(The Conversation) — Thanks to the Walt Disney Company, Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who lived in the 17th century. The animated film version of her early life included her speaking with a willow tree, befriending animals, singing about “the colors of the wind,” and being caught up in an ill-fated romance…
From its simple beginnings, Abula has been a regular event at Nigeria’s biennial National Sports Festival since 1998. It is also played at military camps and school sport events in parts of the country. Just 10 years after being invented it received patronage from the International Olympic Committee through the Sport for All programme and…
Leading up to this year’s Anzac Day, when Australia’s war dead are commemorated with a somber dawn service, several far-right, neo-Nazi-affiliated Telegram groups were abuzz with an action plan. It would be an act of “patriots,” carried out in “defense of one’s homeland,” the posts claimed. “Take a deep breath, the moment of action has…
Shorouk Express Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Friday acknowledged the “pain and injustice” inflicted on Indigenous peoples during the Spanish conquest of the Americas, after Mexico renewed calls for an official apology. Speaking at the opening of the exhibition of Indigenous Mexican art in Madrid, Albares said relations between Spain and Mexico were…
The Indian Air Power (IAF) is considerably increasing its fleet of indigenously-built Tejas fighter jets. Having issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL) for the procurement of 97 extra Tejas Mk1A plane, the IAF is demonstrating its dedication to the “Make in India” initiative and its confidence on this homegrown fighter….
