Indians – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Op-ed

Bolsonaro Gov’t Pushing Brazil’s Native Peoples to the Edge of Extinction, Indigenous Leader Warns

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020By Editor

The Bolsonaro government has no interest in shielding Brazilian Indians from COVID-19, on the contrary, it has long sought to open indigenous lands for mining and agribusiness, considering native peoples to be only a stumbling block, notes indigenous leader Weibe Tapeba and Brazilian scholar Gustavo Guerreiro. … Read More >Bolsonaro Gov’t Pushing Brazil’s Native Peoples to the Edge of Extinction, Indigenous Leader Warns

USA

Manhattan next? US Supreme Court opens Pandora’s box with ruling that half of Oklahoma is ‘Indian country’

Posted on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020By Editor

While critics of US President Donald Trump gloated over the Supreme Court ruling in the matter of his taxes, another verdict returning much of Oklahoma to the Creek Nation has far bigger implications for the country down the line. … Read More >Manhattan next? US Supreme Court opens Pandora’s box with ruling that half of Oklahoma is ‘Indian country’