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Peru's Controversial Forestry Law Amendment Risks Amazon Deforestation
Peru's Constitutional Court upheld a controversial amendment to its forestry law, eliminating the need for permits to convert forested land, potentially accelerating deforestation and jeopardizing indigenous communities' rights, despite concerns about legitimizing past illegal activities and undermi...
Peru's Controversial Forestry Law Amendment Risks Amazon Deforestation
Peru's Constitutional Court upheld a controversial amendment to its forestry law, eliminating the need for permits to convert forested land, potentially accelerating deforestation and jeopardizing indigenous communities' rights, despite concerns about legitimizing past illegal activities and undermi...
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48% Bias Score
UBC Faculty Challenge to Land Acknowledgments Highlights Misunderstanding of Indigenous Rights
Four University of British Columbia faculty members petitioned to halt land acknowledgments, misinterpreting them as political rather than legal recognitions of Musqueam Nation's unceded land title, a status constitutionally protected in Canada.
UBC Faculty Challenge to Land Acknowledgments Highlights Misunderstanding of Indigenous Rights
Four University of British Columbia faculty members petitioned to halt land acknowledgments, misinterpreting them as political rather than legal recognitions of Musqueam Nation's unceded land title, a status constitutionally protected in Canada.
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36% Bias Score
YouTuber Arrested After Illegal Landing on North Sentinel Island
A 24-year-old American YouTuber was arrested in India after illegally landing on the restricted North Sentinel Island, highlighting the ongoing conflict between the Sentinelese people's right to isolation and continued attempts at contact that have historically resulted in death for outsiders.
YouTuber Arrested After Illegal Landing on North Sentinel Island
A 24-year-old American YouTuber was arrested in India after illegally landing on the restricted North Sentinel Island, highlighting the ongoing conflict between the Sentinelese people's right to isolation and continued attempts at contact that have historically resulted in death for outsiders.
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52% Bias Score
Federal Layoffs Gut Native American Health Program
The $32.5 million annual Healthy Tribes program, combating chronic diseases among Native Americans, was eliminated via federal layoffs, leaving tribal leaders questioning the federal government's commitment to its trust responsibilities and jeopardizing crucial health services.
Federal Layoffs Gut Native American Health Program
The $32.5 million annual Healthy Tribes program, combating chronic diseases among Native Americans, was eliminated via federal layoffs, leaving tribal leaders questioning the federal government's commitment to its trust responsibilities and jeopardizing crucial health services.
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56% Bias Score
New Mexico Launches Turquoise Alert System for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
New Mexico launched the Turquoise Alert System on July 1st, a specialized alert system to address the high number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, using cell phone alerts and coordinated law enforcement response, reflecting a national effort to combat this issue.
New Mexico Launches Turquoise Alert System for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
New Mexico launched the Turquoise Alert System on July 1st, a specialized alert system to address the high number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, using cell phone alerts and coordinated law enforcement response, reflecting a national effort to combat this issue.
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32% Bias Score
Mabo Family Condemns Rio Tinto's Funding of Mabo Centre
Six of Eddie Mabo's grandchildren publicly condemned Rio Tinto's funding of the Mabo Centre at the University of Melbourne, accusing the mining company of hypocrisy and betraying Mabo's legacy, despite senior family members' prior knowledge of the funding; the company declined to comment.
Mabo Family Condemns Rio Tinto's Funding of Mabo Centre
Six of Eddie Mabo's grandchildren publicly condemned Rio Tinto's funding of the Mabo Centre at the University of Melbourne, accusing the mining company of hypocrisy and betraying Mabo's legacy, despite senior family members' prior knowledge of the funding; the company declined to comment.
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40% Bias Score
New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal Under Review Amidst Concerns Over Māori Rights
The Waitangi Tribunal, established in 1975 to address Māori grievances, is under review by the New Zealand government, sparking concerns about its future role in upholding the Treaty of Waitangi, particularly after a 1980s case successfully revitalized the Māori language.
New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal Under Review Amidst Concerns Over Māori Rights
The Waitangi Tribunal, established in 1975 to address Māori grievances, is under review by the New Zealand government, sparking concerns about its future role in upholding the Treaty of Waitangi, particularly after a 1980s case successfully revitalized the Māori language.
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32% Bias Score
Mexico's Judicial Reform: Systemic Exclusion of Indigenous People
Mexico's judicial reform, intended to improve efficiency and public access, has excluded indigenous people; only six of over 3,000 candidates self-identify as indigenous, despite comprising 19.4% of the population, highlighting systemic discrimination and inequality within the judicial system.
Mexico's Judicial Reform: Systemic Exclusion of Indigenous People
Mexico's judicial reform, intended to improve efficiency and public access, has excluded indigenous people; only six of over 3,000 candidates self-identify as indigenous, despite comprising 19.4% of the population, highlighting systemic discrimination and inequality within the judicial system.
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44% Bias Score
Ecuador's Presidential Runoff: Gonzalez vs. Noboa
Ecuador holds a presidential runoff election on April 13th between leftist Luisa Gonzalez and centrist Daniel Noboa amid political instability, economic turmoil, and rising violence; Gonzalez's close ties to former president Rafael Correa present a significant factor.
Ecuador's Presidential Runoff: Gonzalez vs. Noboa
Ecuador holds a presidential runoff election on April 13th between leftist Luisa Gonzalez and centrist Daniel Noboa amid political instability, economic turmoil, and rising violence; Gonzalez's close ties to former president Rafael Correa present a significant factor.
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16% Bias Score
Kitselas Nation Votes Overwhelmingly for Self-Governance
The Kitselas First Nation in British Columbia's Skeena Valley overwhelmingly voted to become self-governing on Thursday, with 85% voting Yes for the treaty and 81% for its constitution, ending governance under Canada's Indian Act and paving the way for self-determination.
Kitselas Nation Votes Overwhelmingly for Self-Governance
The Kitselas First Nation in British Columbia's Skeena Valley overwhelmingly voted to become self-governing on Thursday, with 85% voting Yes for the treaty and 81% for its constitution, ending governance under Canada's Indian Act and paving the way for self-determination.
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48% Bias Score
NZ Parliament Rejects Treaty of Waitangi Redefinition Bill
New Zealand's parliament resoundingly defeated (112-11) a bill that sought to redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, following widespread public opposition from the Māori community and a heated parliamentary debate.
NZ Parliament Rejects Treaty of Waitangi Redefinition Bill
New Zealand's parliament resoundingly defeated (112-11) a bill that sought to redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, following widespread public opposition from the Māori community and a heated parliamentary debate.
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40% Bias Score
La memoria de las mariposas": Exposing Amazonian Genocide
The Peruvian documentary "La memoria de las mariposas" exposes the brutal exploitation of indigenous peoples in the Putumayo Amazon during the early 1900s rubber boom, using recovered archival footage and eyewitness accounts to illustrate the genocide and enduring impact of historical injustices.
La memoria de las mariposas": Exposing Amazonian Genocide
The Peruvian documentary "La memoria de las mariposas" exposes the brutal exploitation of indigenous peoples in the Putumayo Amazon during the early 1900s rubber boom, using recovered archival footage and eyewitness accounts to illustrate the genocide and enduring impact of historical injustices.
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24% Bias Score
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