CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australians voted in a referendum Saturday against enshrining in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives. Proponents said creating an Indigenous Voice via the constitution would recognize the special place that Indigenous people have in Australian history while giving them input
Australian Voters Reject Referendum to Enshrine ‘Indigenous Voice’ in Constitution
November 15, 2023 by
Indigenous Group Tells Court: We Die Younger So Let Us Retire Early
February 21, 2023 by
Racial groups with an “historical disadvantage” to a longer life deserve retirement benefits earlier, a federal court in Australia heard on Monday. The court was presented with the landmark case of a 65-year-old Indigenous Wakka-Wakka man, known in court documents as Uncle Dennis, who has argued that he should get state retirement benefits three years
Pope Francis Invites Delegation of Canadian Indigenous People to Vatican
July 4, 2021 by
ROME, Italy — Pope Francis has invited a delegation of indigenous people of Canada to the Vatican in December amidst controversy surrounding the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at Church-run schools for natives. Vatican News reported that the encounter will take place this coming December just before Christmas and will include three separate bilateral…