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20 Aug New Indian Affairs minister a longtime foe of special rights for aboriginals (Daily Gleaner)

Posted at 08:43h in News, Posts

OTTAWA - John Duncan's first act as Canada's new Indian affairs minister is being welcomed by aboriginals, but some are still worried about the "old" Duncan. Conservative MP John Duncan is sworn in as minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor...

19 Aug Peru indigenous leader eyes presidential bid (The Sun Daily)

Posted at 08:20h in News, Posts

LIMA (Aug 12, 2010) : Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango, who represents tribes that clashed with police last year over oil projects on ancestral lands, is considering running for president next year, his aides said on Thursday. Pizango, who the government accuses of fomenting...

19 Aug Russia taking a census of ethnic minorities (Voice of Russia Radio)

Posted at 08:18h in News, Posts

August and September are the busiest time for census takers in the Russian Far East and Polar Regions, homeland to a large number of ethnic minorities. Officials will take a census of ethnic minorities in 11 Russian regions in August alone. According to the...