Church backs Ati tribal people’s struggle
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Church backs Ati tribal people’s struggle

(UCAN): The Philippines Church has extended support to the Ati tribal people’s struggle to protect…

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Philippine bishops urge government to listen to indigenous peoples 
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Philippine bishops urge government to listen to indigenous peoples 

MANILA (SE): “We appeal to the authorities to heed the pleas of our indigenous brothers…

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Philippine indigenous people win battle against mining firms
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Philippine indigenous people win battle against mining firms

MANILA (UCAN): The Philippine Supreme Court told two giant mining firms to wind up their…

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Indigenous Catholics welcome condemnation of ‘Doctrine of discovery’
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Indigenous Catholics welcome condemnation of ‘Doctrine of discovery’

Indigenous Catholics, along with U.S. and Canadian bishops, are welcoming the Vatican’s repudiation of a…

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Young Philippine indigenous get education boost
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Young Philippine indigenous get education boost

(UCAN): Hundreds of students from indigenous communities in Oriental Mindoro province, Mindoro island, the Philippines,…

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