Canada has opposed the United Nations Draft Declaration of Indigenous Rights
On June 29, 2006, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a Draft Declaration of Indigenous Rights. The Declaration affirms the right of self-determination of Indigenous Peoples, including the right…
Read moreThe Condor Meets the Eagles
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 29 (IPS) – Recent contacts between Bolivian President Evo Morales and leaders of North American native groups have raised new hopes for the indigenous people of North…
Read moreGroup affirms tribal sovereignty through public education
When the turn of political events requires Maine’s tribes to assert their sovereignty, they don’t have to do it alone. They get support from a non-tribal coalition that stands in…
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Botswana government slammed for San treatment
A United States (US) expert in African studies has lambasted the government of Botswana for using its judicial instruments to violate the rights of indigenous people.
Read moreIndigenous rights recognized in Perth Native Title decision
The granting of Native Title over the Perth metropolitan area is expected to reawaken interest in other claims across the country.
Read moreCameroon: Bakas, Mbororos Want Representation in Parliament
Bakas and Mbororos, both indigenous people in Cameroon, have demanded representation in parliament irrespective of the government in power.
Read moreThe Government in South Africa has set up a project to protect indigenous medicinal knowledge
from exploitation by Western pharmaceutical companies, President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday.
Read moreIndigenous Community to Take Oil Company to Court
LIMA, Aug 17 (IPS) – Arankartuktaram! This Achuar cry sums up what indigenous communities in the heart of Peru’s Amazon jungle region are demanding from the State and multinational oil…
Read moreBill to pressure Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory
Right now the Australian government wants to pass a Bill to pressure Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory into giving up their land for the next century, in exchange for…
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Indigenous Communities Fight Extinction with Spears in Ecuador
QUITO, Jul 13 (IPS) – Under persistent harassment by oil, logging and tourist operations, Ecuador’s indigenous Tagaeri and Taromenani peoples, who shun all outside contact, have been launched into the…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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