May, another month of encampment evictions of unhoused people in Minneapolis, displacing hundreds and throwing away people's only belongings.
> Minneapolis, MN — During the month of May, the City of Minneapolis has been busy evicting encampments of unhoused people, displacing hundreds and throwing away many people’s only belongings. Minneapolis Police (MPD) displaced about 80 unhoused people on East Franklin Avenue in South Minneapolis on May 10. Each week since, they’ve evicted several smaller camps erected from those displaced from the Franklin Ave. sweep, continuing a punishing and deadly cycle.
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<p>In recent days, Alberta's wildfires have forced the evacuation of oil company workers, cutting oil production in Canada, the world's fourth-largest producer, by 4 percent.</p>
> In recent days, Alberta's wildfires have forced the evacuation of oil company workers, cutting oil production in Canada, the world's fourth-largest producer, by 4 percent.
> On Thursday, at least nine indigenous communities in northwest Canada are threatened by wildfires that have burned thousands of hectares of forest.
> Currently, the province of Alberta has 82 active fires, 29 of which are out of control. The communities most affected are those of the Little Red River Cree Indian Nation, located about 550 kilometers north of the city of Edmonton, in the far north of Alberta.
> Through a statement, Little Red River noted that a fire has destroyed 24,634 hectares and at least 100 structures in three communities since May 2. Residents of the Fox Lake community have been ordered to evacuate their homes.
> In recent days, Alberta's wildfires have forced the evacuation of oil company workers, cutting oil production in Canada, the world's fourth-largest producer, by 4 percent. The latest official data indicates that 17,800 people remain outside their homes due to the threat of flames.
> The Canadian authorities warned that the situation will worsen in the coming days due to weather conditions given forecasts of increased temperatures and reduced humidity.
> So far this year, Alberta has suffered 426 forest fires that have consumed over 400,000 hectares of forest, double the average damage that occurred in past years.
> Due to the number and size of the fires, Alberta has requested the support of wildland firefighters from other provinces and the Canadian army. The authorities have also requested support from U.S. firefighters.
<p>"...the booklet will be widely disseminated to schools and communities throughout the country..."</p>
> On 14th July this year, New Zealand intends to commemorate Maori New Year while simultaneously observing its most recent public holiday for the second occasion, following its statutory recognition last year.
> On Thursday, at the Dark Sky Sanctuary situated in Lake Tekapo of New Zealand's South Island, festivities preceding Matariki began with the inauguration of a booklet containing karakia (Maori prayer) designated for each of the nine stars of Matariki.
> Matariki represents a significant event in the New Zealand calendar, in which the commencement of the Maori New Year is recognized through the reemergence of the Matariki constellation of stars in the evening skies.
> According to the Minister of Maori Crown Relations, Kelvin Davis, the booklet will be widely disseminated to schools and communities throughout the country, in order to assist individuals with their respective preparations for commemorating Matariki, thereby serving as a valuable resource.
> Matariki was marked for the first time as an official public holiday last year.
> "It was a beautiful moment to see how the nation took joy in celebrating and embracing Matariki last year," Davis said.
> According to the data, a minimum of 87 percent of the New Zealand population has acquired a certain level of comprehension regarding the purpose and significance of Matariki, David said.
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Local officials in New South Wales, Australia, are asking residents to keep a respectful distance from a rare animal spotted in the area: an albino echidna.
> May 3 (UPI) -- Local officials in New South Wales, Australia, are asking residents to keep a respectful distance from a rare animal spotted in the area: an albino echidna.
> The Bathurst Regional Council said in a Facebook post that a council employee snapped photos of the ghostly white echidna while out walking Tuesday.
> The echidna, named Raffie by locals, is albino, meaning its entire body lacks pigment.
> "If you see Raffie out, please feel free to take a couple of snaps but do not approach, touch, or try and contain him. It is important to leave wildlife alone, as you could risk them losing their scent trail or leaving young unattended in the burrow," the council wrote.
> Resident Geoff Hadley said he helped Raffie cross a road recently.
> "I've seen hundreds of echidnas but I've never, ever seen a white one -- it was just crazy," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
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Communal granaries have disappeared across North Africa, but Amazigh villagers in Morocco are trying to preserve them.
> Communal granaries have disappeared across North Africa, but Amazigh villagers in Morocco are trying to preserve them.
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> Inside, 76 cubicles are arranged in three levels around an open courtyard with a water cistern.
> The agadir has stocks of barley, dates and almonds, but it is also used to safeguard documents like marriage and birth certificates, religious texts and contracts, and recipes for traditional medicine inscribed on palm stems.
> Lahcen Boutirane, the guardian of the collective storeroom, said the village’s 63 remaining families use it.
> “Others have left, but they keep their archives here,” he said.
> Unwritten laws have kept these granaries sacred and inviolable spaces, not only storing crops to use in drought but also protecting them from attacks, said archaeologist Naima Keddane.
> Boutirane stressed the importance of preserving Ait Kine’s agadir, which “bears witness to our ancestors’ ingenuity”.
> Guardian Lahcen Boutirane walks at the ancient collective granary of Ait Kine village in Morocco's region of Tata
> Collective granaries can be found elsewhere in North Africa – in Algeria’s Aures mountains, Tunisia’s south and Libya’s Nafusa mountains – but they are most common in Morocco, though many are no longer in use.
> The kingdom has more than 550 ancient igoudar – the plural of agadir – according to the culture ministry, which is preparing a UNESCO World Heritage nomination.
> They are located primarily across central and southern Morocco, in caves or on cliff sides, on hilltops and in valleys.
> “The challenge is to save Morocco’s collective granaries, which have almost disappeared in Algeria, Tunisia and Libya,” said architect and anthropologist Salima Naji.
> Passionate about these “institutions of solidarity”, she had helped restore Ait Kine’s agadir, now an attraction for both researchers and tourists.
> A group of Italian visitors appreciated the carved wooden door, adorned with forged iron.
> “We are doing a tour of granaries,” said guide Emanuele Maspoli, describing them as “extraordinary places that attest to the historical wealth of Morocco’s oases”.
> “It’s a magical place,” said tourist Antonella Dalla.