Americas – Page 73 – Prologue Journal

Saturday’s Solar Eclipse Illuminates Traditions of Indigenous Peoples

New York Times Among Indigenous peoples of the Americas, from Navajo Nation down to the rainforests of Brazil, events like the annular eclipse on Saturday have important and distinctive cultural meanings. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/science/annular-eclipse-indigenous-traditions.html

National Gallery of Canada Decolonizes Amid Turmoil

New York Times As Canada reckons with its colonial history, a push to “decolonize” museums has rocked its National Gallery and other museums. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/world/canada/canada-art-museums-colonialism.html

Tropical Storm Lidia Expected to Become a Hurricane Before Hitting Mexico

New York Times The storm, which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane by Tuesday, could bring heavy rains leading to mudslides, forecasters said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/08/world/americas/lidia-storm-mexico-coast.html

Claude Cormier, Landscape Architect With a Playful Eye, Dies at 63

New York Times His archly humorous designs for parks and other public spaces confused officials and delighted the citizens of Montreal and Toronto. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/08/arts/design/claude-cormier-dead.html

Six Accused of Murdering Ecuadorean Presidential Candidate Are Found Dead

New York Times The prison killings have added to the sense that the nation is in thrall to a narco-trafficking industry with ties to the government. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/world/americas/ecuador-presidential-candidate-assassination-prision-killings.html

Canada’s Harjit Sajjan Describes Anti-Sikh Bias He’s Faced

New York Times Harjit Sajjan, the emergency preparedness minister, has faced threats of violence from other members of India’s large diaspora in Canada. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/world/canada/canada-india-anti-sikh-bias.html

17 Migrants Dead in Bus Crash in Mexico

New York Times State officials in Mexico said that the bus was transporting 55 people, many of them believed to be from Venezuela. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/06/world/americas/mexico-migrants-bus-crash.html

They’ve Been Stateless for 10 Years. Now Many Are Facing Deportation.

New York Times Ten years after a court order ruled that children of Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic were not entitled to citizenship, many live in fear of arrest or expulsion. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/06/world/americas/haitian-migrants-dominican-republic.html

Stateless Dominicans Live in Fear of Deportation

Venezuela Seeks Arrest of Juan Guaidó, Former Opposition Leader

New York Times The attorney general accused Mr. Guaidó, who now lives in the United States, of misusing state funds for his own benefit, which he denied. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/06/world/americas/venezuela-juan-guaido-arrest-warrant.html