One Hundred Years On, Argentine State Acknowledges Indigenous Massacre in Trial — Global Issues

One Hundred Years On, Argentine State Acknowledges Indigenous Massacre in Trial — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

During one of the hearings in Buenos Aires, the court trying a 1924 indigenous massacre in the Chaco heard the testimony of historian Nicolás Iñigo Carrera, from the University of Buenos Aires, who has been studying indigenous history in Argentina for decades. The expert witness described in detail the conditions…

Mining Destroys the Lives of Indigenous People in Venezuela — Global Issues

Mining Destroys the Lives of Indigenous People in Venezuela — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Children and adolescents in a Yanomami community in Parima, on the southern border with Brazil, the area where four indigenous people were shot dead and others injured when they confronted military troops last March. CREDIT: Wataniba by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Thursday, May 12, 2022 Inter Press Service CARACAS, May 12 (IPS)…

Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality — Global Issues

Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Every other Tuesday, a working group of Mayan women meets to review the organization and progress of their food saving and production project in Uayma, in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. CREDIT: Courtesy of the Ko’ox Tani Foundation by Emilio Godoy (uayma, mexico) Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Inter Press…