Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 25)

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

British Man Living as an Apache Wins Right to Keep Badger and Eagle Parts in His Home

Vincent Schilling

August 28, 2012

A British man living in South Wales who has lived as an Apache Indian for the past 20 years under the name Mangas Colaradas will be allowed to keep badger paws and Eagle wings in h...

Aboriginal Wheelchair Athlete Set to Burnish Career With Gold at Paralympic Games in London

Sam Laskaris

August 28, 2012

Richard Peter is hoping to finish off his international career with even more hardware than he already has—and he’s already toting plenty...

Feather and Thread: Bolivia’s National Ethnology and Folklore Museum

Sara Shahriari

August 26, 2012

Bolivia's National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) sits on a narrow street in downtown La Paz.

Stanford Student Driven to Revive Culture and Prevent Youth Suicide

Marc Dadigan

August 25, 2012

Stanford University senior Lyla Johnston’s commitment to bringing her indigenous perspective to anthropology has led her on many journeys: from studying menstrual taboos surroundin...

Multiple Causes Cited for Mayan Demise Including Climate Change

ICTMN Staff

August 24, 2012

Two recently published studies delve into what caused the collapse of the Mayan empire, a question many archaeologists have tried answering...

James Anaya Urges Consultations on Black Hills Sacred Site

ICTMN Staff

August 23, 2012

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples,

Belo Monte Dam: Forced to an Immediate Halt by Brazilian Judges

Rick Kearns

August 21, 2012

Brazil's Federal Regional Tribunal of the First Region, the highest court of appeals in the country, ordered an immediate halt to all construction of the controversial Belo Monte D...

James Bay Cree and Quebec Earn Environmental Accolades for Governance Pact

ICTMN Staff

August 17, 2012

The Eeyou Istchee (Grand Council of the Cree) of James Bay have signed a governance agreement with the government of Quebec that not only gives the First Nation much more control o...

Fun and Frolic: Montreal First Peoples' Festival Brings Aboriginals and Non-Natives Together

Theresa Braine

August 16, 2012

MONTREAL—Drumbeats echoed, dancing filled the Place des Festivals, and children frolicked in the fountains...

Northwest Tribes Fight for Treaty Rights in Face of Coal-Transport Plan

Terri Hansen

August 15, 2012

Treaty fishing rights are meaningless if there are no healthy fish populations left to harvest, say Pacific Northwest tribes, fishers and tribal environmental organizations...