Agência Brasil1d
Brazil has 119 indigenous groups in isolation
A new book by the Indigenous Studies Missionary Council—a Christian organization that works to defend the rights and autonomy ...
Peru's detained ex-President Castillo ends hunger strike after four days, authorities say
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has ended a four-day hunger strike that he began in protest of his trial on ...
Mongabay News1d
With biological and cultural diversity at literal crossroads in the tropics, a new approach is needed (commentary)
The tropics are celebrated as hotspots of biological diversity and renowned as supply houses for food, fiber and pharmacies.
Peru passes law critics claim will hamper the ability of NGOs to defend human rights
Peru’s Congress has passed a controversial reform expanding the powers of a government agency which oversees international ...
Mongabay News2d
More Indigenous peoples request consultation as controversial road paves through Peru’s Amazon
An ongoing federal highway project that will cross through protected areas and Indigenous lands in Peru’s Amazon is facing ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Smithsonian Scientists Discover That Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Amazon Helped Yield an Enduring Crop Clone
Genetic analyses and interviews with Indigenous farmers revealed that most manioc crops resemble each other across time and ...
Human Rights Watch4d
Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights
Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights on ...
The Real News Network5d
Celebrating Indigenous roots in Chile’s Arica Carnival
The largest carnival celebration in Chile reflects a long history of Indigenous resistance to colonization—a struggle that ...
How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood
KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried ...