In December 1994, the United Nations proclaimed 1995–2004 the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples. In Latin America—where indigenous peoples comprise some 10 percent of the ...

When we consider pre-Columbian civilizations, we may think first of the peoples of Central America ... a millennium ago, indigenous people across North America were also constructing cosmopolitan ...

Morgan Harris was one of the Indigenous women slain by Jeremy Skibicki, who is serving multiple life sentences after being convicted of four murders last year.

And his actions in the Caribbean and Central America were controversial even ... are rethinking celebrating Columbus's legacy Indigenous Peoples' Day has gotten more traction in recent years ...

Native Americans throughout the University of California system are calling out scholars who claim Indigenous heritage ...

Vikings Were the First Explorers to Visit America Another key differentiator was the discovery of large bison remains. The landscape features a buffalo jump—a cliff that Indigenous people used ...

In some cases, the creation of protected areas to conserve nature has resulted in the displacement of indigenous peoples away from their original territories in Latin America. In this context, ...

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SEE ALSO: AI's exclusion of Indigenous voices is history repeating itself Central to the Columbus ... either "Indigenous Peoples' Day," "Native American Day," or "American Indian Heritage Day." ...