Indians say they will not allow Brazilian company to invade their land
Representatives from one hundred Indigenous communities in northern Peru have said they will not allow Brazilian company Petrobras to invade their land to explore for oil.
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Controversy over election of Indigenous minister
A leading government minister has rejected the election of an Indigenous man as Paraguay’s new Minister of Indigenous Affairs.
'Protect uncontacted tribe's land!' say local groups
A desperate plea for the protection of uncontacted Indians’ land in western Paraguay has been issued by nine local organisations after round-table talks sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme.
Peru's great 'hope' has oil income frozen in Ecuador
The French company tipped to transform Peru’s economy is having its income from oil revenues frozen in neighbouring Ecuador, it has been announced.
Commonwealth Day: 'utter' and 'shameful' failure for Indigenous peoples
Only four members of the whole UN voted against the Declaration on Indigenous Rights in 2007: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA. Three are members of the Commonwealth.
Commission calls for demilitarization and Jumma land rights
An international commission has urged Bangladesh’s new government to demilitarize the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and return stolen land to its tribal owners, the Jummas.
Remains of first human settlement found on Indigenous land
Signs and objects of first human settlement in Paraguay about 5,200 years old found on Guarani Paî Tavyterâ land.
112 mining licences granted on Bushman land since evictions
Since the Bushmen were forced off their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) in 2002, the Botswana government has granted 112 mining licenses for mining companies to explore in the reserve. 16 licenses have been awarded for uranium exploration