Army throws 750 Mru families off their land 31 January 2007The Bangladesh army has evicted 750 Mru families from their ancestral land in the remote villages of Bandarban Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.
BBC: First contact with isolated tribes? 25 January 2007A BBC film to be broadcast on Thursday 1 February documents an expedition to make first contact with an isolated tribe in West Papua - and asks whether such people really exist. Survival estimates that approximately 107 uncontacted tribes exist worldwide
Police to be trained to protect Jarawa tribe 25 January 2007The authorities on the Andaman Islands have begun a training programme for local police and welfare staff charged with protecting the Jarawa tribe.
Dams threaten fishing tribe 24 January 2007The isolated Enawene Nawe tribe has spoken out against a series of dams which could destroy their livelihood.
Thousands flee army operation in West Papua 22 January 2007In recent weeks large numbers of Indonesian soldiers, including special forces, have been deployed to the Punkak Jaya region of West Papua, causing an estimated 5,000 tribespeople to flee into the jungle.
Bushmen return home despite police presence 15 January 2007A group of forty Bushmen have managed to return to their homes in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve this weekend, despite a heavy police presence and attempts to persuade them to stay in the relocation camps.
Guarani Indian woman killed by gunman 12 January 2007A gunman shot dead a 70 year old Guarani woman, Kuretê Lopez, on 9 January in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Bushmen to return home on Friday 9 January 2007A group of Kalahari Bushmen will return to their land on Friday, following their historic court victory on 13 December.
