In a historic vote which brought a standing ovation from those present, the UNs Human Rights Council in Geneva has this week approved the text of a declaration on Indigenous peoples rights.
A major new museum of Indigenous art has opened in Paris. The Musée du Quai Branly displays Indigenous art from Africa, Asia and Australia.
Italian mountain guide Ario Sciolari has completed a 5-month solo trek across Alaska to raise awareness of the threat to the land of the Gwichin Indians.
French TV station France 2 has withdrawn a controversial TV show featuring tribal peoples, following a letter from human rights organisations denouncing the show as derogatory.
Supporters of the Central Kalahari Bushmen protested outside a conference for investors in Botswana held in London today.
Survival supporters handed out leaflets about the eviction of the Kalahari Bushmen outside Christies in Paris on 27 June as De Beers diamond jewellery was auctioned inside.
The Lancet, the worlds leading medical journal, has published an article heavily criticising the Botswana governments eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
The last group of Bushmen still holding out inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve have smuggled out an appeal for help.