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4:57pm, 27th April, 2019

Brazil's indigenous tribes protest Bolsonaro assimilation plan

Thousands of people representing the more than 300 tribes native to Brazil marched to government offices in Brasilia on Friday to protest the policies of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that threaten their reservation lands.

Indigenous land activist shot dead in Costa Rica

2:44pm, 19th March, 2019

World

Indigenous land activist shot dead in Costa Rica

Unknown attackers shot dead a well-known Costa Rican activist who defended land for the Bribri indigenous people in the Central American country, the government said on Tuesday.

Indigenous Pemon on Venezuela's border with Brazil vow to let aid in

5:23pm, 9th February, 2019

World

Indigenous Pemon on Venezuela's border with Brazil vow to let aid in

Venezuela's Pemon, an indigenous people living along the border with Brazil, are determined to allow into the embattled country any foreign aid that may arrive, even if that means a showdown with Venezuelan security forces and the government of...

In Los Angeles, Columbus Day is out; Indigenous Peoples Day is in

8:26pm, 8th October, 2018

US

In Los Angeles, Columbus Day is out; Indigenous Peoples Day is in

The city of Los Angeles celebrated its first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, joining the growing ranks of local governments across the country replacing the traditional Columbus Day holiday with observances of Native American history and culture.

Indigenous Mexicans spurn presidential vote with blockades, bulldozers

7:14am, 30th June, 2018

World

Indigenous Mexicans spurn presidential vote with blockades, bulldozers

NAHUATZEN, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican voters will stream to the polls this Sunday in a pivotal presidential contest, but leaders representing tens of thousands of indigenous people have vowed to block voting in their communities to protest a system t...

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Brazil's indigenous tribes protest Bolsonaro assimilation plan

Indigenous land activist shot dead in Costa Rica

Indigenous Pemon on Venezuela's border with Brazil vow to let aid in

In Los Angeles, Columbus Day is out; Indigenous Peoples Day is in

Indigenous Mexicans spurn presidential vote with blockades, bulldozers

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