De Beers backtracks on denial of tribal peoples' rights
De Beers has this week been backpedalling fast on its refusal to recognise Indigenous rights in southern Africa.
'Don't destroy us; our way of life is as modern as yours'.
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January 24, 2023
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January 21, 2023
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December 12, 2022
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News items about tribal peoples from across the world
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A delegation of British MPs has just returned from a visit to Botswana paid for and organised by the government there.
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The Wanniyala-Aetto (Veddah) people of Sri Lanka have appealed to their country's government to allow them to return to their land.
Bushmen to take Botswana to court in July
The court case that could decide the future of the Gana and Gwi
Bushmen
will be held in July this year.
Maasai speak out for the Bushmen
Maasai representatives join protests against the Botswana government's treatment of the Bushmen.
Bushman hunters arrested
Three Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana have been arrested and charged with 'unlawful hunting'.
Iman proves diamonds aren't forever
In a dramatic new development, Somalian supermodel Iman has quit as the public 'face' of De Beers.