Mérida, Yucatán.- In Yucatán, there is the presence of other indigenous groups besides the Maya, such as Choles, Chontales, Tzoles, Tzetzales, and …
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Mexico celebrated World’s Indigenous Peoples Day The day aims to raise awareness about indigenous rights LOCATION: Mexico City, Mexico Folk dancers performed …
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The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was marked for the first time by UN General Assembly in December 1994. The …
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Once united in support of Biden, environmentalists and unions clash over pipelines
(REUTERS).- Environmentalists and labor unions that threw their support behind U.S. President Joseph Biden now find themselves on the opposite sides of …
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Yucatan political parties must nominate indigenous candidates in this year’s elections
The Electoral Court of the Federal Judicial Power established that three of the five electoral districts in Yucatan would have to be …
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AMLO insists that he wants Catholic Church to apologize for ‘offensive atrocities’ against Indigenous peoples
Mexico’s president wrote an open letter to Pope Francis to ask for an apology for the church’s role in the Spanish conquests …
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These US states are ditching Columbus Day to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead
(CNN)Columbus Day has been a political lightning rod for states, cities and municipalities around the US for years now. Some have decided …
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Mexico City (AFP) – A Mexican court has ordered the suspension of work on the “Maya Train,” a controversial railroad through Mayan …
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Roughly a quarter of Mexico’s population is indigenous, and at least 7 million people speak an indigenous language, according to official data. …
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Mexico City (AFP) – A day after learning he was infected with the coronavirus, an indigenous Mexican farmer named Samuel hanged himself …