Indigenous people 8 times more likely to be incarcerated than others in N.L., says study
A new study carried out by First Light indicates Indigenous people in Newfoundland and Labrador are incarcerated at a rate eight times higher than their non-Indigenous counterparts.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/first-light-indigenous-incarceration-9.7145197?cmp=rss

Indigenous people 8 times more likely to be incarcerated than others in N.L., says study
A new study carried out by First Light indicates Indigenous people in Newfoundland and Labrador are incarcerated at a rate eight times higher than their non-Indigenous counterparts.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/first-light-indigenous-incarceration-9.7145197?cmp=rss

Métis National Council president says RCMP statement of regret falls short
The president of the Métis National Council says the RCMP's response to an extensive spying program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people falls short.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mnc-rcmp-indigenous-spying-program-9.7144746?cmp=rss

Indigenous firefighters are using drones and treetop cameras to monitor and prevent wildfires in Thailand's forests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/27/asia-pacific/society/thailand-indigenous-firefighters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #thailand #wildfires #indigenouspeople #environment

This song was inspired by the episode ‘The Forgotten’ from the ‘True Crime Arizona’ podcast.
We would like to draw particular attention to the suffering inflicted on Indigenous women and families, who are especially vulnerable to femicide. Unfortunately, this applies not only to Arizona, but to all Indigenous women worldwide. Best regards from Germany.
https://joyeandotherdreads.bandcamp.com/track/the-missing
#femizide #femicide #missing #missingPerson #nativewomen #indigenouspeople

Students in the inaugural class of an Ainu craft school in Hokkaido are set to graduate soon, after completing their training to acquire skills of the Indigenous ethnic group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/26/japan/society/hokkaido-ainu-craft-school/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hokkaido #ainu #japanesecrafts #indigenouspeople

Snow snake at the Arctic Winter Games does what it’s always done: bring Indigenous people together
Snow snake is a game rooted in cross-cultural traditions and whose practitioners have kept alive across Turtle Island for centuries.
That ethos was no different at the Arctic Winter Games, where, earlier in the week, dozens of athletes from the circumpolar North lined up to take their best...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-arctic-winter-games-first-nations-snow-snake-9.7127845?cmp=rss

A new Chinese law on ethnic unity could give Beijing another legal basis to go after Taiwanese it views as separatists given language it contains on protecting China's sovereignty and security, officials in Taipei say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/13/asia-pacific/politics/china-ethnic-unity-law-taiwanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indigenouspeople #taiwan #china

China is set to pass a law on a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups, a move critics say will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/12/asia-pacific/politics/china-ethnic-minority-law-mandarin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #indigenouspeople #xijinping #minorityrights