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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Killers of the Flower Moon: Best picture of the year

The film will transport you into history like no other

  • Lesego Chepape
2 min read
Censured: The 3.5m statue of Leonard Peltier, sculpted by Rigo 23, was removed from American University. Rigo 23’s Ripples Become Waves exhibition is touring the United States to draw attention to calls for Peltier’s release from jail
NATIVE AMERICANS

Cop killer or political prisoner?

Regarded as a hero by some and a criminal by others, the story of Leonard Peltier is one that goes deep into issues of identity, culture and freedom

  • Derek Davey
6 min read
Native Americans and their supports have been campaigning to have Columbus Day replaced with Indigenous Peoples’ Day since the late 1970s.
NATIVE AMERICANS

Cities change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day

More than 50 cities and states across the US have renamed Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

  • Al Jazeera
5 min read
CANADA

Canada’s native leaders protest for better living conditions

Native leaders have vowed to carry on the fight for better conditions as a chief at the centre of an aboriginal protest movement was hospitalised.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
First Native American saint stirs pride
NATIVE AMERICANS

First Native American saint stirs pride

The 17th-century figure, Kateri Tekakwitha, makes history when the Vatican canonises her but joy is mixed with painful memories for indigenous tribes.

  • Sebastian Smith
6 min read