Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 4)

CO2 Has Arrived at Highest Level Since Before the First Peoples: NOAA

The last time carbon dioxide was at this level in Mother...

One Annular Sensation: Ring of Fire Eclipse Livestreaming From Australia—See it Right Here, Right Now

The sun and moon are at it again, and this time, like last...

Peruvian Official Resigns Following Indigenous Consultation Disputes

A top Peruvian government official responsible for...

Dancing With the Stars Over the Ancient City of Teotihuacan, Mexico

First the big dipper drifts into view, then the stars...

José Barreiro Bridges Two Realities and Two Worlds With Taíno: A Novel

The Taíno were the first to greet Christopher Columbus when...

President Morales Expels USAID on Charges of Interference

For the second time since 2008, Bolivian President Evo...

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World News

Learning a Native Language? Ojibway Programmer Has an App For That

Marc Dadigan

April 20, 2013

After observing how his 12-year-old daughter fiddled obsessively with the family’s iPad, computer programmer Darrick Baxter designed an app just for her, downloaded it secretly ont...

Earth Day and Sex: Watch Director’s Cut of Documentary on Global Population and the Environment, Livestreamed

ICTMN Staff

April 19, 2013

What is the true cost of overpopulation on the environment?...

Brazilian Indigenous Storm Congress Halting Vote on Territorial Rights

Rick Kearns

April 19, 2013

Hundreds of indigenous protestors occupied the Brazilian Congress on Tuesday, April 16 th , in an effort to stop a law that could weaken territorial rights of the communities accor...

Maduro Elected President in Venezuela, Will Allow Re-Count

Rick Kearns

April 15, 2013

The vote was close as both sides were confident in their positions, but in the end the acting Venezuela President, following the death of the late Hugo Chavez ended with a win Apri...

Osage Ballerina Maria Tallchief Walks On at 88

ICTMN Staff

April 12, 2013

Osage ballerina Maria Tallchief broke ground for Native American ballet dancers and was not only one of George Balanchine’s wives, but an inspiration to him...

Venezuelan Presidential Candidates Reach Out to Indigenous Voters

Rick Kearns

April 12, 2013

Venezuelans will go to the polls on Sunday, April 14 th to choose a president and the two main candidates, Acting President Nicolas Maduro, who is the late President Hugo Chavez’ h...

French Judge Rules that Auction of Hopi Katsinam Can Proceed

ICTMN Staff

April 12, 2013

An attempt to halt an auction in Paris of 70 katsinam considered sacred by the Hopi Tribe has failed, with a Parisian judge ruling that the items are not protected under a French l...

The Kogi Fight to Preserve Their Ancient Wisdom

Dominique Godrèche

April 12, 2013

Twenty-five years ago, French climber and geographer Eric Julien was rescued by the Kogis while trekking in the heart of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia—the highest coas...

Judge Will Hear Argument Against Sale of Hopi Katsinam in Paris

ICTMN Staff

April 10, 2013

On Thursday, April 11, a judge in Paris will hear arguments from a lawyer regarding the legality of a large auction of Hopi katsinam...

Despite Legal Victories Awa Territory Still Full of Invaders in Brazil

Rick Kearns

April 10, 2013

The Awa people of Maranhao state, in northeastern Brazil, have turned in desperation to the international community to help protect their territory according to activists at Surviv...