipelines are a good strategic place to start.

A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked fierce protests from indigenous islanders who are opposed to their villages being torn down.

Before Australians last voted in a referendum on First Nations people in 1967, Uncle Bob Anderson set up a table and chair at a tram stop in central Brisbane.

Justin Tutty has been found not guilty of trespass for sitting down in an MPs office, but children are still being locked in Don Dale against expert advice and royal commission recommendations. Stephen W Enciso reports.