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Americas: Le Pen and Slavery Reparations

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At 92, Oren Lyons is Still Working to Promote Native Rights and His Beloved Lacrosse

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Le Pen wins Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in final round of French presidential election
Protesters Urge Slavery Reparations As Royals Visit Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
Lakota Man Suggests Giving Florida Back to the Seminoles; Tens of Thousands Agree

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At least 17,000 arrested under state of emergency order in El Salvador
Extractive projects cause irreparable harm to indigenous cultures, languages, lives, speakers tell Permanent Forum
French election: why did Le Pen do so well in overseas territories?
French Guiana: “500 euros, the price of my life!”
In India, Argentina FM Santiago raises Falkland issue, lauds ties with Delhi
Honduras greenhouse park to become the largest producer-exporter in the Central American region
El Salvador extends state of emergency to curb gang violence
Costa Rica ransomware attack could herald new wave of Russian cybercrime
This narrow corridor of land could mean life or death for jaguars in Belize
A Push for Food Sovereignty Is Evolving Puerto Ricans’ Relationship with the Land

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Overseas territories reject Macron: Voters choose Le Pen after voting Mélenchon in 1st round
In Nicaragua, would-be migrants learn to swim to brave deadly Rio Grande
El Salvador anti-gang measures ‘a success’ as 17,000 held
Costa Rica’s president-elect Rodrigo Chaves apologises for sexual harassment
UK’s thirst for sugar fuelled slave trade in Antigua and Barbuda..
Indian Health Service Announces $5 Million in Funding for Ending the HIV Epidemic

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B.C. raises forest revenue sharing amounts for First Nations in reconciliation move
Brazil indigenous agency monitoring reported rape of Yanomami by miners
Suriname and Guyana at odds over fishing licenses
Chevron, Staatsolie sign production sharing contract for Suriname’s Block 7
Gibraltar’s Falklands war exhibition: “we share the right to freedom and self-determination”
Disappeared: a daughter’s 40-year search for her father, taken by Guatemala’s military dictatorship
Nicaragua to turn OAS building into “museum of infamy”
These Bolivian skateboarders use Indigenous attire to battle discrimination
Cherokee Nation Can Gather Sacred Plants on National Park Land
Sharp rise in food insecurity in the Caribbean, survey finds
And relax: The economic potential of wellness tourism in Turks and Caicos
Health Clinics Serving Native Americans in Cities Grapple with Limited Funding, Scarce Resources

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Curaçao is drafting its strategy in order to transform its free trade zone regime into a catalysator of economic growth
UK invites Honduras to join a new global security approach
20 dead, thousands flee homes as gangs battle in Haiti
P.E.I.’s Lennox Island First Nation to launch treaty lobster fishery without DFO deal
US Virgin Islands Eyes 2024 Return to Pre-Pandemic Cruise Levels
Nicaragua: Ortega Imitates Cuba with Forced Exile
Ecuador energy, agriculture ministers resign at Lasso’s request
Quebec First Nations push for more self-determination
Govt says referendum needed for Antigua & Barbuda to become a republic
Costa Rica Is Not Real
Ecuador ex-president Correa says Belgian asylum attests to innocence
Researchers unearth the painful history of a Native boarding school in Missouri
Dominica PM receives Order of Jose Marti from Cuba
‘Inuit culture and traditions are not for sale’: why the government should not approve Baffinland expansion
Bolivian boy turns photographer on iconic salt flats – with help from a dinosaur
University of California will waive tuition and fees for many Native American students
Highlights from St Maarten’s carnival competitions
Mining industry must improve working conditions for Inuit woman in Canada, Pauktuutit tells UN forum
UN calls for crackdown on organized crime in Paraguay and Brazil
Illegal miners bring sexual violence and disease to Indigenous reserve in Brazil
Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by over 900
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, national Inuit organization agree on reconciliation plan
Turkish FM Makes Gray Wolves Gesture to Crowd in Uruguay Visit
Indigenous peoples fight for land rights at global summit
Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad – A Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu
Cultural Celebration Kicks Off Jamaica 60 In UK
GY$150B in Guyana’s oil fund
Indigenous leader calls mandatory French courses in English CEGEPs ‘cultural genocide’
Native Author Angeline Boulley Wins The Edgar Award for Youth Adult for “Firekeeper’s Daughter”
Self-Determination for Puerto Rico Must Start in Puerto Rico, Not Congress
‘Las Abuelas’: How a Group of Sexual Slavery Survivors in Guatemala Won a Historic Legal Victory
Peru police evict indigenous protesters from China-owned MMG mine
Barbados signs an air services MOU with Ghana
UK invites Guatemala to join a new global security approach
Former St Lucia PM says time has come for country to become a republic

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment Lesson: Change Doesn’t Come Easy
Chile: One More Departure Point for Europe-Bound Cocaine
Ontario: First Nations share priorities on housing, health supports with party leaders
Dominican Republic banana exports in dire straits
Costa Rica increases pace of monetary tightening
World Bank says Guyana economy a standout in the hemisphere, but…
Neskantaga First Nation’s chief says residents don’t support federal drinking water settlement
Fed-Up Puerto Rican Businesses Sue Power Company After Yet Another Blackout
Morpho Butterfly: A New National Symbol for Costa Rica
Guyana: Gov’t to spend billions to address flooding in several regions
First Nations leaders call on Pope Francis to visit residential schools
Sharp increase in cyberattacks in TT, region
Traveler Story: Visiting The Indigenous Bribri Region In Costa Rica
Guyana is looking towards India as a global leader, says foreign minister Hugh Hilton Todd
First Nations say Ontario bypassing mandatory consultation to accelerate land development
Rihanna Is Thrilled About Her First Barbados National Heroes Day As An Honoree
Panama passes bill to regulate the use and commercialisation of crypto assets
Guyana: Mother of West Indies cricketer murdered
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Walk set for May 7 in Oneida
Royal tours to Caribbean ‘should be scrapped unless they address justice’
Indigenous Bolivian rapper breaking down barriers
Guyana’s president calls for ‘meaningful’ apology over slavery after meeting Boris Johnson
Opinion: Alberta needs a better plan to protect caribou and Indigenous culture
U.S. officials arrest British Virgin Islands premier on drug charges
Nonprofit group helping lift up Navajo community members
Healing hands in Guatemala
Canada: Indigenous Prosperity Forum Set to Gather Indigenous Dreamers, Creators, and their Supporters in the National Capital Region
Black Caribbean Brits call for reparations
Some in Nunavut community question where money from mining company has gone
The Exile of Guatemala’s Anti-Corruption Efforts
PEI asking Ottawa for Confederation Bridge to be renamed Epekwitk Crossing
Green light for Dutch Caribbean Research Platform (DuCaRP)
34 years later, Guy Lafleur is remembered by the small Inuit village that welcomed him
Honduras requests development bank membership in search of financing
FNU podcast aims for Indigenous language revitalization
UK to impose direct rule over British Virgin Islands after inquiry finds rampant corruption
Bermuda trail brings island’s Black heritage to the fore
Honduran President Bans Open Pit Mining
Climate Change Is Transforming Greenland’s Landscapes—and Its Language