“We owe it to them. We exist because of them,” the mayor of Mexico City said in a news conference.
Tag: Indigenous People
After Video of Abusive Nurse, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Health Overhaul
The abuse last year of an Indigenous woman in a Quebec hospital has prompted outrage and underlined the discrimination facing Canada’s Indigenous community.
Australia’s Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Aboriginal Communities
With the Delta variant spreading, only 15 percent of Indigenous people over the age of 16 have been fully inoculated, well behind the national level, according to officials.
Indigenous people face a unique risk that is poorly understood, a W.H.O. official said.
Most countries in the Americas collect no Covid-19 figures on Indigenous people, although that “data is essential to guide effective policies,” the official said.
The Indigenous Archaeologist Searching for Missing Residential School Children
Kisha Supernant has brought radar technology to the search for burial sites in Canada while she works to reshape her profession’s relationship with Indigenous communities.
Kamloops Residential School Survivor Speaks
A poet and educator talks about life in the former residential school near Kamloops as his First Nation looks at next steps.
My Most Memorable Interview With a Residential School Survivor
A poet and educator talks about life in the former residential school near Kamloops as his First Nation looks at next steps.
Trudeau Appoints Mary Simon Canada’s First Indigenous Governor General
The appointment of Mary Simon, a former ambassador, comes as Canada grapples with the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves, mainly of Indigenous children.
Honduras Court Convicts Ex-Dam Executive in Murder of Celebrated Environmentalist
Roberto David Castillo, the former head of the company that was building a hydroelectric dam on Indigenous land in Honduras, was found guilty of being a co-conspirator in the murder of Berta Caceres.
Residential School Photos Show Canada’s Grim Legacy of Cultural Erasure
With the discovery of human remains on the grounds of residential schools, this history is now dominating the conversation in the country.