Indians beheaded in Sierra Nevada
Two Arhuaco Indians from northern Colombia have been found beheaded after being seized by right-wing paramilitaries.
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'Rabbit proof fence' author films ad for Survival
One of Australia's best-known authors, Doris Pilkington Garimara, has filmed an ad for Survival International.
Violent backlash against Indians in Brazilian Amazon
Yesterday a group of about 200 Brazilian settlers invaded the Catholic mission of Surumu, in the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous reserve, in the northern Amazon state of Roraima. They took three missionaries hostage.
'Love Actually' star Colin Firth condemns Bushman evictions
Colin Firth, star of the major new film 'Love Actually', has condemned the Botswana government's eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Iman backs company which opposes Indigenous rights
Somali supermodel Iman is backing a company which opposes Indigenous peoples' rights, despite press reports that she had withdrawn her support. Iman is the public 'face' of De Beers, and is reportedly being paid around US$1 million.
Martu win back their land
Half a century after being driven from their land, the Martu Aborigines in Western Australia have finally won recognition of their ownership of most of their ancestral land.
Botswana Bushmen's plea to De Beers and BHP Billiton
Botswana's Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' are asking De Beers and BHP Billiton not to mine on their land until their rights to return to it and live on it in peace are respected.
Richtersveld case highlights racial discrimination in Botswana
The judgment earlier this month in the Richtersveld case highlights once more the issue of racial discrimination in Botswana.