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This year’s theme for International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed on August 9, centered on the rights of ...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a holiday aiming to recognize the resilience and diversity of Indigenous communities in the United States, is on Monday, Oct. 14. It is celebrated across the country ...
State Democrats plan to make Indigenous People’s Day an official holiday in Virginia and will discuss the proposal in the ...
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day isn’t just a counterpoint; it’s a reclamation of truth. It’s a step toward acknowledging that the Americas were not empty lands waiting to be discovered ...
Will a third time be a charm? Virginia Democrats will soon mark the third straight year that they’re proposing to make ...
Indigenous Peoples Day offers an opportunity for educators to rethink how they teach what some have characterized as a “ sanitized ” story of the arrival of Columbus.
Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 seeking a westward route to Asia but instead reached the Americas, unaware of their true significance. Though long credited with "discovering" America, Indigenous ...
On Oct. 14, Yale’s Indigenous students, faculty and community joined together for the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Throughout the week prior, Yalies were able to participate in events ...
Martínez, who presided over the ordination of Fritz on Jul. 14, emphasized that he devoted his whole life to the mission in ...
RSSFACTS: India rejects Western definitions of indigeneity, asserting all Indians as original inhabitants. Unlike colonial ...
A new commentary piece in Nature argues that the much-cited claim that Indigenous peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity is not only baseless, but wrong. Although scientists ...
What if the Romans, rather than the Europeans of the 15th century, had discovered the Americas? This captivating video explores the alternate history of how the world might have changed if the mighty ...