Jan 02 Brazil’s Bolsonaro targets indigenous groups, LGBTQ rights on 1st day as president By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Newly installed President Jair Bolsonaro issued executive orders on Brazil's indigenous groups, descendants of slaves and the LGBT community in the first hours of his administration. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 9:47 Years after forced adoptions, Canada to pay $600 million to indigenous people By PBS News Hour For a period between the 1960s and 1980s, a Canadian government program forcibly separated indigenous children from their families and put them up for adoption around the world. In a bid to address that injustice, Canada on Friday agreed to… Continue watching
Nov 03 For Native ‘water protectors,’ Standing Rock protest has become fight for religious freedom, human rights By Jenni Monet Two separate investigations are now underway reviewing Morton County’s response to the anti-pipeline protests over allegations of human rights abuses. Continue reading
Oct 27 World Series puts Cleveland’s controversial mascot on the national stage By Ryan Connelly Holmes Cleveland's historic appearance in the World Series is bringing lots of attention to its controversial logo that critics say is racist. Continue reading
May 08 Watch From Guatemalan Soil, Scientists Unearth Signs of Genocide From Guatemalan soil, scientists unearth signs of genocide… Continue watching
May 08 Watch From Guatemalan Soil, Scientists Unearth Signs of Genocide In Guatemala, investigators using forensic science have compelling evidence that thousands of innocent indigenous Ixil Mayans were the target of extermination in the 1980s. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on how murder, politics and science intersect in the genocide trial… Continue watching