Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 8)

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

Study Shows Mother Earth Heading Toward Highest Temperatures in Human History by End Century

ICTMN Staff

March 09, 2013

Greenhouse gases and thus temperatures are skyrocketing and will most likely reach epic proportions by the year 2100, scientists at Oregon State University and Harvard University h...

Turtle Island's Bats Being Decimated by Fungus Most Likely Originating in Europe

ICTMN Staff

March 07, 2013

A fungal disease called white nose syndrome is racing through bat populations across Turtle Island and has killed millions of the tiny mammals, attacking them as they hibernate...

Banish Winter Storm Blues With These Photos of Magnified, Ethereally Delicate Snowflakes

ICTMN Staff

March 06, 2013

It is drummed into us as children that no two snowflakes are alike, and here to prove it is Russian master macro photographer Andrew Osokin, who has immortalized on film a number o...

South African Indigenous Human Rights Brought to the Forefront Following Latest Attacks on Khomani San People

Linda Daniels

March 06, 2013

The torture of a Khomani San elder in South Africa has seen Indigenous Peoples rights activists vent their anger and disbelief that the incident took place in a modern democracy...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Dies Following Battle With Cancer

ICTMN Staff

March 05, 2013

Just four months into his fourth term, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, died Tuesday from complications related to cancer. He was 58 years old...

Switzerland's Only Bear Shot by Authorities After Being Deemed Dangerous to Humans

ICTMN Staff

March 05, 2013

Wildlife rangers have shot dead Switzerland’s only bear because authorities feared it posed a threat to humans...

New Campaign Hopes to Raise Awareness of Threats to Peru's Nomadic Indigenous People

Barbara Fraser

March 04, 2013

Threats facing nomadic indigenous people living in isolation in Peru are the focus of a new public awareness campaign launched by one of Peru’s largest indigenous organizations...

Mountains, Milky Way and an Active Volcano: More Time-Lapse Video Wonder

ICTMN Staff

February 23, 2013

We can't get enough of our time-lapsed sky over alpine meadows alternating with dancing stars set to lilting piano music...

Correa's Win in Ecuador Due to Financial Reform Policies

Rick Kearns

February 21, 2013

The successful re-election effort of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on February 17, where he received close to 58 percent of the vote in that majority indigenous country, came ...

'One Billion Rising' Gets Women on Their Feet Against Violence

ICTMN Staff

February 17, 2013

As part of playwright and activist Eve Ensler's annual V-Day celebration, which brings anti-female violence to the world's attention every Valentine's Day, dance and physical self-...