Spain’s King Felipe VI acknowledged that “much abuse” occurred during the Spanish conquest of the Americas, a rare public admission amid ongoing tensions with Mexico over demands that Spain formally recognize and apologize for colonial-era violence against Indigenous peoples.
Africa
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025
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TWH commemorates Trans Day of Remembrance, 2025, acknowledging the disproportionate violence against the trans community.
Asia
Listening to the Land: Indigenous Wisdom Still Struggles for Recognition
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As 2025 sets global heat records, Indigenous wisdom remains sidelined. New scholarship shows that Sámi and Aboriginal knowledge, rooted in generations of lived experience, still struggles to shape climate policy and land use decisions worldwide.
Culture
Pachamama Endures: From Ancient Andes to Modern Bolivia
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Pachamama, the Andean Earth Mother, remains central to Indigenous tradition, honored with August rituals of offerings, fire, and libations. From sacred mountains to political debates, she embodies the enduring bond between land, spirit, and community across the Andes. Devotees celebrated her feast day last week.
Indigenous Land
“The Amazon cannot be defended without Indigenous women:” Five Thousand Women Gather to Demand Healing the Earth
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More than 5,000 Indigenous women gathered in Brasília to defend their rights, protect ancestral lands, and resist environmental rollbacks and uniting across ecological biomes in song, strategy, and strength for the healing of the Earth.
Indigenous Land
Pagan Community Notes: Week of July 17, 2025
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Mystic South sets a new attendance record; the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida takes legal action to stop the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center; Indigenous leader Betty Osceola calls for prayers—which local Pagans answer; and more.





