The Trump administration’s revocation of Executive Order 14112, which aimed to strengthen tribal sovereignty and streamline federal support for Tribal Nations, has sparked concern among Native leaders who see the move as a setback for self-determination and government-to-government relations.
Europe
Pagan Community Notes: Week of November 27, 2024
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we explore a range of stories, including parks and places being renamed to their original Indigenous names, California removing Indigenous slurs from place names, Circle Sanctuary participating in Wreaths Across America, Animist Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen delivers a TED Talk, Nexion releases new music, and more news.
Africa
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024
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TWH commemorates Trans Day of Remembrance, 2024, acknowledging the disproportionate violence against the trans community.
Indigenous Land
Brazil’s Temporal Framework Battle is exposing Religious as well as Indigenous Discrimination
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Brazil’s battle over the land rights of Indigenous communities also exposes how Christian evangelical movements are undermining religious freedom and eroding Indigenous culture
Indigenous Land
300 year old feathered cloak returned to Brazil’s Tupinambá de Olivença people
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A cloak of thousands of scarlet ibis feathers, sacred to the Indigenous Tupinambá people of Brazil, has been in Danish hands since the 1600s. Now it has finally been returned to Brazil in the midst of an ongoing dispute over Indigenous rights in the country.
Indigenous Land
“Water cult” temple may re-write Indigenous history in South America
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In Peru’s Virú Valley, the remains of pre-Incan water cult may rewrite human history in the region while also highlighting the critical importance of water for our survival and the urgent need for preservation efforts to protect invaluable cultural heritage.