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Murder of Mayan Champion Engenders Outrage
(NORWAY) -- This summer, under the leadership of multi-talented artist Lisandro Guarcax, the group called Sotzil took part in the Riddu Riddu Festival. On 25 August Lisandro Guarcax was abducted. The next day he was found assassinated and his body showed clear signs of torture.
Australian leader acquires Aboriginal land
(AUSTRALIA) -- The leader of Australia's resources-rich western province has been accused of 'another invasion' by forcibly acquiring coastal land slated for return to native tribes to build a gas plant.
Marri chi weu!: Mapuche hunger strike protest
(CHILE) -- Marri chi weu! (We will win 10 times). This is for those who arent here! For our “peņis” (brothers). Those where some of the chants at the latest protest by the Mapuche (indigenous Chileans) who are demanding equal treatment under the law.
Archaeologists find new clues why the Maya left
(MEXICO) -- Bird calls ring from the forest, echoing amid the crumbling ruins whose darkened doorways have long beckoned explorers and scholars.
BLOG: The Great Inka Road
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- This summer, Ramiro Matos, an archaeologist and curator on the staff of the National Museum of the American Indian, is conducting field research to document oral histories and contemporary life along the roads that traversed, and united, the Inka Empire.
Construction Methods of the Ancient Inca Offer Sustainable Lessons
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Civil engineers and other researchers working under a $90,000 National Science Foundation grant are studying the Great Inca Road of South America for clues to help modern society build roads, bridges and other infrastructure that last longer and have a less harmful impact on the environment.
Gambling In A Remote Aboriginal Setting: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
(AUSTRALIA) -- The effort undertaken by the Ceduna Koonibba Aboriginal Health Service (CKAHS) and Statewide Gambling Therapy Service (SGRS) to investigate the impact of gambling on Aboriginal people living in the region is discussed.
Brazil dam project prompts animated response from director Cameron
(UK) -- Movie director, James Cameron has teamed up with environmental campaigners in an effort to help Brazilian tribes' epic fight against the construction of a controversial dam in northern Brazil.
Outsider's place at Tainui table upsets some in tribe
(NEW ZEALAND) -- King Tuheitia has appointed a tribal outsider to represent him on Tainui's executive board - a move which has been criticised because of the appointee's relatively recent connection to the Kingitanga.
Korean writing system saves Indonesian tribe's language
(INDONESIA) -- The Cia-Cia, a tribe in remote Indonesia, is adopting Korea's Hangul writing system, to preserve their spoken language with the help of the South Korean government.
Australia's first Aboriginal MP brushes off racist taunts
(AUSTRALIA) -- The first Aborigine to be elected to the Australian parliament yesterday said he was not worried by racist taunts that followed his win, saying they were outweighed by messages of support.
BLOG: In new Kenya, ‘Impossible now to dispossess the Ogiek’
(ALASKA) -- Within Africa and internationally, the date of August 4 continues to grow in stature. That was the day almost 60 percent of Kenya’s citizens voted overwhelmingly for a new constitution.
Aboriginal health record upsets adviser
(AUSTRALIA) -- A United Nations' conference that has brought aid workers from across to the globe to Melbourne has been told of Australia's "appalling" record on indigenous health.
Does Your Language Shape How You Think?
(NEW YORK) -- Seventy years ago, in 1940, a popular science magazine published a short article that set in motion one of the trendiest intellectual fads of the 20th century.
Guatemalan indigenous need rights protected, UN official says
(GUATEMALA) -- Due to human rights violations affecting the indigenous peoples of the country, Guatemala risks becoming “ungovernable” according to the U.N. official in charge of indigenous rights after a visit in June.
Peru: Amazon indigenous create new political party
(PERU) -- Peru’s Amazonian indigenous people have announced the creation of their own political party and will contest the presidential elections in April 2011.
Grassroots Indigenous Delegation seeks sponsors to Cancun Climate Summit
(ARIZONA) -- Grassroots Indigenous delegates who attended the Bolivia Climate Summit in Bolivia in April are seeking sponsors to the United Nations Climate Summit in Cancun, Mexico, Nov. 29--Dec. 10, 2010.
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