Sydney’s 1789 smallpox epidemic came from the First Fleet and killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians: new research

New mathematical modelling shows the first smallpox epidemic among Aboriginal people in the Sydney region may have spread ...

From the 2010 Olympics to the World Cup, Vancouver has pioneered Indigenous inclusion

Scattered among the many big screens airing World Cup matches and the food stands with local fare like poutine, Vancouver’s ...

Younger Australians show greater interest in Indigenous histories, but know less about them: new research

Originating in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander political protest and advocacy, the National Aborigines and Islanders ...
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Upriver Into Moral Morass: ‘Amazomania’ Takes Critical Look At Documenting Uncontacted Indigenous Tribes – DC/DOX

A member of the Indigenous Korubo tribe of Brazil looks into a camera. B-Reel Films/Sierstedt Film/Les Films du Tambourgs de Soie In the documentary Amazomania, which just screened at the DC/DOX ...
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How Indigenous people influenced the Founding Fathers

The Declaration of Independence's grievance 27 described Native Americans as "merciless Indian savages," which helped justify policies of removal. Despite this racist language, founders like Benjamin ...
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Karajarri celebrate Australia’s first ‘Sea Country’ Indigenous Protected Area

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Kimberley region of northwestern Australia is a biodiversity hotspot and ancestral home of the Karajarri people, who recently dedicated ...
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UN committee warns systemic discrimination against Indigenous children in Australia youth justice system

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) warned in a statement issued Tuesday that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia continue to face systemic ...
HeraldNet

Tulalip Tribes honors missing and murdered Indigenous people

TULALIP —Members of the Tulalip Tribes gathered and marched Tuesday to bring awareness to the number of Native Americans affected by violence, homicide and human trafficking. Over 100 people came ...
KHQ

Colville Tribes to light Grand Coulee Dam red for missing Indigenous people

NESPELEM, Wash. — The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation announced several events and displays tied to the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on ...
The New York Times

How Indigenous Acknowledgments Became a Target in Australia

Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the practice. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, Australia Leading up to ...
Reuters

Riot erupts over Australian Indigenous girl's suspected killer, authorities urge calm

SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a 5-year-old Indigenous girl, ...
The New York Times

Indigenous Speakers Are Booed During Commemorations of Australia’s War Dead

Dawn services for Anzac Day were disrupted in three cities. The hecklers seemed to be targeting a widespread Aboriginal custom meant to acknowledge the land’s original inhabitants. By Victoria Kim ...