A popular ski resort at Lake Tahoe, California has changed its name on Sept. 13 to remove a derogatory term for Native American women after consulting local Indigenous groups. The … Read more
Mexico City will replace a 19th-century statue of Italian colonizer Christopher Columbus situated on one of the main avenues with one of an indigenous woman, the mayor announced last Sept. … Read more
An Aboriginal man in New South Wales (NSW) became the first Indigenous person in Australia to die from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Western NSW Local Health District Chief Executive … Read more
The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) filed a case against Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro for alleged “genocide” and “ecocide” at the International Criminal Court (ICC.) APIB accused Bolsonaro … Read more
The Australian government vowed on Thursday that it will provide 1.1 billion Australian dollars ($813 million) to address Indigenous disadvantage. This includes the compensation to thousands of mixed-race children who … Read more
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a “formal and unreserved apology” on Aug. 1 for the immigration crackdown that targeted Pacific Islanders in the 1970s. “The Government expresses its … Read more
More than 3,000 people have evacuated from five First Nations in northern Ontario on Monday because of the ongoing wildfires that are spreading throughout the region. A total of 3,143 … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP) revealed on July 27 that they have been investigating sexual abuse allegations at a former residential school in Sagkeeng First Nation for the past … Read more
A First Nation in western Canada announced on July 12 the discovery of over 160 “undocumented and unmarked graves” near a former residential school. The Penelakut Tribe in British Columbia … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Inuk leader Mary Simon as Canada’s first Indigenous governor general. “Today, after 154 years, our country takes a historic step. I cannot think of … Read more