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Tag: Indigenous People
How Catholics Avoided Paying Millions in Reparations for Residential Schools
During its final weeks in office, the previous Conservative government reached a deal allowing the church to walk away from most of its obligations.
Pope Apologizes to Indigenous People of Canada
Pope Francis also promised to visit Canada as part of a process of healing and reconciliation over the church’s involvement in an abusive system of residential schools.
Pope Francis Meets With Canadian Indigenous Leaders Seeking Apology
For the first time, Francis received Indigenous survivors of abusive boarding schools in Canada who were seeking the pontiff’s apology over the church’s role in running the schools.
Plan for Amazon Headquarters in South Africa in Peril After Court Order
A judge ordered construction of the development in Cape Town to be halted, saying that the developer had not properly consulted Indigenous South Africans.
Plan for Amazon Headquarters in South Africa in Peril After Court Order
A judge ordered construction of the development in Cape Town to be halted, saying that the developer had not properly consulted Indigenous South Africans.
Covid Surge in New Caledonia, in the Pacific, HIts Indigenous Hardest
New Caledonia escaped the coronavirus for a year and a half, but a surge in cases has led to a state of emergency, with the disease disproportionately hurting the French territory’s Indigenous people.
New Amazon Headquarters Sparks Feud Among Indigenous South Africans
The development, still under construction, sits on sacred land in Cape Town. But some Indigenous leaders have allied with the developers, prompting a debate over who speaks for First Nations people.
Friendly Police Response to Protests Raises Questions Among Canadians
Images on social media contrast the response to the truckers with heavy-handed action last year against Indigenous people who blocked logging.
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Champion of Indigenous Peoples, Dies at 85
As a teenager, she was the star of a film about an Aboriginal girl raised by a white family. As an adult, she fought discrimination in Australia against her people.