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B.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?
Peru Congress rejects president’s early elections request
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1863 January 29: Bear River Massacre
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Lula moves to protect indigenous Yanomani amid hunger deaths
Ojibwe storytellers at the WI Historical Society
‘I am Inca blood’: Peru protests fire up a divided nation
Fugitive indigenous activist Facundo Jones Huala detained in El Bolsón
Turks and Caicos Islands to build national fibre ring
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F-35s Deploy to Greenland for First Time, Operate from Thule
Honduran Women Leaders in the Crosshairs
What Uruguay Can Teach Us
How Columbia’s Arhuaco Community Lives In Harmony With Mother Nature
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February: African-American History Month, US
Celebrate the diverse Indigenous languages of the NWT this month
Online tool helping thousands of students, Indigenous community members learn Ojibwe
Choctaw Nation works to preserve the stories of its tribal elders
‘They don’t see us as humans.’ In Peru, protests over racism and neglect spill from the Andes
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Five Canadian Mounties charged over indigenous man’s death
15 Native American tribes to receive $580 million in federal money for water rights settlement
US resettles Guantanamo Bay detainee Majid Khan in Belize
Is This Peru’s “Constitutional Moment”?
This Stunning Island Is Called the ‘Emerald Isle of the Caribbean’ — and Has an Active Volcano and Black-sand Beaches
St. Kitts and Nevis envoy vows support for Taiwan’s international inclusion
Jamaica Ready to Join International Force in Haiti
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Bermuda hit by major internet and power outage
Projected decrease in trail access in the Arctic
ICC wants tougher rules on Arctic underwater shipping noise
IMPAC5
Cherokee People Demand US Fulfill 200-Year-Old Promise
Honduras launches $280 mln U.N.-backed humanitarian aid plan
Worries abound that Mexico’s Maya Train will destroy jungle
Chile Seeks Solutions to Mapuche Tensions
Antigua and Barbuda: Elections Over, yet Challenges Remain
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A jump into Ojibwe tradition on the ice of Lake Mendota
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First Nations leaders, federal officials create marine refuge on B.C. Central Coast
Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs
Cubans respond with zeal to new US migration policy
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Canada’s first Indigenous languages office aims to operate by summer, commissioner says
Choctaw Lesson: A Fish Fry
Poteau Father-Daughter Duo Featured in New Choctaw Nation Series, ‘Choctaw Proud’
Manuscript used to eradicate Andean thought is now key to revitalizing it
Illegal mines and “floating towns” on the Puré River leave uncontacted Indigenous peoples at risk
Cuba Hopes to Activate a New Cable from Martinique in April
3 American tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico after being warned to stop filming a hamburger cart
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1974 February 7: Grenada Independence Day
Smithsonian Presents the Mother Tongue Film Festival, “Coming Home”
GNWT’s Action Plan for Indigenous Languages extended to 2025
Romney helps secure full funding for Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement
State court backs Leech Lake Ojibwe in dispute over proposed mill
Grounds of sacred Mississippi Choctaw burial ground vandalized
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay make joint 2030 World Cup bid
Ecuador polls: Murdered candidate elected as mayor
Colombia: Indigenous groups protesting outside Congress in Bogota Feb. 7
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To protect marine areas, Canada must include First Nations
First Nations Highlight Ocean’s Role in Their Survival, Open IMPAC5
‘Not a good sign’: Study shows Greenland temperatures at 1,000-year high
Bermuda’s new mobile operator to operate from the clouds
Panama to allow Iran naval vessels to sail through Panama Canal, despite US opposition
The Falkland Islands take over Presidency of the UK Overseas Territories Association
Indigenous women record age-old knowledge of bees in Colombia’s Amazon
Brazilian church provides aid to the Yanomami, calls for justice after ‘genocide’
Elián González nearly became an American. Now, he’s poised to become a Cuban lawmaker
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Brazil expelling illegal miners from indigenous lands
‘It gives people a purpose’: This Inuit wellness project just won a $1M prize
Ojibwe Winter Games return to Wisconsin after 150 years
U.S. donates $14 mln in security equipment to tackle Costa Rican crime
Ecuador top drug trafficker captured in Colombian border city -police
Guadeloupe: Rolling power outages continue territorywide as of Feb. 9 due to ongoing labor dispute; water shortages reported
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Native Americans renew protests of Kansas City Chiefs mascot
First Nation in B.C. declares state of emergency over ‘unrelenting’ impact of drugs and alcohol
Rights expert urges Denmark and Greenland to examine colonial legacy’s impact
Denmark Wants to Strengthen Foreign and Security Policy Cooperation With Greenland and the Faroe Islands
Macon-Bibb County raises Muscogee (Creek) Nation flag in effort to grow intergovernmental, community relationship
Nicaragua sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison
Nicaraguan prisoners freed: 222 opposition figures deported to US
Ex-Honduras president bribed by prominent family, U.S. prosecutors say
In Bolivia, China Signs Deal For World’s Largest Lithium Reserves
How did the Dutch royal family fare on their vibrant Caribbean tour? The Tatler verdict is in
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IMF says El Salvador’s bitcoin risks have not materialized but ‘should be addressed’
At least 26 dead and 2,000 injured as wildfires rage out of control across Chile
Argentine Supreme Court dismisses Mapuche land ownership filing
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1818 February 12: Chile Independence Day
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State Education Department Proposes Indigenous Culture and Language Studies Certification for Teachers
Cherokee Nation announces plans for $18M treatment center
Fishermen in French Guiana complain of foreign boats overfishing their waters
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The lost trail: Study finds Inuit losing access to old paths
Cherokee Nation fights Oklahoma’s opioid crisis with new behavioral health center
Barbados, Anguilla, showcased at NY Travel and Adventure show, as travel returns
British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Marshall Islands and Russia added to EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes
Jovenel Moise: Four more people arrested over plot to kill Haiti’s president
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SciQ: A new approach to ethical research in the North
Supporting Inuit teachers
Canada must do more to eliminate tuberculosis: Letter to the editor
Climate change takes toll on traditional Ojibwe wild rice harvest
Panama migrant bus plunges off road killing 39
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines embassy in Taiwan unveils reading room
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2 food studies in Nunavut receive federal funding
Belize a big supporter of Taiwan’s right to freedom, democracy: First Lady
Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship
Oil-rich Guyana expects annual economic growth of over 25% in coming years
Peru: Lethal state repression is yet another example of contempt for the Indigenous and campesino population
Caribbean Leaders Focus on Haiti at Bahamas Summit
Canada will send naval vessels to Haiti, but stops short of military intervention
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Coffee Conversation: Ojibwe Winter Games Returns to UMD
Drought and frost batter vital potato crops in Bolivia
Peruvian loggers given 28 years in jail for murder of four Indigenous leaders
Colombia’s Indigenous have a business plan to stop drugs, save forest
Jamaica PM facing anti-corruption scrutiny
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Meet the first woman to be elected speaker of the Navajo Nation’s legislative branch
Costa Rica on EU tax blacklist due to past gov’t negligence – Chaves
Social media restricted in Suriname amid cost of living protests
Severing Taiwan ties would be a ‘historic mistake’: Paraguay president
Caribbean Leaders Rule Out Sending Troops to Haiti
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The economic impact of plastic pollution in Antigua and Barbuda
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International Mother Language Day: Languages must be respected and embraced not excluded
Celebrate International Mother Language Day 2023
The Best Things to Do in Barbados, a Caribbean Island with Strong Black History Ties to the U.S.
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February 21: International Mother Language Day
Greenland Wants You to Visit. But Not All at Once.
Cherokee Nation Enrollment tops 450,000
Schools, communities in western Mexico fight to preserve indigenous languages
Paraguay marijuana festival sets high hopes for legalization
Bolivia has a soy deforestation problem. It’s worse than previously thought.
The Rise of the Yaghan, Indigenous People of Tierra del Fuego Once Declared ‘Extinct’
Cuba suffers third major blackout in a week
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1979 February 22: Saint Lucia Independence Day
New report reveals Indigenous language learning is on the rise
Melanie Mark, first First Nations woman elected to B.C. legislature, leaving politics
Muscogee (Creek) Nation leadership placed a wreath at the Arlington National Cemetery
Honduras extends, expands state of emergency for second time
Colombia, Bolivia to ask UN to remove coca leaf from narcotics list
Civilians face heightened danger from Colombia’s landmines
Colombia: Indigenous activists occupy Medellin City Hall following protest Feb. 22
The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas
Saint Lucia holds Independence celebration, pledges support for Taiwan
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Building union awareness among Inuit mining workers
Ojibwe Winter Games combines cultural history with outdoor fun
First Quantum halts copper processing in Panama as dispute spirals
Anti-logging activist killed in western Mexico
Native advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous people denounce Lujan Grisham’s appointment to lead Indian Affairs
How a Bolivian construction worker became an online star from her Va. garage
Attempt by Ecuador’s government to silence investigative journalism
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Makivvik names two Nunavik Inuit self-determination negotiators
Navajo community wins fight to replace crumbling campus
How Ojibwe tribes in Wisconsin resisted efforts to deny treaty rights
US Virgin Islands, Epstein plaintiff seek more documents from JPMorgan
Wanderthirst: bringing my whole self back home to Barbados
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Native American advocacy group retires ‘Crying Indian’ commercial
El Salvador Opens Mega-Prison
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Quebec Inuit jailed 15 times more than provincial incarceration average
Marlink’s digital transformation of French Guiana using SES’s multi-orbit satellite network
Black activist who became PM of Dominica was target of RCMP dirty tricks: documents
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1844 February 27: Dominican Republic Independence Day
Native Americans seized Wounded Knee 50 years ago. Here’s what 1 reporter remembers
Native Americans remember Wounded Knee
Sanikiluaq, Puvirnituq and Ottawa to get Inuit-specific women’s shelters
Inuit Lawyer Aaju Peter on Her New Documentary and the Ongoing Fight for Indigenous Rights
Few speak Ojibwe as a first language. This ‘nest’ is teaching kids to in Cloquet
American swimming champ found dead in US Virgin Islands, investigation underway
British slave owners’ family makes public apology in Grenada
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Native American group gets rights to famed ‘Crying Indian’ ad
Greenland’s natural ‘medicine for the soul’
Costa Rica will be the first country in Central America to have an Artificial Intelligence strategy
Chinese investment continues to hurt Latin American ecosystems, report says
Cocaine worth $330m found in Ecuador banana shipment
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50 years ago, Wounded Knee occupation put spotlight on Native American issues
The Last Jeep Cherokee Rolls Off the Line At Belvidere
MS13’s Mexico Program Key to El Salvador Gang Negotiations
Judge Orders Investigation of Guatemalan Journalists
Human Rights Watch demands Trinidad repatriate citizens in Syria suspected of ISIS links
Dozens of forest fires scorch Cuba, threatening brittle economy
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1926 March 2: James Ronald Webster’s Birthday, Anguilla
‘Gods of Mexico’ Review: A Portrait of Indigenous Residents
What Bolivia’s Aymara people taught me about identity
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Church in Amazonia decries murder of indigenous activist in Ecuador
Two dead, dozens of police held hostage in Colombia in protest against oil company
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April: Hmong Heritage Month
1805 April 2: Children’s Book Day/Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday
1949 April 4: Founding of NATO