Postcolonial corruption in Timor-Leste
Gembong Hanung
Teaching assistant at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Denmark and Greenland to investigate shared historical relations
Denmark and Greenland will establish an independent commission mapping the two countries relationship starting from WWII. Result’s will show if Denmark followed UN decolonization requirements.
Danish authorities lack an understanding of cultural differences when placing Greenlandic children in care
Children with Greenlandic parents have a higher chance of been taken into care homes in Denmark partly due to language and cultural understandings with Danish authorities.
Sápmi Norwegian municipalities in dire need of Sami language competences
Report concludes serious lack of Sami language skills and cultural knowledge among workers in 13 Sápmi Norwegian municipalities making it difficult to enforce local rights.
New republic Barbados cuts ties to monarchy but remembers history
Barbados in the Caribbean Sea is the youngest republic entering 2022 after declaring independence from British rule last year, with promise to become Caribbean’s beacon.
Xinjian genocide draws parallels to Canada and US
North American policy and rhetoric against own indigenous groups and ‘the war on terror’ resembles that of the Chinese government towards civilians in Xinjiang region.
Indigenous oral history can rewrite human history
Research shows that a Māori reached Antarctica hundreds of years before Westerners, despite what history books claims. Including oral tradition brings research closer to truth.
Royal colonial attitudes
Official documents reveal that Buckingham Palace implemented a policy to ban people of colour from getting office roles exposing an ingrained attitude towards white supremacy.
An apology
Danish prime minister sends official apology on behalf of Denmark to 22 Greenlanders who were abducted for social experiment to ‘civilize’ them in the 1950s.
