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An invisible holiday

Today was indigenous peoples day, but don’t expect the press to cover how indigenous communities are under attack from the Amazon to Gaza

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Shahid Buttar
Oct 15, 2024
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Indigenous Peoples Day was first officially celebrated three years ago, and was commemorated to support awareness about the history, needs, contributions, and continuing challenges of indigenous communities. Yet, as the world stands by watching a genocide unfold targeting the indigenous peoples of Palestine, editors of U.S. news organizations found bett…

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