Nukak 'face extinction', Indigenous leaders tell UN
Colombia’s national Indigenous organisation, ONIC, has warned the United Nations that the Nukak, the country’s last hunter-gatherers, are in danger of extinction.
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Borneo tribe mounts new blockades against rainforest destruction
Dozens of Penan tribespeople armed with blowpipes and spears have erected blockades across the roads cut by logging companies deep into their forest in Borneo. The blockaders are calling for an end to logging on their land.
Six Kalahari Bushmen imprisoned for hunting
Six Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana have been arrested and jailed, charged with hunting inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Tribe brings warning to London with help of celebrities
Human rights campaigner, Bianca Jagger, and Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy lent their support for a protest today outside the AGM of British mining company Vedanta Resources.
Victory for Awá nomads
A Brazilian federal judge has ruled that ranchers and colonists illegally occupying the Awá Indian reserve must leave the territory within 180 days.
Guarani land rights – ‘a question of honour’
The president of the Brazilian government’s Indian affairs department, FUNAI, has declared that resolving Guarani land rights in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul is ‘a question of honour’.
Vedanta blocked by tribal protests as Indigenous resistance spreads worldwide
Repeated protests by tribal people in Orissa, India, have blocked the mining plans of one of Britain’s biggest companies, leading to a costly delay.
'We Are One: A celebration of tribal peoples' - new book published this autumn
Unique collection of Indigenous wisdom, stunning photos and writing from international authors, poets, journalists and others.