Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 68)

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

First Nations to U.N. Forum: Prior and Informed Consent, Not Just Consultation

ICTMN Staff

May 30, 2011

Canada and the U.S. may have signed on with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples back in November and December, respectively...

Fresh From the Ground – Part 2

ICTMN Staff

May 28, 2011

The original healers of Southern Africa have a knowledge of the regions medicinal and Nutritional plants represents an accumulated wisdom of thousands of years that is in danger of...

Circumpolar Agreement Affirms Inuit Development Rights

ICTMN Staff

May 26, 2011

As the Arctic thaws, the question of resource development is coming more to the fore, and a recent agreement finalizing the Inuit position on such ventures is earning accolades fro...

Seneca Nation Urges International Mechanism to Resolve Treaty Violations

Gale Courey Toensing

May 26, 2011

Seneca Councilor Delivers Statement at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues For the first time in its history, the Seneca Nation of Indians has taken indigenous issues, includin...

Water Rights Highlighted at United Nations Indigenous Issues Forum

ICTMN Staff

May 26, 2011

At the 10th annual Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, being held at UN headquarters in New York City through the e

Who Really Owns Mike Tyson’s Tattoo?

ICTMN Staff

May 25, 2011

Have you heard the one about the tattoo artist, the heavyweight champ and the movie studio? It goes like this: S...

Teehee Addresses U.N. Permanent Forum

Gale Courey Toensing

May 23, 2011

Statement focuses on administration’s achievements New York – Kimberly Teehee, White House Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, spoke at the opening session of the Un...

U.N. Permanent Forum Generates First Global Partnership Promoting Indigenous Rights

Gale Courey Toensing

May 23, 2011

Indigenous peoples around the globe have a new initiative to promote and protect their rights...

Indigenous Issues Are Green Issues, Say UN Delegates

ICTMN Staff

May 23, 2011

Indigenous leaders from around the world speaking at the United Nations' Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues expressed their concern that the so-called "green economy" ignores the...