Many people assigned to care for the Indigenous have been infected, exposing remote communities to the virus. Health workers say they have been plagued by insufficient testing and protective gear.
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Commuting, and Confronting History, on a Remote Canadian Railway
The Tshiuetin line, the first railroad in North America owned and operated by First Nations people, is a symbol of reclamation and defiance for the communities it serves.
Chief Beaten by Police Is Longtime Fighter for Indigenous Rights
Allan Adam leads a Dene nation that famously fought the Canadian government and oil lobby in its territory.
Seven Colombian Soldiers Charged in Rape of Indigenous Girl
The charges, announced by the attorney general, follow years of accusations of illegal killings. The defendants pleaded guilty in a closed hearing.
Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Canadian Indigenous Chief Beaten in Video
The video from a police dash cam added to an uproar over endemic racism in Canadian law enforcement. The police accused the chief of assault, but many people saw him as the victim.
Video of Arrest of Indigenous Chief Shocks Canada
The dash cam video shows a police officer beating Allan Adam, chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in northern Alberta.
‘Genius’ or ‘Amoral’? Artist’s Latest Angers Indigenous Canadians
The Canadian Cree artist Kent Monkman is celebrated for paintings that reflect the lives of Indigenous people, but some feel his new work goes too far.
Peru’s Queen of Quechua Rap Wants to Rescue Indigenous Culture With Her Music
Renata Flores, 19, is part of a generation of Peruvian musicians combining the bouncing beats of Latin trap, rap and reggaeton with the sounds, and language, of the Andean countryside.
As Bolsonaro Keeps Amazon Vows, Brazil’s Indigenous Fear ‘Ethnocide’
President Jair Bolsonaro is moving aggressively to open up the Amazon rainforest to commercial development, posing an existential threat to the tribes living there.
Indigenous Groups Isolated by Coronavirus Face Another Threat: Hunger
Indigenous people across the Americas are trying to defend their communities from the pandemic. But for many, isolation can quickly turn into deprivation.