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El Salvador takes risks for Chinese investments
Mexico weaves fashion policy to help Indigenous communities
Saint Kitts and Nevis to Make Bitcoin Cash Legal Tender in 2023
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1969 November 20: Occupation of Alcatraz
How an Ojibwe architect designs from an Indigenous perspective
Mexico’s ‘Black Panther’ star fights racism at home
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Arctic youth research team meets at ArcticNet
US Biodiversity Envoy in Panama
Power struggle divides Bolivia as soy-rich Santa Cruz demands more clout
Bolivia lowers 2023 growth projection as general strike goes on
Ecuador indigenous community rejects mining on their land after court ruling
Chilean Indigenous Activist Says COP27 Promoted Devastating Mega-Projects
Indigenous community in Peru losing forests to timber, drug, land trafficking
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever unearthed deep colorism within Latino communities
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Where is the land and indigenous knowledge in understanding land trauma and land based violence in climate change?
Remembering WWII’s Navajo Code Talkers
The story of an Ojibwe drum shows how auction houses can help — or hurt — efforts to repatriate Indigenous objects
US Virgin Islands Celebrates Strong Hotel Recovery
Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s extravagant penthouse lifestyle in the Bahamas, where the T-shirt-clad FTX founder lived like royalty
Guadeloupe shuts down computer networks after major cyberattack
US warns its ‘darker-skinned’ citizens of Dominican Republic’s migrant crackdown
Dominican Republic expelled hundreds of children to Haiti without their families this year
Russian, Cuban presidents meet in Moscow, decry ‘unfair’ sanctions
Pablo Milanés, considered one of Cuba’s greatest musicians, dies at 79
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U.S. aims to sanction Brazil deforesters, adding bite to climate fight
Brazil expels US fishing tour company from Indigenous land
Potential Cherokee Nation delegate optimistic she’ll join Congress
How can the marines learn from the Falklands war?
Hundreds to participate in Inter-Guiana Games
Utama review: An unsettling look at climate change in Bolivia
Win for indigenous rights: Ecuador court halts mining project in Amazon
Beyond2020 Expands Global Reach with First Project in Latin America
U.S. Blocks Dominican Republic Sugar Imports, Citing Forced Labor
Haiti: children account for 2 in 5 cholera cases -UNICEF
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November 24 : Thanksgiving, United States
The youngest president-elect in Navajo history talks access to water, the Bears Ears debate and keeping young people on the reservation
Sint Maarten Library unveils new name, logo and website
Dominican deportations to Haiti fuel growing fears, frustration
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1975 November 25: Suriname Independence Day
‘You are not alone’: how Bermuda’s youth fight for the planet
Have an idea to preserve Inuit culture? There’s a grant for that
New report sheds light on forced sterilizations of Inuit women in Quebec
Why El Salvador’s Bukele Is Doubling Down on Bitcoin Despite the Crypto Crash
El Salvador Implements a “Buy Bitcoin Every Day” Strategy
El Salvador presents law proposal to facilitate the issuance of cryptobonds
Honduras declares state of emergency against gang crime
Guatemala: UN expert condemns targeting of prosecutor and judge
UAE initiative supports 5,000 indigenous people in Peru
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Bolivia’s key farming hub ends strike as lawmakers back census
Barbados plans to make Tory MP pay reparations for family’s slave past
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Honduras Beefs Up Borders in Crackdown on Gangs
Penn’s Quechua Language Program seeks to expand campus presence, increase resources
The Pompeii of the Caribbean: Montserrat and its Exclusion Zone
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1821 November 28: Panama Independence Day
Canada: $39.4 M to Indigenous Language Programs
Map restores Ojibwe names to Minnesota lakes, rivers and cities up north
Japan’s magic fades with disappointing loss to Costa Rica
Ecuador gangs: Gunmen storm hospital in attempt to kill teen
Cuba’s Informal Market Finds New Space on Growing Internet
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1864 November 29: Sand Creek Massacre
Across the US, Native Americans are fighting to preserve sacred land
Chile ceramics, Colombian wisdom get UNESCO heritage status
Torture in the Heart of Venezuela
Dominica works with Huobi for digital identity program
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1966 November 30: Barbados Independence Day
Cherokee Nation waits to see if Congress will make good on a 200-year-old promise
Indigenous youths lured by the illegal mines destroying their Amazon homeland
Brazil: Amazon deforestation drops, but devastation still rampant
Saint Lucia chooses to be diplomatic ally with Taiwan: PM
First gas flows from BP’s ‘biggest offshore facility’ in Trinidad and Tobago
Puerto Rico extends power contract amid outages, objections
Richard Drax: Jamaica eyes slavery reparations from Tory MP
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Canadian man charged in deaths of 3 more Indigenous women
How Indigenous Tour Operators Are Reclaiming Their Ancestral Ties to National Parks Around the World
Inuit organization drops support for government bill proposing reconciliation oversight body
Indigenous creators use fashion event to critique big brands
ICJ declines to issue decision in Chile-Bolivia river dispute
Chile and Bolivia resolve Silala River dispute
Venezuela’s indigenous Warao community hit hard by AIDS
Defending the environment can be a death sentence
Sint Maarten wins case against Real Estate agency over water rights
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate reaches a $105M settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands
Trinidad And Tobago Experience Extreme Flooding And Landslides, Citizens Urged To Stay Off The Roads
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Reconciliation council bill not ‘co-developed’ with Inuit, ITK president says
‘We’re losing hope’: Honduras anger as first female president fails to fulfil women’s rights pledge
Forty years after Falklands War, wounds still run deep
Suriname, the tiny nation responsible for some of the greatest footballers of all time
Uruguay leave the World Cup the same way they played in it: gracelessly
Paraguay rules out a Mercosur breakup and calls for consensus on decisions
Respecting the Potato
Illegal Mining Spreads to Furthest Reaches of Amazon in Ecuador
Indigenous communities in Peru ‘living in fear’ due to deforestation, drug trafficking
Blue BioTrade in Grenada: Presentation of the queen conch stock assessment results
Grenada partnering with Canada to further advance transformational agenda
An infusion of cash from Congress could keep the lights on in Puerto Rico
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Investments in Inuit housing inadequate to address human rights violations: watchdog
El Salvador seals off area in capital to combat gangs
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El Salvador: Thousands of troops surround city in gang crackdown
El Salvador has sent 10,000 police to seal off a town and search for gang members
Paris Opera seeks to nurture artistic talent in French Guiana
Drought in Peru Andes proves fatal for alpacas, potato crops
Colombia says agreement made with ELN rebels on displaced people
Dissident says Cuba regime has unleashed ‘repressive fury’
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In Bolivia, literacy training makes a profound difference
German Robotics Company to Locate Headquarters, Manufacturing in Cherokee County
Hess Signs $750M REDD+ Carbon Credits Deal with Guyana
For Indigenous defenders of Brazil’s rainforests, ‘Lula is our only hope’
Antigua and Barbuda PM Welcomes Vanuatu’s Membership on the Commission of Small Island States
US orders chemicals removed at Virgin Islands oil refinery
British man dies and friend is injured after shooting at bar in St Lucia
Why Martinique Is the Ultimate Destination for Nature Lovers
Haiti: Inside the capital city taken hostage by brutal gangs
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Bermuda faces headwinds on its way to a Covid-era comeback
Cherokee Nation wants to send a delegate to the House – it’s an idea older than Congress itself
Navajo women make historic gains in elections, increase influence on tribal council
Arizona Lithium and Navajo Nation firm collaborate for US lithium project
Watersmeet public schools include Ojibwe language and culture in curriculum
Honduras partially suspends constitutional rights to tackle gangs
Paraguay Lawmakers Shelve Hotly Debated ‘Crypto Law’
Ignorance, discrimination and racism towards indigenous peoples must be fought by making their reality known
The Caribbean Netherlands in Numbers 2022
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $981 Million to Expand Market Opportunities for Rural Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete
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How Indigenous people are fighting to stop ‘the biggest land grab in history’
A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA
Ojibwe map unveiling draws huge crowd
Violence against indigenous groups defending the environment in Mexico
Court orders Aruba, Curaçao to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples
Dominica’s Ruling Party Wins Early General Election
Jamaica declares widespread state of emergency to fight violent crime
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1914 December 8: Battle of the Falklands Day
First Nations leaders reject Trudeau’s proposed gun law, citing risk to treaty rights
‘Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent’
Guatemala: former president sentenced to 16 years for corruption
The Mayan Train could affect the rights of indigenous peoples in Mexico, experts warn
‘Proud’ Surinamese Back Dutch World Cup Stars
Celebrating Indigenous Communities through the U.S. Speaker Program
Montserrat’s Veronica Ryan wins Turner Prize for evocative sculptures
Grenada’s ‘golden passport’ comes with tax benefits and makes travel easier — but only if you invest $150,000 in the country first
What Lies Behind Jamaica’s Perpetual Loop of States of Emergency?
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UNESCO celebrates the International Decade of Indigenous Languages
Arctic Inspiration Prize finalists announced
Inside Honduras’s abortion pill black market
Argentina files complaint vs UK for military drills on Malvinas Isles
Colombia’s Environment and Native People, Victims of Illegal Gold Mining
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1948 December 10: Human Rights Day
Did Jeep Just Kill the Cherokee?
Bolivian Aymara designer opens boutique to products made by inmates
Peru’s ex-president faced bigotry for impoverished past
Indigenous health in Brazil: from vulnerable to protagonists
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1981 December 11: El Mozote massacre, El Salvador
‘Fuego’ Volcano Erupts in Guatemala, Forcing Airport Closure
Lascar volcano in Chile stirs, sending plume skyward
Work begins to install underwater cable linking Cuba with Martinique
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14 blocks up for grabs in Guyana’s first offshore oil & gas licensing round
Indigenous Mestiza Researcher Features Indigenous Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean
Curaçao Looks to Lean in on “Cultural Tourism”
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges
Haiti receives first shipment of cholera vaccines
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Greenland Puts Fishery Cooperation With Russia on Hold
Weather forecasting set to enter a new era with tonight’s launch of next-generation satellite
Chile’s parties to retry replacing dictatorship constitution
Images reveal illegal road threatening isolated Indigenous People in Yanomami Land in Brazil
Haiti: Haitians trapped by violence, cholera, and lack of food
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Nicaragua: Bishop Álvarez ordered to remain under house arrest
Barbados scraps laws banning same-sex acts
Government of the United States returns Taino artifacts to the Dominican Republic
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These Indigenous Women Are Fighting Big Oil—And Winning
House approves referendum to ‘decolonize’ Puerto Rico
UN rights chief reports on intensified ‘climate of oppression’ in Nicaragua
UN experts urge Mexico to rethink tourist train project
COP 15: the EU and Guyana sign an agreement on sustainable trade of legal timber
Amazonian indigenous Peruvians demand release of ousted president
Low levels of social protection and statistical invisibility increases the vulnerability of 55 million indigenous people
How Indigenous, Spanish and African influences shape nativity scenes in Latin America
Canadian government pledges $864 million for Indigenous-led conservation
House Approves Referendum to ‘Decolonize’ Puerto Rico
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Caribbean divided as Netherlands mulls slavery apology
UN launches 10-year survival plan for endangered indigenous languages
First Nations leaders pan Sask. First Act, threaten legal action and blockades
Government of Canada strengthens food security in Indigenous, remote and Northern communities across the country
Fire breaks out at historic Panama Canal lock
Is Guyana Getting a Fair Cut of Its Oil Bonanza?
Tito the lost cat becomes a matter of state in Bolivia
‘The forgotten ones’: Rural supporters stand by Peru’s Castillo
First Female Governor appointed to Turks and Caicos Islands
Aruba Time Share Association celebrates 2022 island-wide hospitality training with CHTA Education Foundation
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Language
Chile’s bet on green hydrogen
In balmy Puerto Rico, diehards shrug off the crypto winter: ‘We’re not worried’
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December 18: International Migrants Day
Peru’s dark past surfaces as young protester is laid to rest
Parliament prorogued in Antigua and Barbuda
Guadeloupe’s Indira Ampiot wins Miss France 2023
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US: Lack of Indigenous-language interpreters compounds border tragedy
COP15 recognises Indigenous Peoples’ work, but won’t disarm the threat of mass extinction
Regional partnership reunites Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation with land
Guatemala plans March summit for ‘Taiwan-friendly’ countries
Montserrat Carnival 2022 to Celebrate 60 Years of Festival
January 18 for general election in Antigua and Barbuda
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Canadian First Nations leaders urge states at COP15 to support Indigenous leadership on biodiversity
Perfectly Preserved Insects and Plants Point to Warm Greenland Future
Suriname’s slavery descendants condemn Dutch government
eFuels pilot plant in Chile officially opened
Kids Computer Coding Club, Aru Coderdojo, Receives Raspberry Pi Donation From Aruba Bank
Bahamas: FTX’s Bankman-Fried agrees to US extradition
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Christmas Across Native America
Salmon People: A Native Fishing Family’s Fight to Preserve a Way of Life
By ignoring the duty to consult First Nations, three Canadian premiers show their true colours
Cherokee Nation opens new shelter for those experiencing domestic violence
Europe’s Vega-C rocket fails shortly after lift-off from French Guiana
Expert: Latin America leading efforts to preserve indigenous languages
Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Bahamas for the US
UN calls for support for international force for Haiti
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Indigenous people are criticizing the ‘Avatar’ sequel for relying on tired tropes
Indigenous conservation funding must reflect Canada’s true debt to First Nations, Inuit and Métis
This is what’s at risk from climate change in Alaska
Georgia Begins Repatriation of Native American Artifacts from Etowah Indian Mounds
Quebec court sides with First Nation regarding underfunding of its police force
Greenland’s Glaciers Seem to Be Melting Much, Much Faster Than We Thought
Honduras: new internal displacement law ‘much-needed step’ towards restoring hope and dignity
Non-profit launches supporting psychedelic traditions of Mexico’s Indigenous peoples
Chile to open embassy in Palestine
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UNESCO highlighting importance of Indigenous languages in 10-year plan
Indigenous Women’s Insights – Stewarding the Earth
Peru lawmakers propose bill to strip Indigenous people of protections
Indigenous craft businesses aim to uplift, support communities
Indigenous peoples instrumental in genuine climate finance reform
Ecuadorian indigenous people to create anti-mining front
Canada: Public safety minister hopes to table First Nations policing legislation in new year
Cowichan First Nations’ bid to recover disputed Richmond land, fishing rights wraps up for now
British Virgin Islands to hold same-sex marriage referendum after gay couple launch legal challenge
Trudeau and family to travel to Jamaica for one-week vacation after Christmas
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1890 December 29: Wounded Knee Massacre, South Dakota, US
1804 January 1: Haitian Declaration of Independence
1918 January 8: Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points on free trade, democracy and self-determination
1983 January 10: Margaret Thatcher Day, Falkland Islands
3d Monday of January: Martin Luther King Day