Conservation and indigenous people articles
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Frustrated with Brazil's Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition
Thousands of Indigenous people marched on Thursday in Brazil's capital, calling on the government to officially recognize lands they have lived on for centuries and to protect territories from criminal activities such as illegal mining. With posters bearing messages like "The future is Indigenous," they walked towards Three Powers Square, where Congress, the Supreme Court and the Planalto presidential palace are located in Brasília. BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT COMPARES ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR TO HOLOCAUST,...
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Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 are returned to Australia's Indigenous people
Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago have been returned to Australia's Indigenous community at a ceremony in Cambridge University
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Thousands of Indigenous people gather in Brazil to protest Lula's land grant decisions
Thousands of Indigenous people began gathering in Brazil's capital on Monday for what was expected to become a protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's unfulfilled promises to create reserves and expel illegal miners and land-grabbers from their territories. Holding Lula's government to account appeared to be the focus of this year's 20th Free Land Camp, an annual weeklong encampment of Indigenous people in Brasilia. CONSERVATIVE BRAZILIANS LAUD ELON MUSK AT RALLY IN SUPPORT OF...