March 23
First Ever @america Fun Run Promotes Healthy Living during #RamadanSehat Campaign
What All for One is doing to reduce child poverty in Belize
Montserrat’s St Patrick’s Day
U.S. Virgin Islands National Park Gets Much Needed Solar Power
March 24
Protecting and revitalizing Indigenous languages
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Indigenous Services Canada Working to Eliminate Tuberculosis in Inuit Nunangat by 2030
Standing Against a Threat to Clean Water on the Cherokee Nation Reservation
The AI boom makes millions for an unlikely industry player: Anguilla
Adventists Make a Positive Impact on GYD in The Bahamas, Cayman, Turks and Caicos Islands
The Bahamas evacuates embassy staff from Haiti amid security concerns
March 25
Demara Maybury tops Bermuda Idol talent show
Legendary Apache helicopter marks 40 years of service
New Farmer’s Market Coming to Muscogee Nation Reservation
US vice president Harris announces new initiatives to strengthen the U.S.-Guatemala relationship
Macron returns to French Guiana for thorny talks on autonomy and illegal mining
As Macron visits French Guiana, local officials call for autonomy
Bolivia: Drought and floods combine to make safe water a critical challenge
Bolivia’s “people of the water” attempt to forge a life after the disappearance of Lake Poopó
New treatment for relapsing malaria, tafenoquine rolled out in Brazil starting with the Yanomami indigenous people
Caribbean Netherlands: maximum permitted loan interest rate to be reduced to 21%
Twenty-year wait for victory goes on for San Marino after draw against St Kitts and Nevis
From Local Moments to Global Movement: Reparation Mechanisms and a Development Framework
Curaçao urged repeatedly to crack down on online casinos targeting Australians
Bahamas files Legal Submissions on Climate Change with International Court of Justice
Religious institutions call for end to harassment of Haitians in Dominican Republic
March 26
Native Americans of the South Outer Banks
The 1920s was an era of discrimination against the Native Americans (CCEA)
CAF and MCDF join to lift air connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Another massive Greenland glacier is rapidly melting
Listing of Abandoned Uranium Mines in the Navajo Nation’s Lukachukai Mountains Is a First Step Toward Cleaning Them Up
A revolutionary, bold educational endeavor for Belize
Nicaragua: it will take ‘many years and resources’ to re-establish rule of law, respect for human rights
Agroforestry project sows seeds of hope in drought-hit Honduras
France’s Macron looks to regulate illegal gold mining in French Guiana
Guyana – Joint communiqué on the opening of a new French Embassy in Georgetown
Mapuche perspectives from Kütralkura UNESCO Global Geopark in Chile
Archeologist Stéphen Rostain: ‘The Amazon isn’t just Brazil’
Tania Edith Pariona Tarqui
‘Another catastrophe’: Flooding destroys Indigenous agroforestry projects in Peru’s Amazon
Anguilla a tranquil tropical paradise
Long-Shuttered British Virgin Islands Resort to Reopen, Rebrand
Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival returns this year
Human Activity on Curaçao Began Centuries Earlier Than Previously Believed
Armed violence deepening malnutrition crisis for children in Haiti
Obama opened a door between Cuba and the US. Why is Biden closing it again?
March 27
#me.Rom: New series of ROMEA TV interviews delivers authentic stories of Romani people living in the USA
In Lakota Nation, people are asking: Who does a language belong to?
Updated U.S. law still leaves Indigenous communities in Canada out of repatriations from museums
Racism, ‘Morbid Curiosity’ Drove US Museums to Collect Indigenous Remains
Britain’s forgotten prison island: remembering the thousands of convicts who died working in Bermuda’s dockyards
Human rights crisis in El Salvador ‘deepening’: Amnesty
‘Bukelism,’ El Salvador’s flawed approach to gang violence, is no silver bullet for Ecuador
No more ‘banana republics’: Honduras, China united by a common destiny
Mexico: Indigenous communities as agents of change in the eradication of human trafficking
Exploring digitalisation: Indigenous perspectives from Puno, Peru
Unity and Resilience: Pioneering Indigenous Self-Governance in the Peruvian Amazon
St. John’s Climate Lecture Highlights Challenges Faced by Indigenous People of Peru
British Virgin Islands, Anguilla make history in Qualifying
Canada Supports St. Lucia in Boosting Resilience in Water Management
March 28
Ontario moves to allow use of Indigenous languages in legislature
One year ago, Pope Francis disavowed the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ – but Indigenous Catholics’ work for respect and recognition goes back decades
Promoting Peace and Stability in the Americas through Religious Freedom
‘It’s a powerful language.’ University of Minnesota student wants to help kids learn Ojibwe
El Salvador’s two-year push has crushed street gangs but at a high price
Mexico: Distribution of languages in 2020
Caribbean Netherlands: more air passengers in 2023
Finding their roots in St Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue cases surge
Explaining and Predicting: The Dominican Republic’s Response to the Haitian Crisis
March 29
‘Get on a plane’: Danish minister urged to meet Greenland coil scandal women
Bolivian Indigenous groups assert claim to treasure of ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’
‘Children were dying. We didn’t even have aspirin’: the Indigenous Venezuelans forced far from home
The Colombian architecture group championing traditional and Indigenous building techniques
St Vincent to continue to be Taiwan’s friend
3 projects advancing women’s rights in Grenada
Banana box shortage in Saint Lucia: a temporary crisis
The Cap Martinique, a race between La Trinité sur Mer and Fort de France for amateurs only
March 30
Native American News Roundup, March 24-30, 2024
Is Guyana’s Oil a Blessing or a Curse?
Chile : “The working classes have dropped out”
French nationals evacuated from Haiti arrive in Martinique
UN experts raise concerns about Guadeloupe water crisis and censorship
March 31
Cherokee Nation wants federal law fix for Black tribal citizens
‘Everything is interrelated.’ For the Navajo Nation, the April 8 solar eclipse is a spiritual experience
Environmental NGO asks Venezuelan government to ratify Minamata Convention
Three people have died from Dengue fever in Curaçao in a two-month span
April 1
April: Hmong Heritage Month
FSU’s College of Fine Arts and Native and Indigenous Studies Center host Indigenous language revitalization panel
Solar eclipse is a time for reverence, reflection in many Native American cultures
Joint research study found Native American teens underrepresented in CDC database
Keeping Inuit culture alive for children, grandchildren will be challenge for the next generation
Navajo grad student at UTSA discusses spiritual ties binding culture, eclipses
Lots to see and do in the Choctaw Nation during the eclipse
Oglala Sioux Tribe calls for ceasefire in Gaza
Coffee and tourism: Costa Rica’s economic emblems hit by local dollar slump
Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena inaugurates a Latin American seminar on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The two sides of Guyana: a green champion and an oil producer
Russia lending its Venice Biennale pavilion to Bolivia
How Chavismo Neutered The Strength of 1990s Venezuelan Activism
The rights of indigenous peoples is a priority for Latin America and the Caribbean
April 2
The Power in Prediction: Eclipses and Native Americans
Belize food truck set to tour Taiwan to promote its culture, food
Milei vows roadmap towards Argentine sovereignty over British-ruled Falkland Islands
Falklands War photographer from Huddersfield to auction medal
Malvinas Islands gold plans spark anger over sovereignty and environment
Massacres return in Ecuador with 80 murders in three days
New attempt to evict Mapuche community
Venezuela battles record wildfires worsened by Amazon drought
Montserrat health officials warn of spike in chickenpox cases
Dominican Republic: Authorities must end de facto racist migration policies
Cuba delays 500% fuel price hike
April 3
These Latines Are Learning The Indigenous Languages Colonialism Stole From Them
This network is creating a security protocol for journalists working in Indigenous communities across Latin America
Research on Child Migration and Displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean
America’s robust national economy hides its weak spots
20. Recognize, respect, and address the distinct health needs of the Métis, Inuit, and off-reserve Aboriginal peoples
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe leader since 2000 steps down
Colombia and Panama failing to protect migrants in Darien Gap: HRW
How the RECSOIL initiative is driving change in Costa Rica
After fixing El Salvador’s gang problem, Nayib Bukele sets his sights on the economy
Nicaragua: 11 evangelical pastors sentenced
Argentina’s Falkland War defeat stirs patriotic fervor but President Milei has other concerns
What’s really at stake in the Venezuela-Guyana land dispute? (commentary)
Pardon request for indigenous people victims of dictatorship approved
The importance of connecting schools in the Colombian Amazon
Brazil apologizes to Indigenous people for persecution during dictatorship
Calling for visibility on racial discrimination and anti-Blackness in Latin America
From Devastation to Innovation: How Anguilla’s Natural Resources Sparked a Unique Business Venture
In a museum, the Netherlands reflects on its colonial past and recognizes that it has progressed because of slavery
Guadeloupe’s Maryse Condé remembered as a fearless explorer of the complexities of Caribbean history and identity
‘Jamaica is one of the only countries to have halved its debt, in just 10 years’
Haiti and the Dominican Republic: Contrasting Fortunes
April 4
1949 April 4: Founding of NATO
Slavery tribunal? Africa and Caribbean unite on reparations
A common future for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean
Inuit at the UN plastic talks
How Navajo teachings explain the solar eclipse and what to do when it begins
Sen. Ossoff Delivering Resources to Help Establish Muscogee (Creek) Nation Cultural Center
The true cost of El Salvador’s new gold rush
Peru’s President Boluarte avoids impeachment effort over Rolex watch probe
Cayman Islands call for help as disabled cargo ship drifts shoreward
Top UN expert warns of deteriorating situation in Haiti: ‘It’s apocalyptic’
Rights advocates demand end to Haiti deportations as unrest continues
Cuba says it has secured food rations after street protests over shortages
April 5
New York, the Native American city: ‘This is our ancestral land. It holds their spirits, our stories’
Ivy Native Council to Focus on Languages and Cultures
What Indigenous Americans Believe About Eclipses
How did ancient peoples of Wisconsin view solar eclipses?
Choctaw-Irish Friendship Fest
Indigenous survivors pursue justice at genocide trial in Guatemala
Airfield resurfacing project in the Falkland Islands completed
The Falkland Islands: A place at nature’s crossroads
Ecuador declares Mexico ambassador persona non grata
Enel, Eaton complete Puerto Rico’s largest green microgrid
April 6
Native American news roundup, March 31-April 6, 2024
Three Indigenous American tribes to get funding to manage ocean and coasts
Taiwan lashes out after Bolivia expresses solidarity with China over quake that killed 10 on self-ruled island
First Indigenous member joins Brazilian Academy of Letters
Why Is Princess Juliana International Airport Such A Hotspot For Plane Photos?
April 8
Share of population using the internet in Bermuda from 2002 to 2017
For Choctaw Nation, eclipse is an oral history tale dating back to Trail of Tears
Costa Rican community struggles to stop an airport ‘destroying our country’
Nicaragua to ICJ: End Germany’s support of Israeli ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Guyana Takes Strategic Steps to Ensure Long-Term Success of Health Sector
Forest carbon accounting allows Guyana to stay net zero while pumping oil
Salas: Paraguay dream of winning the World Cup
International community condemns Ecuador for raiding Mexico’s embassy in Quito
Argentina: “The new government attacks human rights from all sides”
Share of population using the internet in Cayman Islands from 2005 to 2017
Antigua and Barbuda: Population growth from 2012 to 2022
Grenada Hosts 2024 Caribbean Tourism Conference: Redefining Sustainable Tourism
April 9
Re-Discovering Native America: Stories in Motion with The Red Road Project
Taiwan launches projects to help Guatemala, Belize
‘Panama Papers’ trial starts 8 years after global scandal
Knowledge mission to Aruba and Curaçao to strengthen cooperation with Caribbean researchers
The British Virgin Islands Has a New Watersports Destination
Increased Corporate Transparency in the Cayman Islands
Aruba Aloe hand sanitizer and gel recalled nationwide after methanol found
Boxing Cuba defeats France in friendly bout ahead Paris 2024
April 10
Analysis of North American Indigenous languages points to new model for settlement of the Americas
Why Indigenous Artifacts Should Be Returned to Indigenous Communities
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
Panama Canal Authority warns restrictions will remain in place throughout 2024
The United States Must Respect Indigenous Rights in Mexico GM Corn Case
French Guiana joins Amazon+10 Initiative
Paraguay 2024. Motorcycles Market Hit By Prices Increase And Currency Depreciation
Once Flying High, Chile’s Boric Falls to Earth
Will Guyana’s oil bonanza benefit its poorest people?
This Sint Maarten hotel is the Caribbean country’s most luxurious getaway
CHTA Praises Grenada’s Hospitality Industry for Record Growth and Sector-Wide Collaboration
BP in talks to sell Trinidad and Tobago assets
April 11
Indigenizing Science: U of G Embraces Ojibwe Language in Atrium Renaming
Guatemala fires at landfill and forests declared a disaster
How Important Are Guatemala and the U.S. to Each Other?
Collaboration with China crucial for Suriname, says Surinamese president
Honduras’s Abortion Ban on Trial: Indigenous Woman Seeks Justice at UN
Political amnestied, Guarani Kaiowá and Krenak people continue to wait for the demarcation of their lands
Adriana Guzmán, Indigenous Aymara woman: ‘Eurocentric feminism has a paternalistic gaze, it perceives us as an anecdote, something exotic’
Sol de Minca: Connectivity Through Indigenous Collaboration
Brazil makes historic, though symbolic, apology to indigenous people
Oil palm in Latin America: monoculture and violence
Infrastructure in Decay and Tap-Water Tasting Like Bad Eggs in the British Virgin Islands
Upcoming rotational power outages to affect US Virgin Islands
Grenada PM heads delegation to Cuba
James Beard brings ‘A Culinary Symphony’ to Grenada
The Bahamas to Host 2024 Afreximbank Annual Meetings and AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum
April 12
Greenland’s Arctic Strategy: “It Is A Power Shift from Denmark”
Americas Partnership Senior Officials Convene in Panama to Review Progress and Deepen Cooperation
The World Bank In Honduras
Are Mexico’s proposed indigenous rights reforms a threat to mining?
Chile calls for the extradition of Venezuelans after dissident’s murder
Caribbean Splash brings artists from around the world to Curaçao
April 13
1873 April 13: Colfax massacre, US
Trafficked war babies of El Salvador search for their long-lost families
Doug Cuthand: Exploring archeological history in Mexico taught us about our own Indigenous roots
Lawmaker Presses Luxury Designer After Reports of Exploiting Indigenous Workers
April 14
Zelenskyy to US: Iran’s attack on Israel is ‘wake-up call’ to fortify America’s allies
April 15
Native Americans have shorter life spans, and it’s not just due to lack of health care
America Fueled the Fire in the Middle East
Insurance and Reinsurance Legacy Association launches Bermuda chapter
Partnership between Choctaw Nation, Three Rivers Meat Company opens in LeFlore County
The Central American region where people live longest
General goes on trial for genocide, 40 years after Guatemala’s bloody civil war
Bonaire: a history of slavery, a present of social inequalities
Meet GoMining: Winner of the Startups of the Year, British Virgin Islands
St Maarten Has a New Underwater Sculpture Park
Grenada on the move! The XVIII Father Marcelino Memorial Popular Race has been held
April 16
See how ancient Indigenous artists left their mark on the landscape
Canada’s top doc to visit Nunavut
Indigenous infrastructure gap estimated at more than $425B
Tate Modern Launches Acquisition Fund for Sámi and Inuit Art
Co-op Volunteers From Five States Will Help Bring Power to Navajo Nation
‘A roof over our people’s heads’: the Indigenous US tribe building hempcrete homes
Drought-hit Panama Canal to ease traffic restrictions
Venezuela and Honduras announce actions to protest Ecuador’s embassy raid
UN Security Council fears open conflict between Venezuela and Guyana
Fracking’s role in Argentina’s increased earthquakes
UK Visitors Are Flocking to the Turks and Caicos Islands As Airlift Grows
Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’
Métridom – The television audience in the French overseas departments (Guadeloupe/Martinique/Réunion)
Why I must write about Amarah Lalitte, a little girl brutally murdered in Trinidad
April 17
US pavilion features first Indigenous artist to have solo show
Is America in Decline?
MSF highlights urgent need to care for patients with chronic kidney disease
Argentina: The scramble for lithium threatens the rights of indigenous peoples in Jujuy
Strengthening Conservation Efforts: Uniting for the Atlantic Forest’s Future
A first-timer’s guide to Sint Maarten
St Kitts & Nevis seeks funding for geothermal project from UAE group
CAF promotes the development of Jamaica with its first bond issue in local currency
April 18
For Native American artist Jeffrey Gibson, representing the United States at the Venice Biennale is complicated
A letter from the president of PEN America: American authors demand a second draft of PEN America, and the world in which we write
Letter from Washington: All-knowing America and US intelligence diplomacy
Panama’s boom years fade as election looms
Costa Rica Wildlife – I Finally Saw a Baird’s Tapir
Cross-border Indigenous efforts in Peru & Brazil aim to protect isolated groups
Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land
Brazil reflects on ‘five centuries of invasion’ with all-Indigenous Venice pavilion
Morocco, Saint Kitts and Nevis strengthen ties
France imposes curfew on minors in Guadeloupe in bid to cut crime
Puerto Rico’s Crypto Community Enjoys a Tax Haven, But Does Puerto Rico Benefit?
A portrait of Haitians trying to survive without a government
April 19
April 19, 1940: Indigenous Peoples Day, Brazil
‘Native Nations’ Review: An Essential American History
Denmark’s Venice Biennale 2024 pavilion explores Greenlandic culture
Apache Software Foundation Announces New Top-Level Project Apache Paimon
‘Translating and transcribing knowledge’: The collaborative effort to make Princeton’s Mesoamerican collection open-access
President Lula receives G20 e-book in the indigenous language Guarani
Paraguay to adopt Korean as second foreign language subject
Talks break down between Chilean indigenous communities, SQM and Codelco
The Amazonian town putting world cities to shame
China Building New Outpost on U.S. Doorstep, Leaked Documents Reveal
The Bolokos, High energy Gwo Ka from Guadeloupe
April 20
Intimate portraits of Indigenous Alaskans – in pictures
Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio turns green for indigenous day
For prospective Native American college students, connecting with tribal culture on campus can make all the difference
Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson confronts history at US pavilion as its first solo Indigenous artist
Pope Francis receives Prime Minister of Belize
Ecuador declares state of emergency over energy crisis
Indigenous people criticize ‘business as usual’ mining practices
Barbados has taken a bold step to recognise Palestine as a state
April 21
Bolivia’s economic model called into question as gas dominance wanes
Prison director killed in attack as Ecuador votes in referendum focused on crime
Afreximbank invests in Barbados’ historic cricket ground ahead of World Cup
April 22
April 22: Earth Day
Saskatchewan recognized ASL and Indigenous sign languages as official languages — and resources are needed for services
World Earth Day: IBU’s sustainability ambassador Ukaleq Astri SLETTEMARK on her 23/24 season and life in Greenland
Texas Rangers pursuing renovations at Choctaw Stadium
Zaya Guarani: The Fast-Rising Model Born and Raised in the Amazon
TrainForTrade Modern Port Management course: Module 4 in Bolivia
ASEAN, Chile affirm commitment to enhance development partnership
U.S. Virgin Islands shines as a premier destination at The 2024 Seatrade cruise global conference
April 23
Linguistic legacy
Wooing foreign investors: Greenland should prepare for the next dispute
Inuit leaders disappointed with budget’s lack of money for tuberculosis elimination
Navajo Power seeks to rectify energy injustice deep in Navajo Nation
While El Salvador is turning around its reputation for crime, its economy still struggles
Indigenous fashion center stage in Mexico presidential election
Preparing women leaders for political participation in Paraguay
Rebel Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul found guilty, faces up to 25 years in jail
Brazil: Indigenous people gather for week-long protest in Brasilia
Explore the Cayman Islands Like a Local
Grenada accedes to the Convention on Cybercrime
Fostering progress for better health in the Caribbean
April 24
Latin American indigenous peoples seek to represent, “defend in life” their territories
Residents raise concerns about plan for Inuit women’s shelter in Ottawa’s south end
MDMA and the brain, Red Cliff Ojibwe history, Exploring new places
Native American Student Association to Host Annual Choctaw Stickball Tournament
Moscow pressured Nicaragua to file genocide case against Germany, intel sources say
Dominica High Court Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct
Barbados leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation
Caribbean SHEROES Advances Gender Equality in The Bahamas
Jamaica formally recognizes Palestine as a state
April 25
That’s not Native American art. Or is it?
Opinion: Right now, I’d rather raise my child in Taiwan than America. I’m not the only one
Art and history come together in ‘Fur Trade Nation: an Ojibwe’s Graphic History’
Lerner Publishing to Release Ojibwe Books
Choctaw Nation celebrates women’s roles in the tribe
U.S. House members back Freedmen tribal recognition fight
Outdated infrastructure and oil spills: the cases of Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
US tourists face 12 years in prison for accidentally bringing ammo to Caribbean island
Sint Maarten confirms first sea turtle nest of the 2024 season
Jamaica Launches 22nd Vaccination Week in the Americas to Promote Immunization
Resilient human development: Lessons from the Dominican Republic
April 26
How North Pole Huts Ended Up in Greenland
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) visits Uruguay
China, Paraguay Trade Barbs Over Soy Trade
Indigenous people in Brazil march to demand land recognition
Brazil: Indigenous people protest over ancestral lands
$1.3 Million Homes in Anguilla
Closer ties planned between the Netherlands and Dutch Caribbean
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May 3: World Press Freedom Day
1811 May 14: Paraguay Independence Day
1990 May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
May 17, third Friday in May: Endangered Species Day
1902 May 20: Cuba Independence Day
May 21: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
1822 May 24: Ecuador Independence Day
1948 May 25: Day of Heroes of Fight Against Totalitarianism
1966 May 26: Guyana Independence Day
1830 May 28: Indian Removal Act, US
May 30: International Day of Parliamentarism
1967 May 30: Anguilla Day