September 2009

11 Sep Mapuche conflict simmers (The Latin American Press)

Government repression and unfulfilled promises fuel further tensions between Chile’s large indigenous group and the state.  The recent police killing of an indigenous activist has sent shock waves throughout Chile, ratcheting up age-old racial and political tensions and reigniting a national debate over how best...

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11 Sep Norway’s Sami vote prompts discrimination claims (Reuters)

Norway's Sami, the indigenous people of Northern Europe, vote for their own parliament on Monday, but some politicians are calling for the assembly to be dissolved, saying the Sami now enjoy privileged status.  Established in 1989 to strengthen the ethnic group's political position, the Sami...

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