Ancient Soil Found in a Freezer Reveals an Ice-Free Greenland, Hints at Future Risks
La Guelaguetza festival highlights Indigenous culture from Mexico
Around 2,000 penguins wash up dead on Uruguay coast
Across the Americas exchange brings Indigenous Peruvian youth to N.M. pueblos
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Indigenous groups say they are left out of US immigration debate
Digital Empowerment Driving the International Decade of Indigenous Languages
The Government of Yukon congratulates all North American Indigenous Games participants
Bermuda punches above its weight in global risk business
This Ojibwe artist recruited 120 people to help paint a mural at an Ontario university
Climate change is pushing young people in Honduras to leave farming and migrate
In Honduras, climate-caused agriculture problems hit women and girls especially hard
The remarkable efforts behind La Guelaguetza’s unstoppable spectacle
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EPA Opens Flagstaff Office with Focus on Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines
US resumes sharing radar information with Honduras, official says
Ecuador announces state of emergency after mayor shot to death
Peru’s cocaine trade overruns remote Indigenous territory
Pressure grows on governments and banks to stop supporting Amazon oil and gas
JPMorgan ignored Epstein’s ‘nymphettes,’ US Virgin Islands says
Morocco to open consulate in St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Walking Through Truth: Indigenous Wisdom and Community Health Equity
B.C. teen swimmer hauls home 8 medals from North American Indigenous Games
These Islands Off Canada’s Atlantic Coast Are Actually Part Of France
Inuit elders retrace steps to Hamilton sanatorium where as children they endured traumatic isolation
Navajo president says ‘Oppenheimer’ film erases how nuclear testing impacted his people
Oaxaca Mural Documents Struggle to Defend Native Corn
Uruguay U20 Rugby Team Makes History At World Rugby U20 Trophy Tournament
Ecuador police find dozens of bodies during jail sweep
Water woes add to power concerns in Montserrat
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El Salvador clears way for mass trials as crackdown on gangs ramps up
Mexican bishops submit ‘Indigenous liturgical adaptations’ to the Vatican for approval
Meet the Peruvian indigenous singer inspired by K-pop
Population forecast Caribbean Netherlands, 2023-2050
Tyler Perry offers $100,000 reward in connection with gay man killed in Grenada
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1821 July 28: Fiestas Patrias, Peru
Mexico’s native ethnic groups promote their heritage during Oaxaca’s biggest cultural festival
Bolivia challenges global dollar dominance with Chinese yuan, Russian rouble
African and Caribbean stakeholders call for slavery reparations at Barbados meeting
US State Department orders departure of non-emergency personnel from Haiti
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Worldwide peril
For survivors of gender-based violence in French overseas territories, ‘silence prevails’
Drought Alert for Receding Lake Titicaca Worries Indigenous Communities
Brazil Indigenous leaders call for govt to back demarcation of ancestral lands
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July 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Inuit music, sculpture come together at museum exhibit
‘Dark Winds’ Embraces ‘Navajo Noir’ in Season 2
Watch clashes between Indigenous women and police in ongoing Peru protests
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Indigenous language interpreters unite to fill gaps
Tech roundup: AI to preserve indigenous languages?
Belize: Authorities place parts of south Belize City under state of emergency as of July 31 due to gang violence
Who is Issam Asinga, the Surinamese teen who broke the World U20m 100m record?
Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali wraps up China trip with pledge to expand cooperation
Uruguay’s Top Trafficker Disappears Yet Again in Bolivia
By Boat, Tractor, Plane: Reaching the Most Remote Indigenous Communities in Guyana
Argentina: Indigenous activists marching towards Buenos Aires for Aug. 1 protest denouncing Jujuy province legislation
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Invoking IT to help revitalize Indigenous languages at risk of extinction
Muslim missionaries accused of trafficking Amazon Indigenous boys to Turkey
Second season of ‘Native America’ celebrates contemporary Native communities
Around town: Celebrating Cherokee language preservation
Fighting Illegal Mining in French Guiana: A Security Assessment
Micro-Grants to support Social Protection/Emergency in Guyana and Suriname
Caña con ruda: the August 1 tradition with Indigenous origins
Kenya Considering Leading a Multinational Force in Haiti
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El Salvador sends 8,000 troops, police to rural province in gang crackdown
Indigenous territory still in crisis despite Brazil’s expulsion of miners
Indigenous Groups in Argentina Protest Lithium Extraction on Their Land
“Indigenous Communities Are Leading the Struggle in Jujuy”: Interview With an Argentinian Socialist
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Aztec dancers accuse U.S. agency of confiscating their traditional feathers
Muscogee Nation to develop ‘produce prescription’ program in Eastern Oklahoma
What did divers discover in Belize’s Great Blue Hole?
Catholic “homes” in French Guiana: Indigenous communities mobilize to seek reparations
Infrastructure in the Pan Amazon: The Guiana Shield and the Coastal Plain
Argentina indigenous people cross country to protest provincial constitutional reform allowing increased lithium mining
Protecting the World’s Forests Means Protecting Indigenous Rights
Cuba bans company access to ATMs, limits cash transactions
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The Fight for Oak Flat: Indigenous voices in the green energy transition
American woman charged with conspiring to kill husband in the Bahamas still in jail after $100,000 bail granted, lawyer says
Trinidad and Tobago President Kangaloo opens Commonwealth Youth Games at carnival-themed Ceremony
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A Warm July in China-Nicaragua Relations
The Herculean task of digitizing Mexico’s vast Indigenous history
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1825 August 6: Bolivia Independence Day
1962 August 6: Jamaica Independence Day
Pocumtuck Homelands Festival considers how history ‘ties together’
This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality
Vietnam, Venezuela enhance cooperation in ethnic affairs
Argentina: In Jujuy, indigenous rights are not respected
Indigenous activists gather in Brazil to discuss future of the Amazon
Saudi Fund for Development signs $75m loan agreement for hospital project in Saint Lucia
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Tungasuvvingat Inuit hosting its first-ever Pride conference
Dorte Mandrup to design Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre amidst frozen tundra
Student Freedom Initiative Expands to Tribal Colleges and Universities
Could El Salvador’s gang crackdown spread across Latin America?
Researchers detect two of Suriname’s most powerful jaguar trafficking networks
Brazil’s Indigenous population double the size previously recorded -census
Colombia embraces call for 80% Amazon protection by 2025 during summit in Belem
Indigenous Groups Call for Bold Steps at Amazon Summit
‘I shout from the rooftops I exist’: Brazilians identifying as Indigenous up by 90% in 12 years
Exclusive: Amazon Indigenous chief Raoni warns of disaster if deforestation not stopped
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: The secret formula behind Jamaica’s history-making Reggae Girlz
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Bermuda Considers Introducing a Corporate Income Tax
Where the rainforest meets the reef: 5 incredible places to visit in Belize
New Drilling Data Reignites Suriname’s Oil Dream
The Indigenous peoples weaving their way to higher education
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Unions commit to fight discrimination
There are 1.7 million Indigenous people in Brazil — almost double since 2010
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August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Youth on Cultural Identity and a Livable Planet
UNHCR helps Indigenous Venezuelans to stay on their lands
Indigenous peoples and their fight for conservation
Imprisoned and exiled, a Nicaraguan activist rebuilds her life in the US
Conflict casts shadow over Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Mexico
UK presents Quechua-language ‘Hamlet’ at Bolivia book fair
Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Tri-Border Regions
Brazil’s Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world’s rainforests, but no measurable goals
Indigenous children in Colombia: a route to school fraught with risks
From Brazil to Germany: Marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The murders of Indigenous activists mark the death of the planet
World Bank Grants $8M for Mental Health Services in Sint Maarten
No more late nights at the bar? Puerto Rico’s capital to curb alcohol sales.
An American nurse and her daughter have been freed after being kidnapped in Haiti last month
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1809 August 10: Ecuador Independence Day
Tree removals at Brackenridge Park target of Indigenous group’s lawsuit against San Antonio project
‘Native American’ or ‘Indigenous’? Journalism group rethinks name
On the Hudson, Visions for a New Native American Art
What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for the Arctic?
Candidate in Ecuador’s presidential election Fernando Villavicencio shot dead
‘It’s only getting worse’: A rise in teenage suicides haunts Colombia’s indigenous people
Brazil’s Lula urges rich countries to pay up and protect world’s tropical forests
T&T wins whopping 15 medals at 2023 CYG
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Legal And Court Systems In The British Virgin Islands
COP28 president-designate meets with Barbados PM, addresses Caribbean leaders
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As Free Press Withers in El Salvador, Pro-Government Social Media Influencers Grow in Power
Peru’s Social Media Phenomenon Fuses Quechua, K-Pop
Montserrat wins 2023 Leeward Islands Calypso crown
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August 14: Navajo Code Talkers Day
1592 August 14: Falklands Day
‘We are making history here’: Sask. First Nation hosting North America’s first sanctioned disc golf tournament on Indigenous land
Navajo Code Talkers museum still a long way from reality
Climate change, more rainfall threatens wild rice in northern Minnesota
Q-Pop: Peru’s social media phenomenon Lenin Tamayo fuses Quechua and K-pop
Inside Aruba’s Black-Owned Kulture Café
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Santiago Peña takes office as Paraguay’s president with pro-Taiwan message
Focus: Colombia’s potential renewables boom short circuits on Indigenous resistance
The critical role of Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge for innovation
At least 10 dead after huge explosion in Dominican Republic
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First U.S. Indigenous Fashion Week Launching in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Ada Deer, Influential Native American Leader, Dies at 88
Marine Adventures In Nunavut’s Protected High Arctic Waters
In Venezuela’s Amazonia, Indigenous Chief Becomes Adventist Thanks to a Radio Program
Anguilla Culinary Experience set for May 2024
From the Field: The secret life of Venezuelan migrants in Curaçao
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Native America Calling: Kickoff for Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival
New conservation funding helps Labrador Inuit ‘keep their bond with the land’
Ortega Regime Seizes Catholic University in Nicaragua
[Chile] 50 Years Later: He Haunts Us Still
Brazil government eyes emissions cap, indigenous protections in new carbon market
In the 6th-largest U.S. district, natural disasters have disrupted schooling for years
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Peru’s Korean-pop revolution in Quechua, ‘Q-pop’
UCLA’s workshop in Oaxaca immerses L.A. teachers in Indigenous Mexican culture
Portable Universe: Thought and Splendour of Indigenous Colombia
St Kitts and Nevis eager to host US Embassy in the Eastern Caribbean
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These poems by Latin American women reflect a multilingual region
US sanctions 100 Nicaraguan municipal officials over rights abuses
French Guiana: Elevated dengue fever activity reported in multiple areas, especially Kourou, through August
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‘Resilience’: First Nation hosts healing gathering to recover from stabbing rampage
Creating safe spaces for queer Inuit ‘very much needed,’ says Pride advocate
Cherokee Nation Launches Cherokee Film As Expansion Of Its Current Filmmaking Ecosystem
Nicaragua: Jesuit community expelled from Managua residence
Anti-corruption campaigner wins Guatemala presidential election
Exxon proposes sixth oil project in Guyana for $12.9 billion
Ecuador divided after bloody election campaign
Ecuador: Victory for uncontacted tribes as oil drilling blocked in historic referendum
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‘They can’t afford food’: Feds urged to speed up Inuit applications for aid
Air Inuit offering cheaper travel south for Inuit beneficiaries
Why an EU document mentioning the ‘Islas Malvinas/Falkland Islands’ is a big deal
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Ecuador voters reject oil drilling in Amazon
Guyana’s oil boom grabs bigger share of European market
Bank of Saint Lucia chooses Clearwater for its new fund
Tropical Storm Franklin Dumps Heavy Rain on Haiti and the Dominican Republic
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President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants
Resonant Mapuche Identity Doc ‘La Búsqueda Del Otro’ Readied by Sanfic Alums Pejeperro Films
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1825 August 25: Uruguay Independence Day
1967 August 25: Guarani Language Day, Paraguay
Shipping ‘traffic jam’ at Panama Canal: Why it’s not a crisis (yet)
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August 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
1962 August 31: Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day
1885 September 2: Rock Springs massacre of immigrant Chinese, USA
1822 September 7: Brazil Independence Day
2001 September 11: 9/11
1821 September 15: Costa Rica Independence Day
1821 September 15: El Salvador Independence Day
1821 September 15: Guatemala Independence Day
1821 September 15: Honduras Independence Day
1821 September 15: Nicaragua Independence Day
September 15: International Day of Democracy
1810 September 16: Grito de Dolores, Mexico
1810 September 18: Fiestas Patrias, Chile
1983 September 19: Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day
1981 September 21: Belize Independence Day
September 23: International Day of Sign Languages