In the month's Underreported Struggles: 20,000 Lepchas Vow to Die for Their Community; Nicaragua Recognizes Indigenous Land Rights; Dam workers attack the Enawene Nawe; and 18 other stories about the ongoing, world-side struggle for land, rights, and life. December 29 - Indonesia Police Destroy Indigenous Village - Indonesian police forces have violently evicted 400 indigenous [...]
More than 20,000 Lepchas have vowed to die for their community and to ensure that their culture survives for coming generations. A peaceful and nomadic people in the Sikkim region of West Bengal, the Lepchas gathered this past weekend in Kalimpong to celebrate the 227th birthday of their King Gyabu Achok. The event was organized [...]