Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 56)

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

Day of the Dead, Part III: Blending Traditions

ICTMN Staff

November 01, 2011

Day of the Dead or Dia de Los Muertos began as a Mexican holiday —a mixture of indigenous and Catholic religious beliefs—as a way to honor family members who are no longer among th...

Day of the Dead, Part II: Re-Made in America

ICTMN Staff

October 31, 2011

The Day of the Dead, primarily a Mexican holiday, has seen its influence spread across the globe ...

Day of the Dead, Part I: Honoring the Departed, Celebrating Life, in Mexico

ICTMN Staff

October 30, 2011

Mexico is where Day of the Dead began. When the Spaniards arrived, Indigenous Peoples had been celebrating their ancestors annually for at least 3,000 years...

Bolivia’s TIPNIS Indigenous Marchers Successful

Sara Shahriari

October 29, 2011

This week hundreds of indigenous Bolivians returned home after successfully pushing the government of President Evo Morales to ban a highway that would have bisected the National P...

South Africa Proposes National Traditional Leaders Bill, Indigenous Leaders Cautious

Linda Daniels

October 28, 2011

Indigenous Peoples in South Africa have reacted with cautious optimism to President Jacob Zuma's announcement of a National Traditional Leaders Bill...

imagineNATIVE Wraps Its Most Successful Year Ever

Vincent Schilling

October 28, 2011

Though star-studded, the annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival was a bit of a nail-biter this year for its organizers, as they tested a new venue as the hub...

Lawyer Patricia Paul Will Lecture in Bhutan on Transformative Cultures

Richard Walker

October 27, 2011

Patricia Paul, chairwoman-elect of the Washington state Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section, will visit Bhutan for two weeks to lecture on the topic of transformative cultur...

Better Test Scores for Indigenous Students in Mexico

Rick Kearns

October 26, 2011

Indigenous elementary school students in Mexico have improved their test scores in Math and Spanish again this year according to results from a national comprehensive exam, and the...

Bolivia President Moves to Reroute TIPNIS Road

Sara Shahriari

October 21, 2011

Indigenous Bolivians from the National Park and Indigenous Territory Isiboro Secure (TIPNIS) won a major concession from President Evo Morales today...

AFN’s Atleo and First Nations Leaders on Trade Trip to China

ICTMN Staff

October 21, 2011

Several First Nations leaders and aboriginal business proponents will spend 10 days in China discussing business opportunities with the growing Asian nation...