How Indigenous business owners are faring, post-pandemic
The number of Indigenous business owners is growing at five times the rate of self-employed Canadians as a whole. Additionally, Indigenous women are starting businesses at twice the rate of non-Indigenous women, according to a 2020 RBC report.
The Radio Station Giving Indigenous People a Voice
“Historically we’ve been bombarded with information from outside, and now we want to speak for ourselves. We want to show the needs of our peoples.”
– . Dad Neba, Station Coordinator, Voces Originarias Panamá
Is There Mental Health Help If You’re in Prison?
In many cases, experts contend that mental health care for incarcerated people is inconsistent and in some cases, inadequate.
It’s our land, too: Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples Protest Against Bolsonaro
“Today we are here resisting in order to exist,”
– Ãngoho Pataxó, a relative and leader of the Pataxó Hã-Hã-Hãe people at Katurama village
‘Our ancestors are in the rocks’: Australian gas project threatens ancient carvings – and emissions blowout
As the last of the sun’s rays curl away from the coast in Australia’s remote north-west, Josie Alec opens her arms and sings in traditional...
Chef Crystal Wahpepah on the power of Indigenous cuisine: ‘Native foods are overlooked’
(The Guardian - May 15, 2022) - Out on the sunny patio at Wahpepah’s Kitchen, sizzling plates of bison and deer make their way down...
Indigenous Canadians make a painful plea on eve of British royal visit
(Star-Phoenix - Reporting by Jenna Zucker Editing by Denny Thomas and Paul Simao - May 16, 2022) - As Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife...
‘We were told our brothers were dead’: Chile’s Lost Tribe Reclaims Identity
By Mat Youkee in Tierra del Fuego (The Guardian - May 3, 2022) - One of José Vásquez Chogue’s enduring childhood memories is that of his...