Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 31)

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

Exporting: Exploring Business Opportunities in the Global Market Place

Lucinda Hughes-Juan

July 02, 2012

As our tribal Nations unfold into a global society of Indigenous people, so do our economic opportunities...

Luxurious Eco-Tourism in Bolivian Amazon is Saving Rainforest and Supporting Indigenous Community

Sara Shahriari

July 01, 2012

The rainforest is alive, from the humid, black earth underfoot to the peaks of the tallest trees.

Belo Monte Protests Continue in Brazil Despite Arrest Threats and Continued Construction

Rick Kearns

June 30, 2012

For more than two weeks indigenous activists and allies have shut down construction of part of the controversial Belo Monte Dam in Brazil, demanding an end to the project or for th...

‘Litefoot’, New President and CEO of NCAIED Pushes for Indian Country To Expand Its Global Footing

ICTMN Staff

June 29, 2012

Gary Davis, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and a successful entrepreneur, was named the president and chief executive officer of the National Center for American India...

Philanthropy and Worldwide Indigenous Causes Connect at IFIP Conference

Terri Hansen

June 28, 2012

IFIP Executive Director Evelyn Arce (Courtesy IFIP Facebook) The noise of busy street traffic outside the Japantown, San Francisco hotel belied the serene atmosphere inside, where ...

On This Day in 1541, Francisco Pizarro, Bane of the Incas, Was Assassinated

ICTMN Staff

June 26, 2012

At the height of its existence, the Inca Empire ran some 2,500 miles along the Andean range from Colombia to Chile, had more than 10 million subjects and was home to Cuzco, a city ...

Indigenous Delay March as Police Strike Grips Bolivia

Sara Shahriari

June 26, 2012

Update June 27, 2012: More than 1,000 indigenous marchers entered the Bolivian city of La Paz today, after a police strike that delayed the march ended early in the morning...

Lonesome George, Last of the Pinta Island Tortoise Species, Walks On

ICTMN Staff

June 26, 2012

He was known as Lonesome George for his refusal to mate in captivity...

The Amazon's Pirahã People's Secret to Happiness: Never Talk of the Past or Future

Dominique Godrèche

June 25, 2012

In 1977, Daniel Everett came to Amazonia to live among the Pirahãs. He came to convert them; instead, they converted him...

Video From the Wisdom Keepers Gathering, and a Water Prayer Personified

ICTMN Staff

June 22, 2012

June 21 was National Aboriginal Day in Canada, as well as the first full day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, a fitting day for the Turtle Lodge’s call to prayer for water...