Pope's apology for abuses at Catholic residential schools, in Canada, not enough

The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country’s church-run residential schools didn't go far enough, suggesting that reconciliation over the fraught history is still very much a work in progress. [FRANCE 24 English]

Thousands of Children Likely Died at US Indigenous Boarding Schools, Report Says - Tasnim News Agency

An investigation found hundreds of children died in at least 53 separate burial sites at federal Native American boarding schools across the US, as the number is expected to rise to tens of thousands.

Καναδάς : Περισσότεροι από 50 τάφοι βρέθηκαν στην περιοχή δύο πρώην σχολείων για παιδιά ιθαγενών

 

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Η Keeseekoose, μια ιθαγενής κοινότητα στον Καναδά, ανακοίνωσε την ανακάλυψη 54 πιθανών τάφων χωρίς σήμα που βρίσκονται στο έδαφος δύο πρώην οικιστικών σχολείων για παιδιά των Γηγενών Πρώτων Εθνών (Αυτόχθονες πληθυσμοί).

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 Keeseekoose, una comunidad indígena de Canadá, anunció el hallazgo de 54 potenciales tumbas sin identificar ubicadas en los predios de dos antiguas escuelas residenciales para los niños pertenecientes a las Naciones Originarias

 

Canada agrees to ‘historic reparations’ for 200,000 indigenous children — RT World News

The Canadian government has reached a “milestone” $31-billion settlement to compensate indigenous children and families harmed by the “discriminatory underfunding” of the child welfare system on First Nations reservations.

Cientos de indígenas piden al Gobierno colombiano proteger territorios de extractivismo

 

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La muerte de dos mapuches tras un operativo militar en Chile aviva las tensiones

 

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Líderes de España y de países americanos chocan por la conmemoración de la llegada Colón a América

 

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Etats-Unis : des manifestants vandalisent la statue de Christophe Colomb à Tampa

 

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Ecuador dispute escalates over mining in Indigenous areas

 

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Canada's Catholic bishops acknowledge Native abuse

 

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Top Brazil court hears arguments in key indigenous land case • FRANCE 24

 

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International Watchdog Urges Brazil to Reject Anti-Indigenous Bill on Lands - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - Human Rights Watch has called on Brazil to vote down a bill on land appropriation that would hinder indigenous peoples from claiming their right to ancestral lands as hundreds of indigenous protesters camp on President Jair Bolsonaro's doorstep.

Indígenas del Amazonas resisten la minería ilegal de oro: la tribu yanomami pide ayuda en Brasil

 

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B.C. First Nation says more than 160 unmarked graves found near Kuper Island Residential School

 

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Indigenous land rights: Brazil court postpones ruling on controversial bill

 

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Canada: Hundreds of graves found at Indigenous boarding school

 

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Fighting for sacred land: The people taking on Amazon in Africa

 

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Peru's Asháninka people gain autonomy through cacao farming

 

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UN Grills Australia Over Refugees, Indigenous People

The United Nations Human Rights Committee for a second day in Geneva grilled a delegation from Australia over the country’s human rights record, slamming the government’s policies toward refugees and its indigenous population.

Brazil: Indigenous groups condemn alleged massacre

Prosecutors are investigating a reported massacre in which members of an "uncontacted" indigenous tribe were allegedly killed by illegal gold miners in a distant part of the country's Amazon.