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Aborigines have ‘worst’ life expectancy (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Australia's Aborigines have the worst life expectancy rates of any indigenous population in the world, a United Nations report says.  But it's not news to Aboriginal health experts.  They say it simply confirms what Australian health services have known for years. Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance...

Chile apologies over treatment of indigenous peoples (BBC)

Chile's president has apologised to the descendants of a group of indigenous people who were shipped to Europe in the late 19th Century and exhibited.  The remains of five Kawesqar Indians, from the country's southernmost region, were honoured in a ceremony after being flown back...