Tag #Indigenous Rights

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Jim Thorpe: A Native American Olympian's Triumph Over Adversity

Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning" is a documentary that recounts the life of Jim Thorpe, a Native American Olympian who overcame poverty, displacement, and discrimination to become a celebrated athlete, emphasizing his perseverance and the importance of recognizing Native American contributions to Ameri...

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Victorian Bill to Establish Permanent First Peoples' Assembly

The Victorian government will introduce a bill to parliament to make the First Peoples' Assembly permanent, granting it decision-making powers on issues affecting Aboriginal people; the opposition opposes this move while other parties support it, potentially making it the second state with such an A...

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WA Police Officer's Actions in Fatal Shooting Deemed 'Too Hasty'

A coronial inquest in Western Australia found that police officer Brent Wyndham acted too hastily and escalated a preventable situation, leading to the death of 29-year-old Yamatji woman JC in 2019 after he shot her in the stomach at close range.

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Sáttítla Highlands Monument Designation Faces Legal Challenge

President Biden designated the 224,676-acre Sáttítla Highlands in northeastern California as a national monument in January 2024, protecting it from energy development, fulfilling a decades-long effort by the Pit River Tribe; however, President Trump aims to reverse this, triggering a legal battle.

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Life on Land
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UN Project Ends Food Shortages in Colombia's Guajira Region

The UN's SCALA project provided a well supplying 45,000 liters of water daily to 45 Wayúu families in Colombia's Guajira region, enabling year-round food production and ending food shortages; this project also focused on education and the integration of ancestral knowledge with modern techniques.

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Zero Hunger
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Globe and Mail Wins Multiple Journalism Awards for Investigative Reporting

The Globe and Mail won 10 Digital Publishing Awards and Jana G. Pruden won the Landsberg Award for the podcast "In Her Defence: 50th Street", which investigated the unsolved death of an Indigenous woman, highlighting issues in policing and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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Fraser's UNDRIP Remarks Highlight Canada's Indigenous Development Dilemma

Justice Minister Sean Fraser's accurate statement on the lack of Indigenous veto power in Canadian law under UNDRIP sparked a political crisis, revealing the tension between legal obligations and political goals regarding industrial development on Indigenous lands.

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Bill C-5 Passes Amidst Rare Cross-Party Cooperation in Canadian Parliament

The Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-5 on June 20th, granting the government power to expedite infrastructure projects; this notably featured a handshake between Prime Minister Carney and Conservative leaders, symbolizing improved cross-party cooperation after a decade of intense partisanship.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Hualapai Tribe Lawsuit Highlights Green Transition's Human Rights Concerns

The Hualapai tribe in Arizona is suing the US Bureau of Land Management for approving lithium mining near their sacred hot spring, H'a'Kamwe', highlighting growing concerns about human rights and environmental abuses in the green energy transition; a federal judge temporarily halted drilling.

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Bolivian Wildfires Force Indigenous Community Displacement

The Tie Uñá Ayoreo community in Bolivia's Santa Cruz region has been displaced for three years after wildfires destroyed their homes and land, highlighting the impact of deforestation and lack of government support on indigenous communities.

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No Poverty
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Joffre Lakes Park Closed: Indigenous Rights and Public Access Clash

Joffre Lakes Provincial Park in British Columbia is closed for two weeks, allowing the Lil'wat and N'Quatqua First Nations to reconnect with their traditional lands while addressing concerns over park overuse and balancing Indigenous rights with public access.

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Woodside Granted Extension on Controversial Gas Project

Woodside Energy received an extension to respond to Australian federal government conditions on its North West Shelf gas project extension, prompting continued protests from environmental groups concerned about the project's impact on ancient Aboriginal rock art and climate change, while the company...

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