Book exposing Innu persecution wins award 31 May 2006Professor Colin Samson, associate and supporter of Survival International, has won the prestigious Pierre Savard Award for his book on the forced assimilation of the Innu people of the Labrador-Québec peninsula.
Guarani celebrate court victory 26 May 2006A tribunal has ruled that the Guarani Kaiowá community of Paso Piraju should not be evicted from their land.
UK: Shamans from Amazon on unique music tour 25 May 2006For the first time, a group of Mehinaku shaman musicians from the Brazilian Amazon will tour the UK. They will perform with the renowned Brazilian singer and composer, Marlui Miranda, and British musicians.
Arara Indians fight for land 23 May 2006The Arara Indians of Brazil are fighting to save their land, Cachoeira Seca (Dry Rapids). The territory has been invaded on a massive scale by settlers and loggers.
Isolated tribes celebrate land victory 22 May 2006Two of Brazil's smallest and most isolated tribes now face a more secure future after President Lula ratified (signed into law) their land. The signing of the decree took place on Brazil's national 'Indian Day', April 19.
Doctors confirm Jarawa have measles 19 May 2006Doctors on the Andaman Islands have confirmed that members of the Jarawa tribe have been suffering from measles.
Longest court case concludes Bushmen receive death threats 18 May 2006Botswanas longest-running court case, brought by the Bushmen against the Botswana government, concluded on Tuesday. Over 10% of the 243 applicants have died in the government resettlement camps since the case was filed.
Nukak tribe We are being wiped out 18 May 2006The reclusive Nukak tribe, who hit headlines worldwide this month after fleeing their forest home, are caught up in a violent civil war between guerrillas and the Colombian army.
Disease strikes 16% of isolated Andaman tribe 10 May 2006Forty-two children from the isolated Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands have been hit by disease in the last three weeks, in an epidemic which could wipe them out.
Isolated Andaman tribe hit by measles epidemic 8 May 2006The isolated Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean have been hit by a measles epidemic which could wipe them out. Seven Jarawa children have been admitted to hospital.
Government witness says 'I don't remember' 36 times 4 May 2006During cross-examination by the lawyer for the Bushmen, the main government official in charge of the 2002 relocation of hundreds of Bushmen claimed he could remember almost nothing about the exercise.
