Anti-government protests by indigenous groups in Ecuador have left two people killed and 100 injured, with the country's defense minister warning that democracy in the Latin American state is at risk.

At the end of a week-long talks with representatives of indigenous communities from Canada, Pope Francis has issued an apology for the abuses at the hands of the clergy that took place in residential schools for over 100 years.

In upcoming meetings, Canadian indigenous leaders will seek the public apology over the Catholic Church’s abuse of native children in boarding schools.

Media outlets prefer to leave aside all the awkward talk about the massacre of an indigenous population in Canada over the past 100 or so years, and focus on, for example, the death of Biden's dog instead.

A Canadian indigenous group says more unmarked graves are expected to be found near former church-run residential schools as investigations continue.

The son of a Chilean indigenous leader is shot dead by police in the restive Araucania province, raising fears of renewed tensions in the region amid efforts to improve relations between the state and its native people.

Canada’s Assembly of First Nations (AFN) elected a woman as national chief for the first time.