Indigenous communities have long called on the Vatican rescind the concept, which had been used over the centuries to seize land from people in the Americas, Africa and elsewhere.
Tag: Indigenous People
Authorities Reinstate Alcohol Ban for Aboriginal Australians
The reaction to a rise in crime has renewed hard questions about race and control, and about the open wounds of discrimination.
Álvaro Colom, Guatemalan President Who Fought for the Indigenous, Dies at 71
He expanded access to education and health care in Indigenous villages and provided aid to the poor in a country scarred by deep inequalities and decades of civil war.
Teenage Rapper, Rooted in Mapuche Identity, Roars for Indigenous Rights
MC Millaray, 16, an emerging music star in Chile, uses her fierce lyrics to convey five centuries of struggles by the country’s largest Indigenous group against European colonizers.
More Evidence of Indigenous Children’s Graves Is Found in Canada
The finding, announced by the Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, comes from one of several searches underway at former Indigenous schools across Canada.
Ecuador Moves to Expand Drilling in the Amazon
A novel idea to leave the country’s vast oil reserves in the ground fizzled for lack of international support. Now, struggling under painful debt, the government wants to expand drilling in the rainforest.
Girl Guides of Canada Drops Brownies Name
The organization adopted a new name, Embers, for the branch after current and former members said that the old one was a barrier to belonging.
How a Nuclear Dump in Taiwan Created a Generation of Activists
For members of a Taiwanese tribe, a waste site on their island serves as a painful reminder of the government’s broken promises, and a symbol of their long struggle for greater autonomy.
Reporting Vignettes From the Past Year in Canada
The Times’s journalists in Canada reflect on some of the stories and reporting experiences that marked 2022.
Conservatives in Western Canada Pass Law Rejecting Federal Sovereignty
A new law in the province of Alberta radically circumscribes federal authority, advancing the agenda of the province’s far-right secessionist movement.