In Belize, a state of emergency ... jerk reaction ignores the underlying causes of the climate crisis, are scientifically unfounded and stoke resentment of Indigenous Peoples. Fanning the flames.

She also speaks English, Belize’s official language. But her native language is Qʼeqchiʼ, an indigenous Mayan language primarily spoken by 900,000 to 1.3 million people in Guatemala, Belize ...

In 2015, Trio Farmers Cacao Growers Ltd., made up of 31 mostly Indigenous Maya farmers, and the Ya’axché Conservation Trust established a 379-hectare (937-acre) agroforestry concession in Maya ...

Ariana Jones, who held dual citizenship with America and Belize, was killed in February 2020. The suspect is an ex-boyfriend. The murder trial began in January 2024.

Native groups in Belize, Australia and Hawaii are at the center of conservation. By Julia Jacobo. ... While Indigenous peoples only make up about 6% of the global population, ...

A collective that is preserving the sounds and culture of Afro-Indigenous people from Belize and Honduras will join the Brandeis community for a concert and residency this fall.. Garifuna culture was ...

Chito Martinez, former Baltimore Orioles outfielder, has died at the age of 59, the team and his son said. He was the only MLB player to hail from Belize.

Native to Belize and Guatemala, the Mopans are one of the 28 subethnic groups of the Maya people. Roughly 10,000 people in Belize identify as Mopan, making up less than 3% of the country’s ...

There’s a new celebrity basketball player in the country of Belize. Douglas Langford Jr., a 6-foot-7 senior who came to the United States as a 14-year-old and enrolled at St. Pius X-St. Matthias ...