Uncontacted tribes 'at risk of extinction' UN forum is told
An Indigenous organisation set up to defend the rights and lives of uncontacted tribes in South America has stated that the majority of these tribes are ‘at risk of extinction.’
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Biofuels threaten lands of 60 million tribal people
Demand for biofuels is destroying tribal peoples’ land and lives, according to Indigenous representatives at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), meeting currently in New York.
New Survival campaign targets British company Vedanta - mine set to destroy remote tribe
Survival International has launched a new campaign targeting British FTSE-100 company VEDANTA, whose plans to mine a sacred mountain in India, if approved, will destroy the remote Dongria Kondh tribe.
Isolated Indians targeted by rebels and army
One hundred and thirty Nukak Indians, some of the last nomadic Indians in the Amazon, have fled their rainforest homes after becoming caught up in Colombia’s civil war.
Safari company to build tourist lodge near Bushman community
The Botswana government has awarded the ‘Safari & Adventure Company’ a tender to build a tourist lodge near the Bushman community of Molapo in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Seven Jumma villages burnt down in Chittagong Hill Tracts
Seven villages belonging to the ‘Jumma’ tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts were burned to the ground on Sunday by Bengali settlers, with the support of the Bangladesh army.
Penan picture archive online
A collection of hundreds of photographs of the Penan tribe of Sarawak is being made available online for the first time.
Judge issues statement in uncontacted tribes court case
A judge in Peru has issued a statement dismissing the arguments of three companies and the Peruvian government in a court case involving some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes and oil exploration.