strong with indigenous peoples a p. b. the indigenous movement of brazil to say no to stand up for rights to stand up for lives to stand up for territories. and v. indigenous movement of brazil actually just on friday. embarked on a trip to europe a twenty city tour for six weeks to go to europe. to go to companies to go to banks to go to european governments to the e. u. parliament to say. don't trade with brazil. don't trade in high risk commodities with brazil. because that is what's destroying the forest if you care about the forest if you care about human rights if you care about indigenous rights if you care about the climate. then don't trade in high risk commodities. mmhm no government no corporation no- retailer and no bank should be doing this and that's why we actually joined together with a p. b. to put out a report called complicity in destruction. r. highlight and expose these corporations big agribusiness traders like atm and bungie and cargill and retailers like costco and walmart and bakes. financial ins

deliberately leading to the decline of the national republics and the compact habitat of the indigenous peoples of the trees, having no other local alternatives young people save themselves from poverty by signing a contract for service in the army and the police. if you are following exactly which of the ukrainian soldiers is landing in our land, you should have paid attention to the nationality of these people, yes. that is a cool thing, we are talking about her citizenship, russians, but their nationality very often there is nothing in common with russia, such as their whites, and different non-russians, not russians, as they say , they dispose of them in this way. that is, we are buried, buried, as they already say. i know what i want to say, mr. siresti knows very well honestly, he is a ukrainian military man. by the way, but by origin he is a representative of the people of erza , it is a finno-hungarian people, and the first one was occupied by this muscovy, yes, that is, when they say moksha, it is moksha, they have nothing to do with this reich, it is like a trend which were once occup

for all indigenous people. there is not a single american indian, alaskan native or native hawaiian in this country whose life hasn't been affected by these schools. we haven't begun to explain the scope of this policy until now. under the leadership of secretary haaland, the department has for the first time started an investigation of the federal indian boarding school system. this report that we are releasing today replaces the indian boarding school system as historical, legal and policy context and details initial investigative findings, including an official list of federal indian boarding schools. this report confirms that this boarding school system was part of a twin united states policy, the dispossession of indian land and the forced assimilation of indian people. the report explains that the federal government perceived this policy of assimilation by targeting indian children. several indian boarding schools where the primary means to carry out this policy. the report shows that all three branches o

this is not new to many of us as indigenous people. we have lived with the trauma of the schools for many years. what is new is the determination to make a lasting difference in the impact of this trauma for future generations. the federal policies that intended to wipe out native identity, language and culture continue to manifest in the pain tribal communities face today, including cycles of violence and abuse, disappearance of indigenous people. mental health disorders and substance abuse, recognizing the impact of the federal indian boarding school system cannot just be a historical reckoning. we must also chart a path forward to deal with the legacy issue. to address the intergenerational impact and promote spiritual and emotional healing in our communities, we must shed light on the unspoken traumas of the past. host: the interior secretary from earlier this week. there is talk in congress to commit a formal commission to investigate and do more research on what happened to these children. that is what they are calling for on cap

and government officials do not believe this, that is, the way to restoring the rights of the indigenous people of ukraine, the crimean tatars, is open. and now we congratulate vasyl maleyko, cutting in kyiv - a member of the forest people, we congratulate you, rezaga, i want to ask you, eh, how do you, as a representative of the elected body for the crimean tatars, the official body from the forest, see the future liberation of crimea, in what time frame, in what way eh what should we do right now in order to waste time, we have a situation in ukraine because it was in the early 90s, this is one thing, and once again, it was another today, when the war is going on, it is finally collected and i think i come like this what day is the first thing that is necessary when considering the statehood of the national territory of the real autonomy of the krysotan people as part of ukraine, taking into account the real time, taking into account the fact that now there is a war and a very serious war, where everything in the state of ukraine is mobilizing all its forces against the aggressor, therefore u

this has left a lasting scars for all indigenous people. it is not a single american indian who will ask a native, or native hawaiian in this country whose life that has not been affected by the schools. thank you. we have not begun to explain the scope of this policy era until now, under the leadership of secretary holland, the department for the first time has started an investigation of the federal indian boarding school system. this report that we are releasing today places the indian boarding school system in a legal policy context in detail investigative finding, including a official list of federal indian boarding schools. this report confirms that this boarding school system was part of 20 in the united states policy, the disposition of indian lands and force the assimilation of indian people. the report explains that the federal government pursued this policy and forced assimilation by targeting indian children. federal indian boarding schools for the primary -- where the primary means to carry out this policy. the report shows all

[applause] just as bioneers, through the leadership of people of color and indigenous people, like board members clayton thomas-muller and eriel deranger, has centered people of color, women, indigeneity, 350 is attempting to learn this too. the climate movement is as well, and i m trying to do this myself. part of that includes understanding the privilege we use to get to where we are now. picture a similar group of young people of color doing what we did. could they have taken time off of school on a bus? could they have partnered with a major author to launch a global day of action to widespread support? would people have picked up the phone and donated? of course they could have, but how much more easily were we given attention and resources? when i began to realize this, i became somewhat immobilized about what to do with the information. it was especially jarring because as a young woman in this movement, i thought i didn t have very much power or privilege. it may have been easier to see the dynamic because of course there are inequalities that impact young people and women. i beg

ah, for years the local indigenous people have made their living by mining song ah ah, most of those who make their living from tourism and mining salt, believe that lithium production poses a real threat. d. a felt like ok if i don't want them to start an elite you, it'll scare away all of the tours in northern it to the one of the leaders of the local anti lithium protest is clemente flores, like many people in chile, he's concerned that the water supply may be running low. lemme, and most of the day for me, me and the key is how much water the companies will use me. they say one thing on their website, but that's usually less than the amount that they actually use. bought out in this lithium plant is owned by an australian japanese company. nearly 40 similar projects are in the planning stages. argentine as governments, as it will expand lithium production in the coming years. there will probably not be any controls. just like in chile lucas ease or the man, the others industry. we filed complaints and held demonstrations to try to slow the expansion. plus any of that, i mean that

and indigenous people right? we're the only people that have to do that because the minute that quantum dips below whatever the requirement is the tribes start to disappear and when the tribe start to disappear, they don't have the federal government doesn't have to uphold those treaty rights anymore. reservations were supposed to be temporary. because we are not supposed to be here. and i mean so that that genocide from the start from that removal just continues and perpetuates today. it's 2022, you know, they're still trying to find ways to solve the quote indian problem. so it is something you know, it started with the removal of the land, but then there were so many other things that added on top of that in order to help get rid of us. another aspect of that heather and thank you for that perspective is the ongoing psychological trauma. that is inflicted as a result of colonialism. you know and and i'm speaking to the spirits that exists just outside the parking lots and the darkness of indian bars. i'm speak

ah, for years the local indigenous people have made their living by mining song. ah ah, most of those who make their living from tourism and mining salt, believe that lithium production poses a real threat. dia felt like if i don't want them to start, not an elite you, it'll scare away all of the tourist. gotcha. no. the net 30. 1 of the leaders of the local anti lithium protests is clemente flores, like many people in chile, he's concerned that the water supply may be running low for the most of that, the big one for me. and the key is how much water the companies will use, but it is a weight. they say one thing on their website market, but that's usually less than the amount that they actually use. well, what you bought out with this lithium plant is owned by an australian japanese company. nearly 40 similar projects are in the planning stages . argentina's government says it will expand lithium production in the coming years . there will probably not be any controls, just like in chile the lucas ease of the, among others in the us. we filed complaints and uphel

president rodrigo totality was sworn into office in 2016, he vowed to defend the plight of indigenous peoples and the environment. but at least a $160.00 environmental defenders were killed. between 20162020. a shocking increase. say many, even for a country long accustomed to violence, the tribes people killed often spoke out against illegal logging, mining, and damn projects. climate change is also a threat. extreme weather also devastates vulnerable communities. and many filipinos hoped that after to tear to retires in july, the next administration will shift its focus and protect indigenous peoples considered by some here to be the last line of defense against climate breakdown. jamal ali dog, n al jazeera book hidden and province southern philippines. the united nations is holding a virtual conference for press freedom day and to bring attention to the threats the journalists experience around the world. in afghanistan, a reporter and women's rights activist explains the challenges facing female journalists there since the taliban to power. solemn mariam know you be her slum. and maria,

native people in in mind and resulted in unconceivables, you know inconceivable suffering for for indigenous people in the same thing with the moral act as is. yes, it's good, but we have to also recognize you know, what it did in terms of dispossession of native people and with dispossession then comes a host of other things quite often like starvation and and loss of ceremonial sites and sacred sites and things like that. so, i guess what i what i'm trying to say is you know kind of like your first comment of like we need to kind of critique a little bit some of these things that we uphold in american culture as being really important and it doesn't mean we should not see them as important anymore. but rather we have to understand that they impacted people in many different ways and married negative ways. and those are things that need to be explored and need to be addressed and possibly, you know redressed for people today and what that might mean in terms of land back for indigenous people. that's kind of things. i'll use that opportunity to give two plugs for first the high country news articl

the next administration will shift its focus and protect indigenous peoples considered by some here to be the last line of defense against climate breakdown. jamila, dog and i'll jazeera book hidden province southern philippines, placed in china, have arrested 9 people following the clamps of the building on friday, including the rescue. cruise continued to search for survivors in the ruins of the residential building. and joining shar, 7 people have been told from the rubble in the 8 story building in another province that the 13 honestly, missing 16 people are still trapped in the rubble. now the united nations is holding a viral conference, full press freedom day to bring attention to the threats that journalists experience around the world. and is going to solve reporter women's rights activists. explain the challenges. facing female journalist since the taliban took over solemn. madame, no, you be huss phone with maria, maybe the manager in charge of on tv, and also the head of women. hope caravan organization is local at a company, a marquee under the previous government. the tal

she is the last witness of a massacre and had killed hundreds of indigenous peoples in argentina, almost 100 years ago. process the law is a member of the warm indigenous community. when she was around 7 years old when her father was murdered, doing a protest. now she's over 100 years old and says she still remembers the day her community was attacked. the cost i was, i woke up when i was given water. i got home and looked up and saw a plane flying overhead. there were children on the ground. this is the pain i have carried forever. i was not able to speak. ross had lives in the northern province of jackal and his part of a truth trial that seeks to investigate the crimes committed against her community and the people here continue to remember. the massacre that happened in this place when hundreds of members of indigenous communities were killed. by security forces and ranchers, they were protesting and demanding an improvement of the semi slavery conditions they lived in. they were killed their bodies, dismembered, buried all around this area until recently, until apologies. have been

trial for the massacre in that by show the serious abuses that indigenous community suffered in this country. only 1000000 of the 45000000 people in argentina consider themselves descendants of the original indigenous group. most of them live in poverty and continue to fight for survival back while the n leaves not far away from nap, i'll be in check. he sold for a member of the com indigenous community. he says his people have to struggle for food and work and remembers when the police beat him and accused him of stealing beef 2 years ago. his grand daughter juliana, was there. because anyone has any mental abuse, they accuse me of having beef in my house, but i had nothing. it was a lie. the police make mistakes and blame it. but those who do things and never detained. i, testimonies of police abuse of frequent among indigenous communities. this video went viral, you in different demik resources, entered a neighborhood in the province of chuckle and beat the men and women inside the house. go my foot or not, but you will be, i is a prosecutor in the province. he says, a trial of natural peace, important to fight the discrimin

president rodrigo the 3rd to was sworn into office in 2016, he vowed to defend the plight of indigenous peoples and the environment. but at least a $160.00 environmental defenders were killed. between 20162020. a shocking increase. say many, even for a country long accustomed to violence, the tribes people killed up and spoke out against illegal logging, mining, and damn projects. climate change is also a threat extreme where there also devastates vulnerable communities. and many philippines hoped that after deterred to retire in july, the next administration will shift its focus and protect indigenous peoples considered by some here to be the last line of defense against climate breakdown, jamal alan dorgan al jazeera book hidden province. southern philippines has always more news on our website at al jazeera dot com. the very latest on all of our tom sawyer is on there. al jazeera dot com again. i'm fully battle with the headlines on al jazeera, about a 100 civilians have been freed from a be see still works in maryville after leaving nearly 2 months under ground. many of them are expected to

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so that indigenous peoples would have consistent representation in congress. this was a completely novel idea at the time and i think in the years since then as well grant was on board until parker resigned in the summer of 1871 and kind of stopped pushing him toward this goal. there was no congressional support among republicans or democrats for this vision for ely parker himself the 14th amendment as i noted before denied the rights of citizens citizenship to most native peoples during this period and it really was at this point in the early 1870s that federal indian policy began to shift in march of 1871 congress inserted a writer into an indian appropriation act. basically stating that there would be no more treaties made between the federal government and native nations that congress would abide by the treaties already made up to that point a particularly the fort laramie treaty was very big treaty of the 1868. however from this point forward they would no longer actually establish treaty relations, which meant that they would no longer recognize native s

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of course, indigenous peoples had been there for thousands of years. hayden's expedition could not have happened without a couple of things, the transcontinental railroad, supply depots, cities and towns, support from the u.s. military and then also the trails of the indigenous peoples throughout the basin who had been using yellowstone as a thoroughfare, as a camping site, and a hunting ground for thousands of years. as they're moving along, hayden is noting in his reports and writing later that they were the first ones to see this. they were jumping off into the wilderness. and then he would just very i know actually say, and then we followed the path on the side of the structure up to the top of the white mountain. clearly, people had been there before. had been there many times before to pound out pathways. they basically followed past that had been laid out in this counter clockwise route, where they came down, came along the river, ended up at the lower falls, the upper falls of the yellowstone, climb out wash, when they called mount washburn, we

the voices of the people, secretary holland, this is a very emotional experience for a lot o indigenous people in this country and it should be an emotional experience for nonindigenous people in this country. this is quite historic moment in time. although, it is not new news to indigenous people, it might be new ns to those who are hearing this horrific genocidal process that has taken place. i think -- there is a reason why the forcibly transferring of children of one group to another group is an international legal definition of genocide. because taking children or the process of indian child removal has been one strategy for terrorizing native families for centuries. from the mass removal of children from their community's to boarding schools as this new report lays out from e communities into their widespread adoption and fostering out to mostly white families -- which happened primarily in the 20th century -- this is in a historic report in that regd becausa document i think for the first time the federal government admitting to this genocidal pcess. of course, they don't use that langu

this is not new to many of us as indigenous people. we have lived with the trauma of the schools for many years. what is new is the determination to make a lasting difference in the impact of this trauma for future generations. the federal policies that intended to wipe out native identity, language and culture continue to manifest in the pain tribal communities face today, including cycles of violence and abuse, disappearance of indigenous people. mental health disorders and substance abuse, recognizing the impact of the federal indian boarding school system cannot just be a historical reckoning. we must also chart a path forward to deal with the legacy issue. to address the intergenerational impact and promote spiritual and emotional healing in our communities, we must shed light on the unspoken traumas of the past. host: the interior secretary from earlier this week. there is talk in congress to commit a formal commission to investigate and do more research on what happened to these children. that is what they are calling for on cap

this is about anhour 40 minutes . >> the subcommittee for indigenous people of the united states will now come to order. the subcommittee is meeting today to share testimony on a single bill on a very important piece of legislation. it is hr 5444. the truth in healing commission on indianborder school policies at . by representative charisse of kansas. under committee rules are opening statements on hearings to the chair and ranking minority member or their designees will allow us to help members keep to their schedules. therefore i ask unanimous consent of all other members opening statements he made part of the hearing record by 5 pm today or those of the hearing projected first. hearing no objection so ordered. without objection the chair may also declare a recess object to the chair. i want to note we will be having both later on so i might recall that witness and i thank everybody for their patients. i've described in the notice the documents and motions submitted to the electronic age and rc mail.house.gov. members should provide a hard copy. please note members are responsible