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Growing demand for biofuels by the world’s rich nations is propelling attacks on indigenous people and destroying their lands and forests, according to native leaders attending a three-week international meeting…

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The West Papuan student organization, Front Pepera, was reported to have organized a demonstration and was demanding that the Republic of Indonesian recognize West Papuan sovereignty back to the year…

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Leaders of the world’s 370 million indigenous peoples are calling for the United Nations to include their voices in its future talks on climate change.

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More than 2,500 representatives of the world’s 370 million indigenous people gathered in New York for the seventh session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

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As the outburst of anger among China

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‘Enough talk, it’s time for action.’ Billy Frank Jr., chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, summed up the consensus at the second day of the Coast Salish Gathering at…

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African indigenous peoples are important custodians of their natural environments with valuable local knowledge and skills, but are struggling to survive, according to a report.

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Wallmapuwen, which means “people of the Mapuche land” in the language of that indigenous group, aims to formally become a political party in July this year in the southern Chilean…

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Latin America is living a time of autonomy movements, especially for indigenous autonomy. The demand became a central concern in national indigenous movements in the 1990s and intensified in the…