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indigenous peoples
Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon: Isolated by Choice
The startling images of an uncontacted Brazilian tribe taken from a plane a few years ago had many people captivated.
Brazil Denies Tribe is Planning Mass Suicide
An entire Brazilian tribe reportedly threatened to commit mass suicide earlier this week over a land issue, but the Brazilian government and the Catholic Church denied those claims.
Reporter’s Mission to Explore Indigenous Cultures Still Unrealized
Padlewska, a freelance video-journalist and producer at CBC in Ottawa, Canada wants to travel around the globe to document the lives and struggles of indigenous communities.
No Massacre in Venezuela’s Jungles, Group Said
The group Survival International said that an alleged massacre in July in Venezuela of members of the Yanomami tribe at the hands of illegal gold miners did not take place.
Global Q&A: ‘Are indigenous cultures respected in your country?’
Epoch Times reporters from Dubai to Greece discovered when they asked locals ...
Native Tribes in Southeast Alaska Await Owed Land
When all is said and done though, Thomas said the Natives see the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) as “the only opportunity that we’ll ever get the land back . . . “
Atleo Keeps AFN Leadership
Shawn Atleo, hereditary chief of the Ahousaht First Nation in B.C., was re-elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations after three rounds of voting in Toronto.
Federal Government Will Amend Constitution to Recognise Indigenous Peoples of Australia
A re-elected Labor Party is committed to changing the Australian constitution to recognise the nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples.
Indigenous Group Appeals to UN on Intervention
Just one year after the federal government’s apology to Indigenous Australians, it is again under attack for abusing their basic rights. Aboriginal people from Alice Springs have appealed to the United Nations, claiming that the Northern Territory Intervention violates international human rights law.
Intervention Support Reignites Debate
The Federal Government has restated its support for the Northern Territory intervention, reigniting the debate about how to address problems in remote Indigenous communities.
