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Australia Day Protests Highlight Indigenous Grievances

On Australia Day, January 26th, protests erupted across Australia, with thousands marching in Sydney and Melbourne to denounce high Indigenous incarceration rates, poor health outcomes, and historical injustices stemming from British colonization, while a recent poll showed support for the date rose...

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Sugarcane" Documentary Nomination Spurs Calls for Mandatory School Showings

The Oscar-nominated documentary "Sugarcane" exposes deaths, abuse, and missing children at the former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in British Columbia, prompting calls for mandatory viewing in Canadian schools to promote healing and understanding of Canada's residential school history.

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Union of BC Indian Chiefs Reverses Stance on Northern Gateway Pipeline

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs apologized for comments suggesting support for the Northern Gateway pipeline, clarifying that the Union firmly opposes its revival due to environmental concerns and despite potential US tariffs, maintaining a long-standing mandate against ...

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Imperial Metals Defends Mount Polley Spill as Non-Toxic Amidst Fisheries Act Charges

Imperial Metals president Brian Kynoch claims the Mount Polley mine tailings spill, which released 25 million cubic metres of material into B.C. waterways on Aug. 4, 2014, was not toxic, despite facing 15 Fisheries Act charges for alleged breaches resulting in serious harm to fish; however, independ...

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Trump Executive Order Boosts Alaskan Resource Development, Sparking Controversy

President Trump issued an executive order on his first day to boost oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging in Alaska, reversing Biden-era restrictions; state leaders celebrated, while environmental groups and Indigenous communities oppose the move, anticipating legal challenges.

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President Biden Releases Leonard Peltier After 46 Years in Prison

Leonard Peltier, a Lakota Sioux tribe member imprisoned since 1977 for the murder of two FBI agents, is being released from prison by President Biden after decades of advocacy from human rights organizations and prominent figures.

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Colombia's First Transgender Wayuu Woman: A 45-Year Fight for Recognition

After a 45-year battle, 72-year-old Georgina Epiayú became the first transgender Wayuu woman officially recognized in Colombia, highlighting systemic barriers faced by transgender individuals in accessing basic rights and the socio-economic challenges within the Wayuu community.

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Australia's National Day: Unresolved Colonial Legacy and Geopolitical Dependencies

Australia's national day reveals complex truths: a nation founded on a genocidal land grab, maintaining close US ties despite risks, and struggling to reconcile its colonial past with its present identity.

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Australia Day Protests: A History of Resistance

Annual "Australia Day" protests by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, predating the day's public holiday status, highlight ongoing struggles for justice, land rights, and the failure to address historical grievances, revealing deep social divisions and the need for systemic change.

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Northern Gateway Pipeline Reconsidered Amid Climate Change and US Tariff Threats

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, reversed his opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline, citing climate change, the American threat, and the need to avoid environmentally damaging US development. This follows Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's push for pipelin...

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Jervis Bay Tourism Accused of Ignoring Cancer-Causing Toxins

The Wreck Bay Aboriginal community in Jervis Bay, Australia, is suffering from high rates of cancer and other illnesses due to PFAS contamination from a nearby Defence base, with authorities accused of prioritizing tourism revenue over public health warnings.

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Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier

Former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist convicted in 1977 for the 1975 deaths of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota; Peltier will serve his sentence at home, ending a decades-long legal battle.

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