Guarani community celebrates land victory
A Brazilian Indian community has finally won back its land after years of struggle and hardship.
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Uncontacted tribes flee ‘red gold’ rush
A large group of uncontacted Indians has appeared in a remote village in the Amazon rainforest near the Peru-Brazil border, a Brazilian government official and expert on uncontacted tribes has reported.
Aboriginal organisations condemn government response
One month after the Australian government set up an 'emergency response taskforce' to tackle widespread child abuse in Aboriginal communities, its actions have been widely condemned by Aboriginal organisations.
Jumma leader sentenced to 17 years in jail
Ranglai Mro, a Jumma leader from the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, has been sentenced to 17 years in jail after protesting against the eviction of his people from their land to make way for an army training centre.
Penan – ‘Our forests are disappearing’
Nine Penan leaders from Sarawak, Malaysia, told visitors to the World Rainforest Music Festival this month that their rainforest home was disappearing.
Survival launches raffle for uncontacted tribes
Survival is launching its 2007 raffle in support of the recognition of uncontacted tribes' land rights.
Satellite photos reveal destruction of tribe's heartland
Satellite imagery has revealed that the last refuge of uncontacted South American Indians is being illegally destroyed.
Indians ask court to ban oil exploration
Peru's Amazon Indian organisation, AIDESEP, has applied to the courts for oil exploration and drilling to be banned in parts of the Peruvian Amazon inhabited by uncontacted tribes.