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Maori Party secures at least four seats in NZ election, former PM slams 'disenfranchising' enrolment changes
Former prime minister Helen Clark has called for a thorough review into New Zeal...
Ben McKay (AAP) 8 Nov 2026
Cliffhanger as Aotearoa New Zealand election too close to call
Aotearoa New Zealand's election result may not be known for weeks, with counting...
Ben McKay (AAP) 7 Nov 2026
This entire Indigenous territory didn’t get to vote in Brazil’s elections
With no local polling station or means of getting to one from their remote commu...
Shanna Hanbury 6 Nov 2026
Brazil election sparks threats to reinvade Indigenous Amazon territory
A federal judge issued an emergency order on Oct. 23 to deploy federal security...
Aimee Gabay 5 Nov 2026
Deb Haaland makes history as first Native American woman to govern US state

Deb Haaland has become the first Native American woman to govern a US state, following her victory in Wednesday's midterm elections. Ms Haaland, 65, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, defeated Repub...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 4, 2026
Native American Rights Fund deploys hundreds of election monitors as Peltola campaign faces Trump attack

The Native American Rights Fund is sending election monitors to nine states with significant Native voters ahead of the Tuesday midterm elections, especially Alaska.

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Kevin Abourezk Nov 3, 2026
By the numbers: An historic year for Indigenous candidates in the USA

Tuesday's general election in the United States will have the highest number of Indigenous candidates ever, according to a database by ICT and Advance Native Political Leadership.

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Pauly Denetclaw Nov 3, 2026
Vic Labor promise community-led healing centre if elected

Victorian Labor has committed to funding an on-Country healing centre in line with a recommendation from the state's mental health system Royal Commission.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 2, 2026
Indigenous women playing key role in US midterm elections

This is the first time Gwen Leaffe Carr, who is a longtime Democratic political consultant, has seen so many Indigenous women be major party nominees for high profile offices.

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Pauly Denetclaw Nov 2, 2026
Elected First Peoples body launches accountability framework as Treaty future hangs in balance

The under-threat Treaty framework, facing the axe if the Coalition wins next month's Victorian election, has launched a formal mechanism to ensure its elected members remain accountable to Victoria's...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 31, 2026
Victorian state election: what’s at stake for Treaty and Indigenous self‑determination?

Victoria has made more progress in advancing Indigenous rights than any other jurisdiction in Australia. However, those achievements sit precariously as the state heads to an election on November 28.

For Indigenous peoples in Brazil, the election results offer a reprieve — not a resolution

Lula's reelection kept an ally in the presidency, but a rightward shift in Congress leaves Indigenous leaders facing more battles. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election as president of Brazil...

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Joseph Lee Oct 29, 2026
Will Yup'ik candidate Mary Peltola make history? Alaska race tightens for US Senate

Former congresswoman Mary Peltola faces incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan in a race that could put the first Native woman ever in the upper chamber of the US Congress.

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Charles Fox Oct 27, 2026
Indigenous Brazilians denied language interpreter at election voting booth

Two Indigenous women who do not speak Portuguese were denied assistance from their interpreter while voting in Brazil's Oct. 4 election. The translator who accompanied them to the polls, community lea...

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Shanna Hanbury Oct 27, 2026
Mob-led community election debate to take place as Treaty dismantling fears loom

A political debate for mob will be held this week in Melbourne, a month before the hugely consequential Victorian state election. The Community Question Time, hosted by the Victorian Aboriginal Commun...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
Every voice matters as Māori prepare for Aotearoa’s election

Rangatahi (young people) Māori are being encouraged to enrol and vote in Aotearoa's (New Zealand) upcoming election, with decisions on housing, education, mental health and Te Tiriti o Waitangi (...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 22, 2026
Brazil election: Unprecedented Indigenous ministry at risk if Flávio Bolsonaro wins

"With a single stroke of a pen, he can undo all the achievements we have accomplished in these almost four years," said Brazil's Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Eloy Terena, regarding a possible victo...

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Karla Mendes Oct 21, 2026
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