Indigenous people /tags/indigenous-people Indigenous people en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT Ankle-deep in the Everglades, a community walking tour centers Miccosukee stories /south-florida/2026-01-27/everglades-walking-tour-miccosukee-stories On a warm January morning, about 30 people from across South Florida gathered on Miccosukee tribal land to explore local culture, history and its environmental challenges. The performance project “A Walk Through Our Neighborhoods,” which has taken place in communities like Overtown and Little Haiti, offers guided tours led by a member of the community being visited that highlight the contributions of Black and minority residents. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT /south-florida/2026-01-27/everglades-walking-tour-miccosukee-stories Sofia Baltodano Florida’s rich Seminole history comes alive in new art exhibit /arts-culture/2025-11-26/seminole-artists-history-miami A new exhibit at the HistoryMiami Museum explores the enduring legacy of the Seminole Tribe of Florida through a variety of art forms by Seminole artists, including textiles, wood carvings and basketweaving. Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-11-26/seminole-artists-history-miami Alyssa Ramos 120 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared in Latin America, report finds /americas/2025-09-18/land-environmental-defenders-colombia A report by Global Witness reveals that at least 146 land and environmental defenders have been killed or gone missing worldwide in 2024. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:10:23 GMT /americas/2025-09-18/land-environmental-defenders-colombia Associated Press Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them /americas/2025-08-14/violent-guerrillas-are-taking-colombias-children-unarmed-indigenous-groups-are-confronting-them The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining. In the last few years, they have been forced to confront a growing problem with those armed groups recruiting children into operations that include growing coca for cocaine. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:15:00 GMT /americas/2025-08-14/violent-guerrillas-are-taking-colombias-children-unarmed-indigenous-groups-are-confronting-them Steven Grattan | Associated Press On hurricanes, Gov. DeSantis, honor the Indigenous, not Columbus /commentary/2024-10-17/hurricanes-desantis-indigenous-not-columbus COMMENTARY It's a good bet Pre-Columbian peoples would have been smarter about modern hurricanes than Florida's climate change denier-in-chief is showing himself to be. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-10-17/hurricanes-desantis-indigenous-not-columbus Tim Padgett Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America /americas/2024-10-14/columbus-who-decolonizing-the-calendar-in-latin-america Since 1937, the U.S. has observed the holiday on the second Monday of the month, commemorating the explorer’s 1492 arrival in the New World. It remains a federal holiday, even as many states and cities rename it “Indigenous Peoples Day,” rejecting Christopher Columbus as a symbol of imperialism. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-10-14/columbus-who-decolonizing-the-calendar-in-latin-america Elena Jackson Albarrán | The Conversation Mexico's possible female president contrasts with male-led Indigenous villages /americas/2024-05-31/mexicos-female-president-male-led-indigenous-villages Some Indigenous women who will vote in Sunday's national election still don't have a voice in their own communities, even as Mexico may get its first female president. Fri, 31 May 2024 19:36:19 GMT /americas/2024-05-31/mexicos-female-president-male-led-indigenous-villages MarĂ­a Verza Brazil's president creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total in his term to 10 /americas/2024-04-19/brazils-president-creates-two-new-indigenous-territories-bringing-total-in-his-term-to-10 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced the creation of The Cacique Fontoura reserve and the Aldeia Velha territory. They cover a combined total area of almost 132 square miles. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:03:30 GMT /americas/2024-04-19/brazils-president-creates-two-new-indigenous-territories-bringing-total-in-his-term-to-10 Associated Press Amazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities, and finding urban poverty /americas/2023-07-03/amazon-indigenous-are-leaving-rainforest-for-cities-and-finding-urban-poverty housands of Amazon Indigenous are leaving their rainforest villages in a migration to urban areas that is reshaping their lives, their villages and their new cities. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-07-03/amazon-indigenous-are-leaving-rainforest-for-cities-and-finding-urban-poverty The Associated Press Government scandals and the survival of indigenous children in Colombia /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-06-19/government-scandals-and-the-survival-of-indigenous-children-in-colombia There are a lot of important things happening in Colombia right now. The government of Gustavo Petro – its first-ever leftist president – is in big turmoil, while a small plane crash that made international headlines put its most neglected population in the positive spotlight it deserves. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-06-19/government-scandals-and-the-survival-of-indigenous-children-in-colombia Ammy Galeano