#indigenous persons

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In Minneapolis, Native American patrols keep watch – and see history repeating: ‘We are still being chased’

The American Indian Movement was established in Minneapolis more than 50 years ago in response to police brutality. After ICE agents flooded

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The Forest Knows, Life In The Amazon

Il fotografo Nicoló Lanfranchi racconta la storia straordinaria del popolo Asháninka in Amazzonia

The Forest Knows is a photographic project by Nicoló Lanfranchi that tells the extraordinary story of the Asháninka people, inhabitants of the village of Apiwtxa, located in the Acre region of the Amazon (Brazil). At the centre of this visual tale is the figure of Benki Piyãko, a shaman and environmental activist, who together with his brothers led an incredible forest reforestation project, planting millions of trees and regenerating territories once devastated by deforestation.

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Indigenous Comcáac turtle group saves sea turtles in Mexico’s Gulf of California

An olive ridley sea turtle hatchling born in Comcáac territory.

Photo courtesy of Grupo Tortuguero Comcáac.

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Court clears path for "Alligator Alcatraz" on sacred tribal land

Miccosukee leaders warn that the sprawling complex is interfering with ceremonies as the case moves forward

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Over 15 Navajo Nation Members Wrongly Detained or Questioned in Trump Immigration Raids

One Navajo Nation official said that “many fear for the threat of being deported.”…

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Alice Duncan Black Hole

Black Hole was created at Lake Mungo, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Barkandji/Paakantyi, Mutthi Mutthi and Ngiyampaa people. This site represents an important, often overlooked, natural Australian landmark. Since the discoveries of ancient human remains in the 1960s, Lake Mungo has been the location of an ongoing, often tense dialogue between Aboriginal people and descendants of settlers.

Aesthetica Art Prize