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The US gον’t wants to revoke protections on Chaco Canyon to drill for gas and oil. This extraction would endanger “great houses, kivas and cultural landmarks”. The Department of the Interior provided only a 7 day period for public commenting on whether or not the project should move forward. ¹⁰/

Revoking Chaco Canyon Protections Would Risk a Thoudand Years of History - National Parks Conservation Association

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Sutiaba Natives cover 300 meters of streets of León city, Nicaragua, with traditional rugs. While the rugs are done for holy week, they hold precolonial symbols like the sun and national ones such as writings from the famed poet Rubén Darío. All 8 rugs were done with hours of collective work. ⁹/

Nicaragua: Las alfombras pasionaria llenan de color el barrio indígena de Sutiaba - infobae

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Indigenous Venezuelans publicly celebrate the Communal Council law. On the 20th anniversary of this law that gave urban, rural, and Native communities the power self-govern as communal councils, Native leaders such as Noeli Pocaterrra (Wayuu) and others came out to celebrate this Socialist law. ⁸/

The Great March of the People commemorates the 20 years of the Communal Law - Noeli Pocaterra

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Mexico recognizes the first Indigenous member to UN committee to Eliminate Racial Discrimination. Saúl Vicente Vázquez, a Native Zapotec from Juchitán, Oaxaca, was elected to the UN body for 2026-2030. In support of his election is the head of Mexico’s Supreme Court Adelfo Regino Montes (Mixe). ⁷/

The first Indigenous Mexican (Saúl Vicente Vázquez) named in anti-discrimination committee of UN - Once Noticias

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Argentina’s Parliament passes law allowing mining on mountain glaciers. The reform supported by Javier Milei to the 2010 Glaciers Law endangers major water sources in Argentina’s Andean region, already in danger from climate change. Opponents held banners saying “Water is more precious than gold” ⁶/

Argentina MPs approve Milei-backed bill to allow mining in glaciers - France24

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A tragedy at the pyramids of Teotihuacán as a Canadian woman is k**Ied and 13 tourists are injured. Standing halfway up the Pyramid of the Moon, the perpertrator was ended by Mexican security forces. Mexican pres. Claudia Sheinbaum sent her condolences and is in talks with Canada’s ambassador. ⁵/

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Principal Chief of the Cherokee nation Chuck Hoskin Jr. supports expanding medicaid. Chief Hoskin spoke before the Oklahoma state legislature to criticize Gov. Kevin Stitt and lobbyists’ call to reverse a 2020 Medicaid expansion that would help the Cherokee nation and 250,000 other Oklahomans. ⁴/

Churck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation stands up for tribal and rural health care - By Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.

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Native peoples recently marched through Brazil’s capital for a weeklong protest. It was led by the Free Land Encampment (ACP) which gathered 7000 Natives to protest farming, logging, and mining projects, including Alessandra Korap, a 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner and Munduruku Native. ³/

In Brazil's capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land dispures and mining pressures grow- by Grabriela Sá Pessoa (AP)

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Indigenous Peoples from across the world as meeting in NYC for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The main topics include war, climate change, AI, and survivorship, and delegates include nations such as Mexico, Bolivia, the US, etc. The global meetings go from April 20-24. ²/

War, climate change, and AI: What's at stake at this year's UN Indigenous forum - Grist

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New Amauta @newamauta.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This is the International Indigenous News you should know from all across the Americas. This is Abya Yala News for 22 April, 2026. ¹/🌎

Photo of Protest in Brasilia, led by 7000 Indigenous peoples.

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They're on opposite sides politically Keiko Fujimori is running as a far-right, corporate, tough-on-crime candidate Roberto Sánchez, part of the leftist party Together For Peru, calls for a new constitution, socialism, nationalizing Peru's mineral resources, and Native philosophy in politics 2/2

Highlighted words: Plurinational State and Intercultural focus, New Constitution, Continuers of the Amauta José Carlos Mariátegui, José Gabriel Condorcanqui, Micaela Bastidas, cosmovisión andino-amazónico, liberal, humanist, and socialist movements

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New Amauta @newamauta.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

News update: With 91% of the votes counted, the leftist Roberto Sánchez has reached 2nd place in the Peruvian elections with the rural vote! 🇵🇪 The elections seem set for a run-off between Sánchez, a supporter of jailed leftist president Pedro Castillo, and far-right candidate Keiko Fujimori. 1/2

Presidential Elsctions Peru 2026

Keiko Fujimori 17.04%
Roberto Sánchez 12.07%
Rafael López Aliaga 11.85%

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New Amauta @newamauta.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Being a Latin American leftist can be so tiring sometimes

Peruvian Election Resukts currently: Keiko Fujimori (Popular Force) 16.96%, Rafael López Aliaga (Popular Renovation) 14.53%....

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New Amauta @newamauta.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Peru's presidential elections are today and you should know Juntos por el Perú (JP) and Venceremos Why? They're the only 2 serious parties for a new plurinational constitution to support Indigenous rights, nationalize Peru's natural resources, and end the Fujimori family's influence 🇵🇪

Tex: Pedro Castillo Iibertad; Roberto Sanchez Presidente por una nueva constitución

Text Alianza Electoral: Cierra de Campaña Gran Pasacalle En Cusco... Ronald Atencio Presidente, Nueva Constitución, Nuevo Rumbo

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New Amauta @newamauta.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The Haudenosaunee regained 600 acres of land back! The Six Narions Iroquois center run by David Fadden, a Mohawk citizen, acquired the land from Paul Smith's College in New York The goal is to restore the local ecosystem, build a youth camp, and enforce the land's rules in English and Mohawk

A flag of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy flies outside a building of the Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center in Onchiota, New York. The center recently acquired 600 acres of traditional Mohawk homelands.

Screenshot of article Indigenous group acquires 600-acre parcel in Adirondack Park with video of green Adirondack forest.

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🇲🇽: The National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI) approves the reform to article 2 of the constitution. In their 4th meeting, changed their statute to align with article 2. Adelfo Regino Montes (Mixe) stated that this will help the INPI provide funds and autonomy for Native and Afro-Mexicans.

A Joint Government Board from the INPI highlights the approval of the Constitutional Reform on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Mexicans

🇧🇴: Trial against coup leaders in Bolivia in its final part! Final arguments will be made in the case “Golpe de Estado I” against Fernando Camacho & Marco Pumari for organizing the coup against Native pres Evo Morales. The govt wants a guilty verdict to set a precedent. The case began on 17 Oct 2024

The prosecution in the case Golpe de Estado I against Camacho and Pumari enters its final phase - Ahora El Pueblo

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🇪🇨: Black and Native Ecuadorians mourned. 4 Black children in Guayaquil, Ecuador, were detained and unalived by 16 military officers as part of President Noboa’s war on gangs. Their bodies were found burned. Protests were held outside the Prosecutor’s office demanding justice for the four children.

Disappearance of 4 Afro-Ecuadorian children after detention by military has sparked mass indignation - People's Dispatch

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🇵🇪: Natives mourned a massacre led by the Peruvian gov’t. The Association of Martyrs and Victims of January 9th led a 3 day protest after 2 years of a massacre of 19 Indigenous people in Juliaca, Puno. They were protesting a coup against Pres. Pedro Castillo. A massacre was also done in Ayacucho.

Juliaca a dos años de una histórica masacre - Ojo Público

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🇧🇷: President Lula da Silva is sending over 1900 civil servants to protect Indigenous peoples from Brazilian settlers. The move done by the gov’t FUNAI hires these temporary workers to strengthen court cases in favor of Natives such as in Munduruku, Pará, which has seen a rise of illegal mining

Government authorize hiring 1900 temporary civil servants to ensure protection of Indigenous lands - Mongabay News

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US: Congress told it has a “colonies problem”. Virgin Islands delegate Stacey Plaskett blasted Congress after her and other territory delegates were denied a vote, then her mike was abruptly cut. People in US colonies or “territories” like Puerto Rico, Guam, & Virgin Islands have less voting rights

Democracy Now - "We have a Territories and Colonies Problem" Del. Plaskett Blasts Silencing of 4 Million US Citizens

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US: Land Back victory for Shinnecock Indian Nation! The Bureau of Indian Affairs designated the 104 acres known as Westwoods as tribal land that denies local and state control over Shinnecock sovereignty. This may overturn a NY state court ruling against a tribal billboard saying “Indian Country”

Feds Back Shinnecock Land Rights, possibly derailing state and local lawsuits - Native News Online

Billboard saying " Welcome to the Shinnecock Indian Nation Restricted Fee Aboriginal Territory 18 USC 1151 "Indian Country"

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New Amauta @newamauta.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

This is the Indigenous news you haven't heard about from across Abya Yala (The Americas): 12 Jan 2025 🌎

Shinnecock protestors and allies arguing for the protection of Indigenous shinnecock lands holding placards and the flag of the tribe

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Some good Indigenous news! The Yurok Tribe of California will get 125 acres of its #landback and be the 1st US tribe to co-manage it with the National Park Service. The sacred land, stoIen to extract redwood trees and gold, will now be used by the Yurok for ceremony and environmental education

California tribe becomes the furst to manage land with National Park Service:

Yurok Tribe, which had 90% of its territory taken during the gold rush, will get 125 acres returned after it was stolen in the mid-1800s.

Associated Press
Wed 20 Mar 2024

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New Amauta @newamauta.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

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🇭🇳: Natives in Honduras say they’ll keep fighting a maximum security prison in 2025. After a month of protest, the Miskito people say they’re united in preventing the prison’s construction on their land. Miskito leader Mirna Wood stated they will go to the capital Tegucigalpa to increase pressure.

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🇨🇴: 2 Police officers are charged with unaliving a soldier and illegally detaining a Native leader. The acts which occurred on 27 Feb saw the offices use excessive force and the Indigenous leader Luis Evelio Rodríguez’s rights violated. Colombia’s Prosecutor Office will now take both to court.

2 officers chargwd for the death of a soldier and detention of an Indigenous leader in Colombia - Infobae news

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🇨🇴: After racist attacks for her trip to Paris, Colombian Senator Martha Peralta counter attacked saying she’ll take Native fashion to Paris. The Wayuu leader called on artisans and designers to meet with the gov’t to popularize Wayuu fashion in Paris. Pres. Petro supports the plan.

Following attacks recieved due to photos of her vacation in Paris, Indigenous senator Martha Peralta proposed exporting Wayuu shawls to Europe: She called textile weavers and artists to a meeting - Infobae news

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🇧🇴: Bolivia’s govt and Indigenous ministers call for unity this new year. President Luis Arce VP David Choquehuanca, Indigenous minister Esperanza Guevara, among others, call for lithium industrialization, Native agriculture sovereignty, and anti-imperialism on Bolivia’s 200 yr anniversary (1825).

President Arce (center) calls for unity and reaffirms his work for an industrialized Bolivia - Ahora El Pueblo

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🇵🇦: Natives threatened with extinction in Panamá. The Guna people face climate changes, tourism, & resource extraction, threatening their existence on their islands. 300 were already displaced from Gardi Sugdub island due to rising sea levels. The Guna were the ones who coined the term Abya Yala.

"In 10 years we may cease to exist': rising seas and influx of tourists threaten to engulf Panama Island - Paul Boyer (The Guardian)

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US: Federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe passes the House of Representatives! The Lumbee Fairness Act or H.R.1101, which raises Lumbees from state to federal recognition, was voted by the House in a vote of 311 to 96. Now the senate must approve the bill for Pres. Biden to sign it into law.

Video of HR 1101 Lumbee Fairness Act with a background of the Capitol building complex

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🇲🇽: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum just gave an Indigenous nation a university. Sheinbaum and Yaqui representatives inaugurated the University of the Yaqui People in Sonora with 356 students accepted. This is part of the reform of constitution article 2 that now recognizes Indigenous autonomy.

Mexican Government gives the University of the Yaqui People for a future with identity, culture and dignity

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This is the Indigenous news you haven't heard about from across Abya Yala (The Americas): 03 Jan 2025 🪶

A Yaqui engaging in a traditional dance with a replica of a deer with ribbons on the top

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Red and Gold flyer for New Amuata classes with Indigenous Quechua-Aymara symbolism - linkin.bio/newamauta

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🇬🇹: The New Year means Mayan officials have new elected leaders! Communities in Quiché, Guatemala, have made New Years the time to celebrate traditions like the Molo’m festivity and to reaffirm their unity by changing their communal leaders, including in Xesic Tercero, Tzabal, and Salquil Grande.

Quiché: autoridades indígenas reforzaron la unidad y la esperanza para sus comunidades - Prensa Comunitaria

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🇵🇪: Shamans in Peru reveal prophecies for 2025. Various ‘shamans’ have conducted their annual ocean ceremony to offer prophecies for the new year. Among their prophecies they say nuclear war is possible in 2025 and earthquakes in the US and Mexico. They prayed for peace and us to be with nature.

Predicciones para 2025: lo que dicen chamaes peruanos para EEUU y el mundo - Telemundo

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🇨🇴: Indigenous senator in Colombia criticized for traveling to Paris. Christmas photos posted by Martha Peralta (Wayuu) on social media with her husband leading to criticism for her not wearing Native clothes on the trip. Pres. Gustavo Petro defended her saying she can “dress however she wants to”.

Petro salió en defensa de Martha Peralta tras las críticas por su ostentoso viaje a Francia: que se vista "como se le dé la gana" - Katherine Lancheros (Infobae)

🇵🇪: The Indigenous Kichwa in the Peruvian Amazon win their land back. The Puerto Franco Community in San Martín just won a court case proving that the Cordillera Azul national park, which received millions from oil companies, had stolen Kichwa lands in 2001 and that it should now be returned.

Amazon Indigenous community wins latest stage of court battle - Associated Press

Pic of a circular deforested area in the Amazon

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🇲🇽: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum declared 2025 as the year of Indigenous women. Sheinbaum made the logo for 2025 to include 4 pre-colonial Indigenous women including Tecuichpo Ixcaxochitzin (Mexica) and Governess Seis-Mono (Mixtec). She also said she’d fight anti-Native racism and classism.

Presentan nueva imagen del gobierno de México para 2025: dedican el año a la mujer indígena - Adriana Paredes (El Universal)

🇲🇽: The Zapatistas celebrate 31 years! The Zapatistas rose up in Chiapas, Mexico, on New Year's Day 1994 against NAFTA and neo-liberalism in the Mayan region of Chiapas. Subcomandante Moisés said in his anniversary speech “we have to build a new life, a new society. We know the system’s evils.”

"En la lucha pacífica descubrimos dos аrmas que son resistencia y rebeldía" EZLN 31 aniversario - Radio Pozol

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🇧🇷: Brazilian President Lula da Sliva finally approves 13 Indigenous territories and says more are to come! His campaign promise to approve 13 territories is finally complete following delays by agribusiness. He's promised even more in his next 2 yrs. Demarcation normally takes 30 yrs to complete

Brazil's Lula approves 13 Indigenous lands after much delay, promises more to come - Fernanda Wenzel (Mongabay)

Landback: The Hopi will regain over 20,000 acres of their land! This victory comes after 3 decades of dispute with the State of Arizona who will now transfer the land in Coconino County to the Hopi as federal trust land. Hopi chairman Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma said: “Everything is in place.”

Hopi Tribe set to regain 20,00 acres in deal with state, feds, ending years of dispute - Arlyssa D. Becenti (azcentral)

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