Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 11)

Global Indigenous Women's Caucus Meeting Sets Priorities for UNPFII

The Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus focused on the...

Canada Takes Helm of Arctic Council With First Indigenous Leader

With prospectors set to descend upon the Arctic faster than...

Mapuche of Chile Continue Struggle for Land Rights; A Leader in Prison

Daniel Melinao used to draw water from a well on the land...

Mayan Pyramid Bulldozed for Road Fill in Belize

A construction company in Belize all but destroyed a Mayan...

Saginaw Grant and Other Natives in Hollywood Come Together for Idle No More PSA

This is a public service announcement made by JT Pro...

Ciudad Blanca, the Lost White City of Honduras, Possibly Found Under Rainforest

From the air it looks like a sea of green. But bounce some...

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World News

Anaya Urges Presidential Support for Apology

Carol Berry

January 28, 2013

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6 Questions With Chief Raoni of Brazil During His Last Visit to Paris

Dominique Godrèche

January 27, 2013

Chief Raoni Metuktire recognized by his labret, an ornamental disk worn by warriors on their lower lip showing they are ready to die for their land, has become synonymous with the ...

Facing Historic Debt Mexico Announces New Indigenous Dialogue Commission

Rick Kearns

January 25, 2013

The Mexican Government recently announced the formation of a Commission for Dialogue with the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico, to “deal with the historic debt” the country owed to ind...

Natives Have an Ally in Japan

ICTMN Staff

January 24, 2013

He’s been fascinated with Native American culture since he was young and that love has grown into a lifelong education for Yoshitaka “Yoshi” Iwasaki, a doctoral student at Osaka Un...

Mercury Treaty Falls Short of Tough Measures and 'Indigenous Peoples'

Gale Courey Toensing

January 24, 2013

A new and legally binding international treaty to reduce harmful emissions of mercury was adopted by more than 140 states at the 5 th International Negotiating Committee session at...

Grand Chief Madahbee Declines Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal

ICTMN Staff

January 22, 2013

Citing the Crown’s refusal “to discuss the broken treaty relationship directly with First Nations representatives,” Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee has turn...

How Estonia Preserved Its Culture

Hans Tammemagi

January 19, 2013

Recently, my wife, Allyson, and I landed in Estonia, a tiny, little-known nation tucked away in the northeast corner of Europe just south of Finland...

Queen Elizabeth II Defers to Canadian Feds on Chief Theresa Spence's Fast

ICTMN Staff

January 18, 2013

Queen Elizabeth’s office has written a letter to a supporter of Chief Theresa Spence deferring to the federal cabinet when it comes to intervening in the fish-broth fast that the A...

DNA Study Gives Insight Into Aboriginal Australian Heritage

ICTMN Staff

January 16, 2013

It has long been thought that aboriginal Australians did not mix with any other races until the 18 th -century arrival of Europeans...

Bolivia Celebrates Coca Gamble Success in the UN

Sara Shahriari

January 16, 2013

Thousands of coca farmers rallied in Bolivia Monday, January 14 to celebrate the country's recent victory in the United Nations, the latest chapter in the Andean nation's quest to ...