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People 3 years ago

Prince Charles to reflect on Indigenous abuse on Canada visit

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are to acknowledge the abuse of thousands of Indigenous children by Canada's school system during a visit next month.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

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Brazil’s first indigenous fashion show ‘a form of resistance’

Proudly donning majestic feathered headdresses, models sing an ode to the rain while a makeup artist draws geometric patterns on their faces, arms and thighs in preparation for Brazil's first ever indigenous fashion show.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

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Central Africa’s Aka Pygmies struggle with stigma and poverty

In Central Africa, indigenous people gain access to health but deforestation threatens their traditions.

Society 4 years ago

Useless for us': New Indonesian capital excludes indigenous, poor

Now, she faces an even bigger threat: the relocation of Indonesia's capital from Jakarta to a site in East Kalimantan, which would devastate small businesses like Maesaroh's that depend on government offices and other firms in Jakarta.

Politics 4 years ago

Indigenous people could be expelled from land for new capital: NGO

At least 20,000 people from 21 indigenous groups live in the area designated for the construction of the new capital with laws enabling the move from Jakarta not providing enough protection for the communities' land rights, according to the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN).