Indigenous communities across the United States have marked an awareness day for missing Native persons, drawing attention to a long-standing crisis. Families, activists, and leaders came together to honour victims and call for stronger action, better investigations, and accountability. The day serves as a reminder of the urgent need to address gaps in law enforcement response and ensure justice for affected communities.


Indigenous Communities in the US Mark Awareness Day for Missing Native Persons 

Clothing designers inspired by traditional Mexican motifs, embroidery and colours are exhibiting their work at a fashion fair in Mexico City promoted by the government to support marginalised indigenous communities.

Mexico hosts ‘Original’ to fight plagiarism of indigenous craft, motifs, textiles

The rates of diabetes in Central Australia are some of the highest in the entire world. According to new research, doctors are trying to close the life expectancy gap especially among rural indigenous communities.

Diabetes: Not an uncommon health condition in Central Australia

Every community has its own unique rituals, many of which to those on the outside might seem bizarre. In a similarly 'bizzare' incident, the mayor of a small Mexican town married an alligator.

'You may kiss the bride': Mexican indigenous leader marries alligator bride in astonishing ceremony

A group of Filipino teachers have found a creative way to help children of indigenous communities living in remote mountains north of Manila catch up on their studies under the new norms of pandemic restrictions. Using old bookshelves and used wooden boards, the teachers built a makeshift learning centre complete with a large monitor.

Filipino teachers bring classrooms to isolated villages via travelling-school rickshaw

Masks made from the leaves of banana trees and a self-imposed quarantine have become the only weapons that a northern indigenous community in Peru has to fight the novel coronavirus.

Banana leaf masks and self-quarantine: indigenous communities fight COVID-19 with limited resources

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