Indigenous protest, Brazil April 2018. “By painting the streets red, we’re showing how much blood has already been shed in the struggle to protect indigenous territories” – Sônia Guajajara, a spokeswoman for APIB (Brazilian indigenous organization). [Read more…] about European colonial history exposed in landmark court case
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Health concerns for Brazil Indians
An Indian woman from Earth’s most threatened tribe is fighting for her life after being contacted in Brazil’s north-eastern Amazon rainforest. [Read more…] about Health concerns for Brazil Indians
Botswana tribes peoples hunters, not poachers
Ahead of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the United States this week, a Botswana Bushman leader has appealed to Prince William for help in recognizing that tribal peoples who hunt for food are not poachers. [Read more…] about Botswana tribes peoples hunters, not poachers
Tiger Reserve tribe faces eviction
Tribespeople living inside a tiger reserve in India are being “threatened” and “cheated” into leaving their ancestral land in the name of tiger “conservation” – even though there is no evidence that they harm the wildlife, and they desperately want to stay on their land. [Read more…] about Tiger Reserve tribe faces eviction
Bushmen notice to sue
Africa’s last hunting Bushmen have given formal notice of their intention to sue the Botswana government over its “unlawful and unconstitutional” attempts to starve them off their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. [Read more…] about Bushmen notice to sue