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Taltan Dictionary Project aims to preserve endangered Indigenous language
Navajo Nation finally secures water rights as a part of landmark federal settlement

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1830 May 28: Indian Removal Act
Turks & Caicos Islands to join Blue Belt Programme
“Yellowstone” Lakota Actor Moses Brings Plenty Wants to be U.S. President

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Trinidad and Tobago in talks with Quanten LLC for refinery sale
Remembering Lori Piestewa This Memorial Day: “All Give Some, Some Gave All”

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1967 May 30: Anguilla Day
UBC student wins Lieutenant-Governor medal for work on Indigenous language revitalization
Haiti has suffered hugely over centuries but its revolution was stunningly innovative
Destructive Gold Mining Plagues Suriname, French Guiana Border
40-plus interviews help Shuswap playwright create story of Indigenous language survival
Suriname says will open embassy in Jerusalem
The art of the Inuit tattoo
The lithium curse: why Bolivia has failed to turn minerals into gold
In Bolivia’s silver mountain, artisanal miners turn to coca and the devil
Car bomb goes off in Ecuador – no victims this time around
St Kitts and Nevis ranked among 17 safest Caribbean islands to visit in 2022 by Travellers Worldwide
Goats of hope in Haiti: “Finally, I own something”

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Surging gang violence in Haiti’s capital leaves nearly 200 dead in one month
Speakers emphasise unity at Anguilla Day Parade
Tuberculosis Still a Challenge in Canada’s Indigenous Populations
There’s an exodus from Cuba happening
Children from the Falklands say “Thank you” in a video to veterans who liberated the islands in 1982
Team Europe strengthens cooperation with Latin American and Caribbean partners to combat Transnational Organised Crime
More Inuit working in government, less Inuit language used there: survey
Mapping the past and the future: Fulbright aids research in the Guiana Shield
Come to the French Side of This Gorgeous Caribbean Island
Quotation of the Day: Allinllachu, World: Quechua Joins Google Translate
Chile’s Identity Crisis: Mapuche Still Under Fire
Hurricane season opens as storm brews in Caribbean
Can El Salvador Save Its Risky Bitcoin Gamble?
Why Are Trinidad and Tobago’s Gangs Becoming More Violent?
Vote Against Politicians Who Consider Tribal Sovereignty a “Threat”

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June: National Indigenous History Month, Canada
Denmark and Greenland in Meetings over Contraceptive Spiral Scandal
Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana – Overflowing Rivers Cause Widespread Flooding
Pangnirtung, Greenland musicians ready for Pique performance
‘Consequences will be dire’: Chile’s water crisis is reaching breaking point
The Language of Water
Inuit documentary in production wins top award at Cannes Film Festival
EPA invests in Native American water infrastructure
Senegalese and Inuit singing come together at Kanesatake powwow
PM signs historic land claim settlement with Siksika First Nation
Cholita Mona Lisa: Bolivian artist gives famed portrait indigenous makeover
Ottawa, First Nations declare new National Wildlife Area in N.W.T.
A massive cyberattack in Costa Rica leaves citizens hurting
Nicaragua’s Parliament bans Language Academy and 82 other NGOs
How Puerto Rico Became the Cryptocracy’s Palm Beach
American Indian College Fund Plans Virtual Conference for Native Students, Educators
Leonard Peltier Shares His Indian Boarding School Story

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1924 June 2: Indian Citizenship Act
The Joy Of Learning Cree Through Children’s Books
Plans underway for geothermal power generation in Montserrat
Contract Killings Account for a Third of Homicides in Paraguay
How humid air, intensified by climate change, is melting Greenland ice
Invest Turks And Caicos Host 3rd Annual Economic Conference
Lack of water in Puerto Rico town sparks federal lawsuit
Paraguay’s slow slide into a state held hostage to drug trafficking
Sint Maarten embarks on resilient crisis management project
Expansion Of Russian Sanctions Regime In Bermuda
How Colombia disenfranchised Indigenous Inga communities in favor of oil
Brathwaite outlines proposed food plan for Barbados
First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy 2022 National Virtual Science Camp
Nicaragua government laying waste to civil society
Barbados Delegation In Rwanda To Strengthen Ties
What a Peruvian native language expert thinks about Google Translate adding Quechua and Aymara to its list
Celebrating Indigenous History Month as an Ally
What makes Rally Barbados so special?
El Salvador accused of ‘massive’ human rights violations with 2% of adults in prison
A crackdown in El Salvador, and fears of arbitrary arrests
‘Not resonating’: muted reception for Queen’s platinum jubilee in Jamaica
Camera operator and TV host Ricardo Ávila shot, killed in southwest Honduras
Harvard Holds Remains of 7,000 Native Americans and 19 Possible Enslaved People, Leaked Draft Says
Dominican Republic ranks among the top countries in the world with the greatest progress in budget transparency
Guatemala welcomes reports that Spain will hike quota of temporary workers
Highlighting Native American creativity, culture
Biden’s revised Cuba policy creates more options for U.S. travelers
U.S. Virgin Islands and FEMA Prepare for Hurricane Season
Yakama Nation member opens Native American comfort food restaurant in Spokane
US lifts Cuba flight restrictions imposed under Trump
Aruba, Bahamas, USVI Leading Caribbean Tourism Renaissance
Army to return 8 more Native children buried at Carlisle

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Lakota elders helped a white man preserve their language. Then he tried to sell it back to them.
Dominica working towards becoming world’s first climate-resilient nation by 2030
Suriname staging second Oil & Gas Summit this month
BVI hosting Cayman Islands in first home match in six years
Athletes To Hunt Medals At Grenada’s Whitsuntide Games
Bermuda Doubles Down on Crypto Despite Recent Market Turmoil
Suriname staring customary seasonal heavy rains in the face
OAS to send election observer missions for Grenada’s June 23 polls
BVI government to begin national dialogue on COI recommendations
Honduras: Failure to issue sentence in Berta Cáceres case denies access to justice for victims
Bahamas government to renew hurricane insurance coverage
Guyana is now UK’s single largest trading partner in the Caribbean
Platinum Jubilee comes amid global push to ditch the British monarchy
Tropical storm warning issued for parts of Bahamas, Cuba and Florida
Guyana’s Economy has Recovered, but Needs to Watch Oil Dependence – IMF
Colombia arrests five in probe of Paraguay prosecutor’s murder
Haitian sugar cane workers denied pensions in the Dominican Republic
St Kitts and Nevis: Govt to launch its own 24 hour channel named MoENT TV in July
There were 200 kidnappings in Haiti in May, United Nations agency says
Funerals Held for Haitians Who Died in Mexico While Waiting for US to Hear Asylum Claims