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Medicine River": Memoir details lasting impact of Indian boarding schools
Mary Annette Pember, a national correspondent for ICT News, will publish her memoir, "Medicine River," on Tuesday, detailing her mother's experiences in an Indian boarding school and the lasting impact of these institutions on her family and the Ojibwe community, highlighting the systematic cultural...
Medicine River": Memoir details lasting impact of Indian boarding schools
Mary Annette Pember, a national correspondent for ICT News, will publish her memoir, "Medicine River," on Tuesday, detailing her mother's experiences in an Indian boarding school and the lasting impact of these institutions on her family and the Ojibwe community, highlighting the systematic cultural...
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AI's Impact on Indigenous Communities: Risks and Opportunities
This article discusses the potential benefits and risks of AI for Indigenous communities, focusing on four key issues: agency decay, bond erosion, climate conundrum, and a divided society, and proposes solutions for a more ethical and inclusive approach to AI development.
AI's Impact on Indigenous Communities: Risks and Opportunities
This article discusses the potential benefits and risks of AI for Indigenous communities, focusing on four key issues: agency decay, bond erosion, climate conundrum, and a divided society, and proposes solutions for a more ethical and inclusive approach to AI development.
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32% Bias Score
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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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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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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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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Greenland's Thawing Permafrost: Methylmercury Threat to Inuit Health
Thawing permafrost in Greenland releases methylmercury, a neurotoxin accumulating in the Arctic food chain, primarily through seal consumption by Inuit communities, causing severe health risks, especially to children, while Greenland remains heavily reliant on Danish funding.
Greenland's Thawing Permafrost: Methylmercury Threat to Inuit Health
Thawing permafrost in Greenland releases methylmercury, a neurotoxin accumulating in the Arctic food chain, primarily through seal consumption by Inuit communities, causing severe health risks, especially to children, while Greenland remains heavily reliant on Danish funding.
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Fairbanks Pays $11.5 Million to Wrongfully Convicted Alaska Native Man
Marvin Roberts, an Alaska Native man wrongly convicted in the 1997 murder of John Hartman, received an $11.5 million settlement from Fairbanks, concluding a long-running lawsuit alleging racial bias by police; the settlement, reached in March but formally dismissed Wednesday, follows similar settlem...
Fairbanks Pays $11.5 Million to Wrongfully Convicted Alaska Native Man
Marvin Roberts, an Alaska Native man wrongly convicted in the 1997 murder of John Hartman, received an $11.5 million settlement from Fairbanks, concluding a long-running lawsuit alleging racial bias by police; the settlement, reached in March but formally dismissed Wednesday, follows similar settlem...
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New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal Under Review Amidst Concerns Over MÄori Rights
The Waitangi Tribunal, established in 1975 to address MÄori 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 MÄori language.
New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal Under Review Amidst Concerns Over MÄori Rights
The Waitangi Tribunal, established in 1975 to address MÄori 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 MÄori language.
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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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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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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
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