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November 14, 2024
Contentious New Zealand bill leads to Maori protests, including in Parliament
MPs from the Te Pati Maori Party stood and began a haka, as hundreds march in protest across country New Zealand MPs protest Indigenous treaty bill with haka in Parliament: 5 days ago, Duration 1:31 A group of MPs in New Zealand performed a haka, a traditional Māori performance, in Parliament on Thursday to express opposition...
October 24, 2024
President Biden to issue boarding school apology – at last
The president will be at Gila River Indian Community to acknowledge the trauma wreaked by U.S. forced assimilation policies *UPDATED ICT: More than 150 years after the first Native children were forced to attend Indian boarding schools that robbed them of their families, culture and language, President Joe Biden will issue a long-awaited apology for...
July 31, 2024
Investigation finds at least 973 Indigenous children died in U.S. government boarding schools
Report calls for a formal apology from the U.S. government The Associated Press · Posted: Jul 31, 2024 4:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. CBC News: At least 973 Indigenous children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system, according to the results of an...
August 29, 2023
Australians to vote on whether to recognize Indigenous people in constitution
Referendum will be held Oct. 14, prime minister announced Wednesday CBC News: The Associated Press – Australians will vote on Oct. 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the nation’s first referendum in a generation. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced the referendum date, triggering just over...