Articles
The ‘discovery’ of Peru’s Machu Picchu
July 2011 marked the 100 year ‘discovery’ of Machu Picchu. But the term ‘discovery’ is misleading. The Inca site was almost certainly known about long before Hiram Bingham arrived, just as South America had been occupied by indigenous tribes for thousan
Uncontacted tribes: Contact, respect and isolation
Sydney Possuelo’s experiences with uncontacted tribes
The shock African verdict that gets better with age
The Bushmen’s struggle for their land resonates today
Astonishing pictures of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes
Astonishing photos of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes
The Yanomami are great observers of nature
Ethnobotanist Dr William Milliken talks to Survival International
‘There are medicines out there that I know about …’
From the Buchu plant as a treatment for kidney disease to bears’ gall bladders to ease wound infections … the medicinal knowledge of tribal peoples, by Joanna Eede
The dangers of adventure travel to tribal peoples
Why travel to tribal peoples can be unethical and dangerous.