Tragedy strikes Andamans tribe
Eight members of the Onge tribe in the Andaman Islands, India, have died and 15 more are in hospital after drinking from a container which washed ashore on their island reserve.
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Diamond mine on Bushman land gets government approval – on condition Bushmen receive no water
The Botswana government has given its approval to a controversial diamond mine on the land of the Kalahari Bushmen – on the condition that the mining company Gem Diamonds does not provide the Bushmen with water.
Human Rights Declaration reaches 60 – but only 20 countries have signed tribal peoples’ law
The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated tomorrow – but only 20 countries have signed up to the international law on tribal peoples, whose rights are routinely violated.
Indians arrive in capital for landmark land rights case
Indigenous people from the Amazon state of Roraima are gathering in the Brazilian capital Brasilia today to await the Supreme Court's ruling on a key land rights case.
Tribe slams Ernst & Young award to Vedanta chairman
The award of the ‘Indian Entrepreneur of the Year’ prize to Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal has been met with derision from the Dongria Kondh tribe, whose sacred mountain Vedanta plans to destroy.
Andaman tribesman presumed dead after conflict with poachers
A man from the remote Jarawa tribe on the Andaman Islands in India is missing and presumed dead following a conflict with a group of poachers who were fishing illegally on their land. Police have arrested the poachers.
Indigenous leader recalls 'terrible consequences' of first contact
An Indigenous leader from Ecuador has spoken about the ‘terrible consequences’ of first contact between his tribe and the outside world.
Uncontacted tribes film sent to Congress
Survival’s groundbreaking film about uncontacted tribes has been sent to every member of Paraguay’s congress to highlight the threats to the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode, Paraguay’s last uncontacted Indians.