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In Chocó, a predominantly Afro-Colombian and Indigenous region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor says.
The federal government can confer health care, education, housing and casino rights, but for small bands like many in the Pacific Northwest, recognition takes political muscle they don’t have.
| Keywords | federal-recognitionnative-americantribespacific-northwesthealth-careeducationhousingcasino-rightspoliticsus-governmentsovereigntyindigenouspublic-policysmall-tribesunited-stateslegal-status |
The New York Times is examining the relationship between New York State officials and Native Americans.
The Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island earns millions when it hosts the U.S. Open. But the nearby Indian tribe has for years only received a fraction of that.
| Keywords | shinnecocklong-islandgolfus-opentribal-rightsindigenousmoneyrevenuesportsentertainmentnew-yorkbusinesslegalland-rightsshinnecock-hills-golf-clubtournamentnative-american |
In Ecuador’s highlands, a seamless mix of Kichwa and Spanish creates a language that bends grammar, adds melody and goes unnoticed by many who speak it every day.
| Keywords | ecuadorandeskichwaspanishlanguagelinguisticssouth-americalatin-americacultureindigenoushighlandsgrammaranthropologydialectjose-maria-leon-cabrerajohanna-alarconnytimes |
As a water taxi rounded a corner at sunset, the village of Torosiaje came into view, with its colorful stilted houses perched over the Molucca Sea.
The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal is to turn farmland into wetlands with the hopes of restoring Chinook salmon.
Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the practice.
The police are seeking a man who was last seen holding hands with the five-year-old girl on Saturday night near Alice Springs.
| Keywords | australiaindigenousmissing-personcrimedeathalice-springspoliceinvestigationlaw-enforcementmissing-childtragedysearchgirlnytimes |
Conservationist Paul Rosolie recalls the dangers when he came face to face with the Mashco Piro tribe deep in Peru’s jungle.