France to return Maori heads
France's National Assembly voted last week to return 16 tattooed and mummified Maori heads to New Zealand.
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Landmark trial of Indian’s ‘killers’ suspended
The trial of three men accused of killing the Guarani leader Marcos Veron has been suspended.
Nukak appear out of the rainforest at remote town
A group of Nukak recently arrived at a remote town in south-east Colombia, according to Colombia’s Indigenous organisation ONIC.
Unprecedented fine for ranchers in uncontacted tribe 'coverup'
Paraguayan authorities have fined the Brazilian cattle-ranching firm accused of illegally clearing forest which is home to uncontacted Indians.
Global ad campaign for Peru's uncontacted tribes
An ad supporting Peru’s last uncontacted tribes is appearing in publications around the world.
Protests against Spanish oil giant’s plans for uncontacted tribes
Demonstrators gathered outside the headquarters of Repsol-YPF today to protest plans to explore for oil on uncontacted tribes’ land.
Massive theft of West Papuan land condemned in New York
Indonesia’s plans to seize 1.6 million hectares of West Papuans’ land has been condemned at the UN in New York.