The leader of an indigenous community in Peru asked for the government to declare a state of emergency on Monday and accused ...

The river is not just a river for us,” says Mariluz Canaquiri Murayari. “It’s a living being that deserves respect.” ...

Teófilo Kukush, leader of the Wampís community in Peru, urged the government to declare a state of emergency due to illegal ...

The mystical relationship between the Indigenous communities of the northern Peruvian Amazon and the Marañón River is at the ...

Policymakers and Indigenous leaders urge "decolonization" of coca laws, highlighting the leaf's cultural importance ahead of ...

What happens when a team of scientists and local Awajún guides go on a 38-day trip into the Alto Mayo region of Peru? Over ...

Rivera Zea founded Chirapaq (Center of Indigenous Cultures of Peru) to support the cultural reaffirmation of Indigenous peoples with a strong human rights approach. The organization, now a leading ...

An unconditional cash-transfer pilot project for Indigenous peoples in Peru’s Amazon is underway to help support families who turn to unsustainable or illegal forest activities due to economic ...

The president of the Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampís Nation (GTANW) in Peru denounced the use of local children as 'human shields' to protect illegal mining activities and demanded ...