Real 'Avatar' tribe deals fatal blow to Vedanta mine
The Dongria Kondh have overwhelmingly rejected plans by mining giant Vedanta in an unprecedented triumph for tribal rights.
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Brazil – rare footage of uncontacted tribe released
The Kawahiva are a nomadic people, on the brink of extinction as they desperately flee armed loggers and ranchers.
Plans to evict Botswana Bushmen revealed by leaked report
Leaked report exposes plans to start relocating the remaining Bushmen at Ranyane despite recent High Court order.
Survivors of Yanomami massacre speak out 20 years on
Twenty years ago sixteen Yanomami Indians were killed in a gruesome massacre at the hands of illegal gold-miners.
Peru repeals official report on threats to uncontacted tribes
Decision is latest scandal amidst huge pressure to approve Peru's giant gas project
Proof of uncontacted Indians is serious blow to oil giant
Pacific Rubiales has already begun its dangerous work in an area proposed to protect uncontacted tribes
Survival celebrates tribes' ingenious skills on UN Indigenous Day
From the hunting peoples of Canada to the hunter-gatherers of Africa, tribal peoples have found ingenious ways of surviving
Peruvian ministers resign over Amazon gas project
Plans to expand the controversial Camisea project have encountered widespread opposition