Indigenous

Bachelor in Paradise’s Renee Barrett opens up about facing racism as an Indigenous woman

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‘I went home in tears’: Bachelor in Paradise’s Renee Barrett opens up about facing racism and being bullied in school as an Indigenous woman By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:21 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 09:21 BST, 7 August 2020 Bachelor in Paradise star Renne Barrett has opened up about her … Read more

Indigenous Australian site was in use 22,000 years earlier than previously thought

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Aboriginal Australians settled in the continent’s Riverland region 22,000 years earlier than previously thought, radiocarbon dating of ancient seafood remains reveals. The dated shell middens – remnants of ‘meals eaten long ago’ – capture a record of Aboriginal occupation that goes back 29,000 years in the Katarapko Riverland Floodplains, South Australia. They had to deal … Read more

Indigenous activist calls to RENAME Australian state of Victoria

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An Aboriginal activist and former MP wants the state of Victoria to change its name under a new treaty with Australia’s First People. Lidia Thorpe, who represented the Greens in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 2017 and 2018, is calling for the change because the state is named after British Empire ruler Queen Victoria. ‘Anything … Read more

‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings found in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with Spanish motifs

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‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings discovered in a house in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with colonial-era Spanish motifs, researchers have revealed. The artworks — thought to date back to around 1524–1821 AD — were first uncovered in 2003 during renovations of the property, which lies in the town of Chajul. Wall art from this period is normally … Read more

Thousands of protesters flock to the streets of Sydney for George Floyd and indigenous deaths

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More than 3,000 protesters have flocked to the streets of Sydney to rally against indigenous deaths in custody in the wake of the alleged murder of George Floyd at the hands of a white cop in the United States.  Hordes of passionate protesters chanted ‘I can’t breathe’, ‘always was always will be Aboriginal land’ and … Read more

Brazil teen´s Covid-19 death raises virus alert for indigenous communities

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A teenager from the Yanomami tribe has been killed by the new coronavirus in Brazil, raising alarm about the spread of the virus among indigenous communities. The 15-year-old, from a village within the Yanomami indigenous territory, had been hospitalised in an intensive care unit in Roraima state´s capital since 3 April according to the government.  … Read more

Coronavirus could wipe out Brazil’s indigenous communities

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Coronavirus could wipe out Brazil’s indigenous communities: Fears for isolated tribes after infection enters the Amazon region Community’s elders are most at risk of dying causing ‘chaos’ in communities Some indigenous people breaking into groups with hunting equipment to isolate Coronavirus has killed 486 and infected more than 11,000 in Brazil alone  By Jemma Carr For Mailonline … Read more

Spanish invaders in Mexico had to enlist indigenous smelters to make bullets and weapons

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Spanish conquistadors in Mexico had to ask indigenous smelters to make ammunition for them after running short of supplies, archeologists discover Researchers in Mexico studied copper slag samples at an old Spanish outpost The slag came from improvised smelting operations used to process copper The smelting operations were run by indigenous people to keep the … Read more

Bec Judd showcases new Indigenous artwork she plans to hang in $7.3million mansion

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‘It’s so stunning’: WAG Bec Judd showcases the new Indigenous artwork she plans to hang in her $7.3million Melbourne mansion By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:59 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 07:59 GMT, 24 March 2020 AFL WAG Bec Judd has been giving followers updates on how she and her family … Read more

Quaden Bayles leads NRL’s Indigenous team on Gold Coast after being bullied for his dwarfism 

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A nine-year-old boy who was bullied for his dwarfism has led out the Indigenous All-Stars NRL team after a video of him crying and asking to end his life went viral online. Australian schoolboy Quaden Bayles shot to fame as an anti-bullying ambassador after his mother Yarraka filmed him crying in the family car on Wednesday.   … Read more