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Costa Blanca Brits
Thousands upon thousands of British people have been during the past decade flocking like migratory birds to the Costa Blanca area in Spain. High property prices in Britain and a strong pound has contributed to that along with favourable weather in sunny Spain. The… Continue Reading “Costa Blanca Brits”
The Mashpee Wampanoag and the broader question of a genuine home rule for Native Americans
On Wednesday May 15th 2019 the US House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at preserving the federal trust status of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s land in Massachusetts. The legislation would reaffirm the Massachusetts tribe’s sovereignty over 321 acres of land held in trust… Continue Reading “The Mashpee Wampanoag and the broader question of a genuine home rule for Native Americans”
Guatemalan Indigenous Groups Reject Corrupt Election Processes
Source: Guatemalan Indigenous Groups Reject Corrupt Election Processes
Bítlalag slær í gegn á frumbyggjamáli
RÚV 03.05.2019 – 17:32.Kristján Sigurjónsson.Spegillinn Hætta er talin á að hátt í 90% tungumála heimsins deyi út fyrir næstu aldamót. Árið 2019 er Ár frumbyggjatungumála hjá Sameinuðu þjóðunum. Frægt Bítlalag sem hljóðritað var á Mi’kmaq máli frumbyggja N-Ameríku, hefur slegið í gegn í Kanada.… Continue Reading “Bítlalag slær í gegn á frumbyggjamáli”
Cuba Libre! Being Stuck in a Timeloop
Went to Cuba for a couple of days. An interesting experience to say the least. Met both kindness and rudeness from the locals. Cuba has often been described as the great socialist experiment, especially by those not living the day-to-day life there. But, as… Continue Reading “Cuba Libre! Being Stuck in a Timeloop”
Mayans in the Modern World: People With a Celebrated History Downtrodden in the Present
This is a love-and-hate story being played out in real life in the Yucutan Peninsula. On the one hand we have the indigenous Mayans of the Yucatán Peninsula who have a fascinating and world renown history of cities, pyramids, remarkable science achievements, writing, roads,… Continue Reading “Mayans in the Modern World: People With a Celebrated History Downtrodden in the Present”
New York, New York: The City of Immigrants on Stolen Land
Known in Lenape time as Manaháhtaan on a river called Muhheakantuck, part of the ancestral domain of the Lenape-speaking peoples that inhabited the Lenapehoking. Today this territory stretches from Virginia to New England and Manhattan now is a borough within New York City that… Continue Reading “New York, New York: The City of Immigrants on Stolen Land”
Uppruni Íslendinga
Þann 31. maí 2018 var haldin áhugaverður fundur í fyrirlestrarsal Íslenskrar erfðagreiningar um uppruna Íslendinga og nýjar erfðafræðirannsóknir á því málefni. Jafnframt kom út í tímaritinu Science ritstýrð grein mannfræðinganna Sunnu Ebenesarsdóttur og Agnars Helgasonar ásamt Kára Stefánssyni, forstjóra Íslenskrar erfðagreiningar. Meginniðurstaða fundarins var… Continue Reading “Uppruni Íslendinga”
A Way of Speaking: Identifying as Native American in Mexico
To speak or not to speak, that is the big question. It is a general understanding among Mexicans that to identify as Native American one must speak an indigenous language. Thus a native marker is not the colour of the skin, one’s ancestry, DNA… Continue Reading “A Way of Speaking: Identifying as Native American in Mexico”
Trump’s War Against Native Americans: Continuation of Genocidal Policies
In April 2018 US president Donald J. Trump announced his plan that Native Americans be reclassified as a race instead of sovereign nations. Native Health Care would thus be disbanded and Native Americans thrust to use Medicaid and it’s faulty system of providing health… Continue Reading “Trump’s War Against Native Americans: Continuation of Genocidal Policies”
Toronto in Anishinaabeg
Although built on Native American land, few things in Toronto remind people of that past. With the intention of changing that fact, a project was started to rename some of Toronto’s street names to reflect that heritage. The project is run by Hayden King… Continue Reading “Toronto in Anishinaabeg”
Gender violence in Guatemala: ‘A woman’s struggle is everyone’s struggle’
Being a woman in Guatemala isn’t easy. The small central American country has one of the highest rates of femicide in the world, with at least two women murdered every day. Being an indigenous woman in Guatemala is even harder. In addition to the… Continue Reading “Gender violence in Guatemala: ‘A woman’s struggle is everyone’s struggle’”
Aldrei meiri hætta steðjað að íbúum Amazon
Frans páfi segir frumbyggja á Amazon-svæðinu aldrei hafa verið í jafn mikilli hættu og nú á dögum. Hann krafðist þess að bundinn verði endi á rányrkju timburs, gulls og gastegunda á svæiðnu. Fulltrúar um 400 frumbyggjaþjóða í Perú mættu á fund páfa í borginni… Continue Reading “Aldrei meiri hætta steðjað að íbúum Amazon”
Bill passes to give Six Virginia Native American tribes federal recognition
A very interesting article about a federal recognition for Native American groups in Virginia. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate has sent a bill to the president’s desk that would give six Virginia Native American tribes federal recognition. U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner… Continue Reading “Bill passes to give Six Virginia Native American tribes federal recognition”
Pope Francis urges end to Chile’s Mapuche conflict
Pope Francis has used a public address in Chile to denounce violence and call for unity in one of the country’s longest-running conflicts. Speaking in southern Araucania region, the pontiff said “destructive violence” between the indigenous Mapuche people and the state was not the… Continue Reading “Pope Francis urges end to Chile’s Mapuche conflict”
7. Empowering the Oppressed – The Mayas
El Salvador El Salvador lies on the Pacific coast and is the smallest of the Central American countries. Most of the country rests on a fertile volcanic plateau. The development of coffee estates led to the slow but continuous dissolution of most of the… Continue Reading “7. Empowering the Oppressed – The Mayas”
6. Empowering the Oppressed – The Mayas
Honduras In the western corner of Honduras live the 51,000 strong Ch’orti’ Maya people, cousins of the Cholán Mayans in the Guatemalan lowlands who were responsible for many of the city states like Tikal that the Mayans are famous for. The once mighty Copán… Continue Reading “6. Empowering the Oppressed – The Mayas”
5. Empowering the Oppressed – The Mayas
Belize The indigenous people in Belize are concentrated mainly in the south and west of the country, in the Corozal, Cayo, Toledo and Orange Walk districts. They are mostly of two main groups. Various Maya groups and the Garifuna who are mostly African in origin but have taken on Cariban language… Continue Reading “5. Empowering the Oppressed – The Mayas”
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Magyarok (Magyar, Hungarians)
Posted on 22. July, 2019 by Man in the World
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The Hungarian ethnic group lives on the fertile fields of the central part of Donau River and it’s tributaries. Politically this is a dangerous area criss-crossed in ancient times by migrating ethnic groups, fought over and raided through the centuries by neighbours and marauders… Continue Reading “Magyarok (Magyar, Hungarians)”
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