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Brazil’s capital Brasilia became the scene of a massive encampment on Wednesday, replete with singing and dancing by members of indigenous tribes from around the country who are converging on the city for three days of protests. #Brazil #Indigenous #Bolsonaro…
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In Brazil’s Amazon indigenous tribes have maintained the land for centuries. But recently there has been concern over the future of their rights to the terrain. Throughout his political career, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has made his view on the…
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What is it like to provide trans care on an Indigenous reserve that serves 2,400 people in central Alberta? For this Two-Spirit Cree doctor, it’s more than his job. Dr. Makokis created a unique approach to transgender care, combining Indigenous…
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About 60 percent of Mexico’s indigenous languages are in danger of dying. Years of discrimination against the country’s native tribes and migration by some in their communities to the big cities are to blame. #Indigenous #Mexico #Mesoamerica
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As a candidate, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised to stop protecting lands that have long been home to indigenous tribes. Since his inauguration Jan. 1, 2019, there have been more invasions of indigenous reserves by armed men staking their claims.…
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He’s called the Trump of the Tropics. But will President Bolsonaro sacrifice the Amazon, and its indigenous people, in order to ‘make Brazil great again’? #Indigenous #Brazil #Amazon
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Buen Jardín del Callarú is a tiny, isolated village of indigenous Tikuna people that sits on 4,000 acres of protected rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon. Until recently, that expanse of land had been impossible for the community to surveil and…
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Spurgeon Root is a pastor in Regina in western Canada. It is a city notorious for its Aboriginal gang culture. At night, they come knocking at his door: drug dealers, street fighters and muggers hoping to find a way out…
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This week’s Op-Doc is “Justice in Translation,” directed by Sergio Blanco. Part five in “A Moment in Mexico,” our special six-part series of Op-Docs by Mexican directors, “Justice in Translation” follows a woman on a mission to make the Mexican…
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There are over 20 different Mayan languages, and of all of the variations there is only one word common to all: ixim (pronounced ‘ee-sheem’). It means corn. In this short film, the Q’eqchi people of Guatemala tell their origin story…
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