Indigenous peoples: Quick Facts

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Nov. 14, 2026

News •

UM computing facility site needs archaeological review for remains, state says • Nov. 10, 2026, 12:01 AM ET (The Detroit News)

Indigenous people 'very rarely' sit on a jury in SA, report finds • Nov. 6, 2026, 6:53 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Government flips to side with mining company to scrap Indigenous heritage zone • Nov. 5, 2026, 2:38 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

NEW SPOKEN-WORD FILM THE BONES OF OUR NEVER-CESTORS CONFRONTS INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA OF CANADA’S RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS • Nov. 4, 2026, 1:02 PM ET (The Columbus Dispatch)

How mutton birding helped this queer Aboriginal man connect with his identity • Nov. 3, 2026, 1:30 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Homes for Indigenous group

Māori performing kapa haka near Wellington, New Zealand

Maasai women and children in colorful clothing stand and sit outside traditional mud and thatch dwellings in a Maasai village, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

A Cherokee woman weaving baskets

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