‘Dalai Lama of the rainforest’ appeals for Rio+20 to save world's most threatened tribe
Davi Yanomami says the Awá's land rights need to be protected to guarantee their survival.
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South Africa’s Indigenous ‘icon’ Dawid Kruiper dies
Dawid Kruiper, a traditional leader of the Khomani Bushmen of South Africa has died, aged 76.
Just sign here: cowboys' attempt to fool Indians backfires
Ranchers used a trick in order to build a road through Ayoreo land in Paraguay
Shell scraps controversial biofuels plan after Brazilian Indian protest
The company's joint venture has been buying sugar cane from Guarani land.
Earth’s most threatened tribe demands action as logging season starts
The Awá are urging Brazil's Justice Minister to evict loggers from their land immediately.
Mick Jagger drawn into row over ‘illegal gas grab’ in Peru’s Amazon
Mick Jagger drawn into bitter row over ‘illegal gas grab’ in the Peruvian Amazon.
Tribes urge UK to sign law to ‘guarantee’ their survival
Tribes from four continents urge Britain to ratify ILO Convention 169
Film footage marks 20-year anniversary of ‘Yanomami Park’
This Yanomami area straddling the Brazil-Venezuela border is the largest forested Indigenous territory in the world