Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 20)

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

Shinnecock Member Is First Native Woman to Graduate from England’s Oxford University

ICTMN Staff

October 14, 2012

On September 22, Kelsey Leonard became the first Native American woman to graduate from England’s Oxford University...

The Battle of Queenston Heights Was the Shining Hour for Natives in the War of 1812

David P. Ball

October 14, 2012

As the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812’s first major battle approached, Native peoples on both sides of the U.S.–Canada border were gearing up for some historic commemorations...

Saving Princess Vlei – an Urban Wetland in South Africa

Linda Daniels

October 13, 2012

Women elders, who are members of a community led campaign to save a shallow wetland, used the celebration of Women's Day in South Africa on August 9th to highlight their objection ...

Spider and Wasp Frozen for Eternity in Death Dance, Preserved in Amber

ICTMN Staff

October 11, 2012

It’s rare to catch a spider in the act of killing a bug—and rarer still for a drop of resin to engulf the arachnid as it's on the verge of pouncing...

A Kichwa Victory Against Big Oil and Government in New Documentary

Rick Kearns

October 10, 2012

The Kichwa people of Sarayaku, Ecuador won two major victories this year: in April, for the first time in their history, the government of Ecuador acknowledged responsibility for i...

Multiple Requests for Extra Security in Libya Currently Under Investigation

ICTMN Staff

October 10, 2012

Yesterday CNN.com reported that they had obtained a summary of Eric Nordstrom’s, former chief security officer for U.S...

Study Shows Humans May Cause Most Whale Deaths, as Three Whales Wash Ashore on Two Coasts

ICTMN Staff

October 10, 2012

The carcasses are being examined of whales that have been found dead this month on both Atlantic coasts—one off Boston, in the U.S., and two more off England...

Tomb Discovered in Guatemala Likely Belonged to Maya Queen K’abel

ICTMN Staff

October 10, 2012

Archaeologists in Guatemala believe they’ve discovered the tomb of Lady K’abel, military ruler of the Wak, or “Centipede” kingdom, during the seventh-century...

Male Mammoth Discovered Thawing in Siberian Permafrost

ICTMN Staff

October 09, 2012

An 11-year-old Russian boy, following his nose—he smelled something “unpleasant” while walking his dogs, according to news accounts, and it wasn’t what he was scooping up from his ...