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How to handle tense protest moments in wake of MAGA teen confrontation

sudshr47 January 23, 2019

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The anti-abortion March for Life and the Indigenous Peoples March both took place on January 18, but all anyone remembers from either is a confrontation between a white, male teen and a Native American elder — and the viral videos that resulted. 

Footage shows a group of predominately white, male teenagers donning “Make America Great Again” hats and seemingly mocking 64-year-old Nathan Phillips, a Native American protester, former director of the Native Youth Alliance and veteran. Details about the incident continue to emerge, but it’s clear that the encounter and the resulting videos were polarizing on social media, with many pointing to the smile on one of the young people’s face, an expression that many have characterized as disrespectful. Read more…

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#BecauseOfHerWeCan: Trailblazing Indigenous Australian women celebrated on Twitter

sudshr47 July 13, 2018

Editor’s note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers who choose not to look at images of the deceased should not continue reading as such images are included in the following story.
Incredible, groundbreaking Indigenous Australian women are h…

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Urban Dictionary wipes offensive and racist definitions for ‘aboriginal’

sudshr47 February 8, 2018

Urban Dictionary has made its name through user-submitted definitions, explaining words which normal dictionaries don’t.
While this freedom allows the site’s users to explain the most vulgar of slang, it’s opened the doors for egregiously racist and …

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Australia’s oldest human remains at 40,000 years old have returned home

sudshr47 November 17, 2017

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Australia’s oldest human remains have been returned to their ancestral home.

“Mungo Man,” who died more than 40,000 years ago, has been determined as the first known Australian, more evidence (if you somehow needed more) that Australia has been — and always will be — Aboriginal land.

The remains of “Mungo Man” were relinquished by scientists in Canberra on Nov. 15, and began the journey back to where they were first “discovered” and removed over 40 years ago in Lake Mungo, New South Wales. 

Although the discovery was considered a landmark for the scientific community, reports SBS, the removal caused much distress to the Traditional Owners of the Lake Mungo region. The remains were held at the Australian National University until 2015, until a decision was made to return them, along with the remains of about 100 other Aboriginal people. Read more…

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