Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 10)

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

Former Guatemalan President on Trial for Genocide Against Mayan Citizens and Others

Rick Kearns

February 07, 2013

On January 28, a Guatemalan judge announced that General and former President Jose Efrain Rios Montt along with his chief of intelligence Jose Rodriguez Sanchez could be tried for ...

Tsunami Levels Villages in Solomon Islands After 8.0 Earthquake

ICTMN Staff

February 06, 2013

At least five people have been killed in a tsunami that swept across the western Solomon Islands after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake on February 6, though officials are still searchi...

Indian Identity and Assimilation

Duane Champagne

February 02, 2013

Indigenous identities have become multiple and more complex, and some more hostile, at the beginning of the 21st century...

Indigenous Philippines Community Open to Private Investment

ICTMN Staff

February 01, 2013

An Aytas community in the Philippines is opening their territory to private investment from the tourism industry, under the condition that locals benefit from the increased economi...

Opportunities for Business with Indigenous Peoples in Australia

ICTMN Staff

January 31, 2013

Indigenous Business Australia (IBA), an organization that economically empowers Indigenous Australians through commercial ventures, reported that the number of Indigenous Australia...

Cats Kill Billions of Small Animals Per Year, Study Shows

ICTMN Staff

January 30, 2013

Feral or domesticated, cats are wreaking havoc on the populations of chirpy birds, chubby-cheeked chipmunks and cuddly rabbits, according to a new study...

Watch Feisty Foam Engulf Cars, Beaches and Seaside Towns in Australia

ICTMN Staff

January 29, 2013

Whipped into a frothy fare-thee-well by Cyclone Oswald, the sea off eastern Australia foamed up and invaded several beaches and coastal towns on January 28...

Anaya Urges Presidential Support for Apology

Carol Berry

January 28, 2013

S...

6 Questions With Chief Raoni of Brazil During His Last Visit to Paris

Dominique Godrèche

January 27, 2013

Chief Raoni Metuktire recognized by his labret, an ornamental disk worn by warriors on their lower lip showing they are ready to die for their land, has become synonymous with the ...

Facing Historic Debt Mexico Announces New Indigenous Dialogue Commission

Rick Kearns

January 25, 2013

The Mexican Government recently announced the formation of a Commission for Dialogue with the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico, to “deal with the historic debt” the country owed to ind...