‘Draconian’ Environmental Amendments dropped in Papua New Guinea
On January the 19th the contested O'Neill-Namah government repealed amendments made to the environmental act by the Somare government and as a result have given local peoples back the... Read more
More murders and attacks against Colombian indigenous people
When President Juan Manuel Santos was elected in 2010, there was an immediate shift in the country's policy toward Indigenous Peoples. It was welcomed to say the least. However,... Read more
Conservation On The Front Line: Muara Tae’s Last Stand Against Big Palm Oil
Deep in the interior of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, the Dayak community of Muara Tae is struggling to defend itself from a sustained assault by palm oil companies. It's Muara... Read more
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Will the UN stand by its commitment to secure indigenous peoples’ full participation?
The United Nations is pretty notorious these days for sidelining Indigenous Peoples at high level meetings and conferences, despite the fact that these gatherings concern our rights and our... Read more
Time to turn back the tide of assimilation in Northern Territory, Australia
Laura Baymarrwangga, senior traditional owner of Murrungga Island and one of the last remaining Yan-nhangu speakers, is setting a profound example for all of Australia. In line with her... Read more
Notorious ‘Human Safaris’ Continue in the Andaman Islands
Survival International has obtained an audio recording in which a tour operator informs an undercover journalist that it will cost him 25 to 30,000 rupees ($480-$580) to go 'see'... Read more
Honduras: Garifuna Communities Take Legal Action Against Canada’s ‘Porn King’
Leaders from two Garifuna communities are taking a Canadian citizen to court over several fraudulent land sales along the north coast of Honduras. The Garifuna say that Randy Roy... Read more
Peru: Traditional Indigenous Way of Life Threatened by Proposed Road in Purús
As the struggle to defend the Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory And National Park (TIPNIS) in Bolivia lingers on, another struggle to stop yet another controversial road has emerged--this time,... Read more
Bad River Chippewa Against Proposed Mining Legislation in Wisconsin
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are working, along with several NGOs, to stop a controversial mining bill that would gut existing environmental protections and effectively silence... Read more
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