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NHRC's Priyank Kanoongo alleges Miya Muslim clerics praying for Assam CM's
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The incident of Miya Muslim mullahs and maulanas in Assam organising gatherings to pray for the death of the Chief Minister @himantabiswa, who belongs to the indigenous community of the state, is a very dangerous development. Harbouring hatred and spreading racial violence on the basis o
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Indigenous Ecuadorian community files lawsuit after being displaced 80 yea
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
More than 80 years after being displaced due to war, an indigenous community has won a court battle to regain ownership over its ancestral homeland in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Nepal's indigenous Kirat community celebrates New Year with Sakela Dance
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 22 (ANI): The indigenous Kirat community of Nepal came together on Saturday to celebrate their new year and perform the Sakela Dance in person.
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Fresh debate over Kokborok script sparks protests across tribal-dominated
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Khumulwng (Tripura) [India], November 21 (ANI): The proposal to introduce the Devanagari script for Kokborok, a widely spoken lingua franca of the indigenous community of Tripura has sparked protests in the tribal-dominated districts of the state.
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182 unmarked graves discovered near former indigenous residential school i
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua) Another Canadian indigenous community announced Wednesday the discovery of the remains of 182 people in unmarked graves around a former indigenous residential school near Cranbrook in British Columbia province of Canada.
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