Fighting for sacred land: The people taking on Amazon in Africa

 

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Peru's Asháninka people gain autonomy through cacao farming

 

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UN Grills Australia Over Refugees, Indigenous People

The United Nations Human Rights Committee for a second day in Geneva grilled a delegation from Australia over the country’s human rights record, slamming the government’s policies toward refugees and its indigenous population.

Brazil: Indigenous groups condemn alleged massacre

Prosecutors are investigating a reported massacre in which members of an "uncontacted" indigenous tribe were allegedly killed by illegal gold miners in a distant part of the country's Amazon.

First Nations People - Indigenous groups launch protests to resist Canada Day

Indigenous people across Canada are holding ceremonies, events and protests, saying there is nothing to celebrate as the country marks its 150th anniversary.

Hellenism of Pontus as an indigenous peoples

An element that we have not made use of to the magnitude that we should is the fact that Hellenism of Pontus is an indigenous peoples.

Η ελληνοαρμενική φιλία στην πράξη

Ν. Λυγερός

Μεταξύ Αρμενίων και Ελλήνων πολλά λέγονται αλλά λίγα γίνονται, γιατί στην τελική ενώ υπάρχει ένα θετικό πλαίσιο αλλά πολύ συχνά παραμένουν σε αυτό. Ακόμα και για τις γενοκτονίες που έχουμε υποστεί είχαμε προβλήματα, αφού όταν πρότεινε η Αρμενία πριν χρόνια να αναγνωρίσει τη γενοκτονία των Ελλήνων του Πόντου είναι η ίδια η Ελλάδα μέσω κόμματος που το απέρριψε για να μην ενοχληθεί η Τουρκία.

The first World Indigenous Games started on Friday in the northern Brazilian city of Palmas.

Over 2,200 athletes from 30 countries, including Russia, Australia, Japan, Norway and the Philippines, are expected to participate in the multisport event taking place until November 1.

Columbus Day Still Generates Controversy as US Holiday

In the United States, October 12 is significant as the date explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas.The achievement, which is commemorated on the second Monday of October, is a source of pride, particularly within the Italian-American community because Columbus was Italian. But for some the holiday is marked by controversy.

Australian PM urged to plan annual visits to Aboriginal communities

Australia's prime minister has been urged by the head of his Indigenous Advisory Council to spend a week each year living among indigenous communities.

Brazil indigenous group Guarani-Kaiowa 'attacked'

Members of the Guarani-Kaiowa indigenous community in western Brazil say they have come under attack from local farmers.

Canada guilty of cultural genocide against Indigenous peoples (Truth and Reconciliation Commission)

Canada is guilty of committing cultural genocide against Indigenous people, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission said in a summary of its final report released Tuesday.