Army ambushes and assassinates Indigenous man
The Colombian army has assassinated an Indigenous Colombian man.
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Survival names 2008’s top five tribal stories
The biggest tribal news story of 2008 was the publication of photos of an uncontacted tribe on the Brazil-Peru border, says Survival International.
Guarani child dies of starvation
A Guarani child has died of starvation and at least four others are suffering from malnutrition in the community of Kurusu Mba, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Santa makes special delivery to tribal rights’ violator
Santa Claus today made a special delivery to the Mayfair home of Anil Agarwal, billionaire Chairman of UK mining giant Vedanta Resources.
Dam workers attack Enawene Nawe Indians
Hydroelectric dam workers have attacked a group of Enawene Nawe Indians who were fishing near a dam building site last week.
UN talks on climate change exclude tribal peoples
Tribal representatives at the UN conference on climate change in Poznan, Poland, have slammed the proceedings for excluding Indigenous voices and refusing to recognise tribal peoples’ rights to the forests they live in and protect.
President tells Bushmen their way of life is an ‘archaic fantasy’
Two years after the historic court victory that affirmed the Kalahari Bushmen’s right to live and hunt on their land, Botswana’s President Ian Khama has told the Bushmen that their hunting way of life is an ‘archaic fantasy’.
Indians rejoice as Supreme Court affirms land rights
Indians across Brazil are celebrating today as the majority of judges in the Supreme Court ruled to uphold Indigenous land rights in a key case. Indian representatives have called the decision a ‘great victory’.