Thunder Bay, Ontario – First Nations leaders are urging the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) in the wake of recent deaths of Indigenous people in the region. Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) leaders gathered at Queen’s Park in Toronto, joined by various First Nations representatives and family members affected by the tragedies. NAN … Read more
Calgary, Alberta – A Siksika man has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for his involvement in a brutal stabbing of a Calgary woman, leaving her “covered in blood from head to toe.” Justice Mark Tyndale highlighted Troy Eagle Tail Feathers’ tragic Indigenous background as a factor that called for a more lenient … Read more
Canberra, Australia – A group of federal crossbench MPs led by Senator Lidia Thorpe has raised concerns about the high number of First Nations children being removed from their families and the significant amount of Indigenous people dying in custody. The MPs are urging the Labor government to fully implement the recommendations from the 1991 … Read more
El Alto, Bolivia – After surviving a violent robbery attempt that could have cost her life, Lidia Mayta found empowerment and purpose in the martial art of taekwondo. Her journey has led her to help train other Indigenous women in self-defense techniques to combat the prevalent gender-based violence in Bolivia. Following the terrifying incident outside … Read more
DARWIN, Australia – An inquiry into the death of a 37-year-old Indigenous man in custody has uncovered multiple failings in the healthcare system of Darwin’s Holtze prison, a maximum security facility in Australia’s Northern Territory. The deceased, known as Mr. Dooley for cultural reasons, was a Maiyali man from the small community of Eva Valley. … Read more
Gobindaganj, Bangladesh – Indigenous people in Bangladesh are demanding justice for a Catholic government officer, Ovidio Mardy, who was killed in 2014. The protesters gathered in Gobindaganj, in the northern Gaibandha district, accusing a local lawmaker of being involved in the murder of Mardy, who was an acting assistant land commissioner at the time. According … Read more
Penticton, Canada – The recent decision by the Parole Board of Canada to grant day parole to the murderer of Roxanne Louie has sparked outrage and frustration within the community. The family of Louie, an Indigenous woman who was brutally murdered, along with other community members, gathered at the Penticton Courthouse to express their dismay … Read more