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The project aims to promote pride, respect, and encourage the use of the indigenous languages of Mexico, through a series of animated stories narrated in these languages and subtitled in Spanish. Sourced through Scoop.it from: xicanation.com
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The number of unaccompanied minors detained at the U.S. border with Mexico continues to rise, with more than 6,700 taken into custody in December alone, according to the latest figures released this week. The number is a jump from roughly 5,600 detained in November and 4,973 in October, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Compared to same
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Guatemala’s recent history bears the mark of a 36 year long, painful internal armed conflict, during which the State systematically violated the rights of the Mayan population. According to the Report of the Commission for the Historical Clarification of Human Rights Violations in Guatemala, 83.3 percent of the human rights violations were committed against them. Indigenous women have particularly suffered
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The Burns Paiute tribe is a Native American tribe in Oregon. Most are from the Wadatika band of the Northern Paiutes. They were the main people living in south-eastern Oregon from at least 1000 to 1830. Continue reading Sourced through Scoop.it from: abagond.wordpress.com
Read moreRosa Louise McCauley Parks was the greatest, most distinguished African American Woman Civil Rights Activist of our time. The woman known as “the first lady of civil rights” was born February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama to James McCauley and Leona Edwards, her parents, a carpenter and a teacher, respectively. Her ancestry was a mixture of African American, Cherokee-Creek and
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Our words carry medicine. We use our words to pray for our children. We use our words to heal. We use our words to uplift and inspire. Our words, though, can carry poison as … Sourced through Scoop.it from: matikawilbur.com
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On July 12, 2015, Paul Castaway was shot and killed by Denver police while holding a knife to his own throat. The police initially claimed that Castaway, a mentally ill Indigenous man, had charged at them with a knife after stabbing his own mother in the neck. Surveillance footage would later contradict those claims and support the accounts of Castaway’s
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Indigenous Peoples Day, the new holiday replacing Columbus Day. Powwow and Indian Market in Berkeley, California. 23rd Annual Celebration 1992-2015 Saturday, October 10, 2015 10am – 6pm FREE Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park Berkeley CA. Martin Luther King, Jr Way, between Alston Way & Center Street (2180 Milvia St) 1-1/2 blocks west of the Berkeley BART Station
Read moreAlbuquerque, NM — In a historic settlement, Native American tribes have been awarded nearly a billion dollars. The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that a settlement was reached with 645 Native American Tribes for the sum of $940 million dollars. The settlement stems from a 1990 lawsuit, which claimed the U.S. government failed… Sourced through Scoop.it from: thefreethoughtproject.com
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