Indigenous- Libya: Tribes Keep Uneasy Peace In Southern LibyaLibya: Tribes Keep Uneasy Peace In Southern Libya Rebecca Murray, 2013 Kaltoum Saleh, 18, is elated to graduate from her overcrowded high school in the remote Saharan town of Ubari, near the Algerian border. Saleh, a member of Ubari’s indigenous Tebu tribe, says that for decades under former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan Tebu suffered from stat […]
- Australia: Declarations Of Independence Advanced At Brisbane Treaty TalksAustralia: Declarations Of Independence Advanced At Brisbane Treaty Talks Michael Anderson, Convenor of the Sovereign Union of First Nations and Peoples in Australia, said from Brisbane today: “Having attended a two-day Brisbane Treaty Talks conference and workshops on the continuing sovereignty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, I can say tha […]
- Ethiopia: Ethno-Medicinal Study Of Plants Used For Treatment Of Human And Livestock Ailments By Traditional Healers In South Omo, Southern EthiopiaEthiopia: Ethno-Medicinal Study Of Plants Used For Treatment Of Human And Livestock Ailments By Traditional Healers In South Omo, Southern Ethiopia Ketema Tolossa, Etana Debela, Spiridoula Athanasiadou, Adugna Tolera, Gebeyehu Ganga, and Jos GM Houdijk, 2013 Background: Plants have traditionally been used for treatment of human and livestock ailments in Ethi […]
- Australia: Australian Mining Companies Fall Short On Gaining Consent From The World’s Indigenous PeoplesAustralia: Australian Mining Companies Fall Short On Gaining Consent From The World’s Indigenous Peoples The vast majority of Australian mining, oil and gas companies have no clear public commitment to gain the consent of Indigenous peoples before commencing projects on their land, according to a new report. Launched ahead of next week’s global conferences o […]
- Sarawak: JOAS Demands Written Apology From IHA, SEB Over Indigenous Leader's Denial Of EntrySarawak: JOAS Demands Written Apology From IHA, SEB Over Indigenous Leader's Denial Of Entry Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS) demands a written apology from the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and the Sarawak Energy Berhad for barring an indigenous leader from participating in the ongoing Hydropower and Regional Development Congress. The […]
- New York: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe And New York State Reach A Resolution Of Revenue Sharing DisputeNew York: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe And New York State Reach A Resolution Of Revenue Sharing Dispute The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announced today that they reached a Memorandum of Understanding with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of the State of New York that is the first step to addressing longstanding land claims with Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties, outstandi […]
- Nagaland: Dimapur Declaration On Water And Indigenous Communities RightsNagaland: Dimapur Declaration On Water And Indigenous Communities Rights A Statement from the Northeast Dialogue Forum We, the representatives of the indigenous people’s organizations of India’s North East, concerned over the issue of water and adverse impacts of mega development processes, such as mega dam constructions, mining in the region, coming togethe […]
- International: United Nations Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues Twelfth Session Opens - Secretary-General Says ‘Priorities And Vision’ Of Indigenous Peoples Must Be Part Of Development EffortsInternational: United Nations Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues Twelfth Session Opens - Secretary-General Says ‘Priorities And Vision’ Of Indigenous Peoples Must Be Part Of Development Efforts Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Twelfth Session 1st & 2nd Meetings (AM & PM) Secretary-General Says ‘Priorities and Vision’ of Indigenous Peoples Must […]
- Sarawak: Sarawak Dams To Flood 2,300 Km2 Of Rainforests, Displace Tens Of Thousands Of NativesSarawak: Sarawak Dams To Flood 2,300 Km2 Of Rainforests, Displace Tens Of Thousands Of Natives 30,000 to 50,000 indigenous people to pay the price for Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s excessive dam plans in Malaysian Borneo A new map released by the Bruno Manser Fund ahead of the International Hydropower Association’s World Congress in Kuching, Sarawak, is showi […]
- Bangladesh: Indigenous Leaders Urge Govt To Take Effective Measures To Implement The CHT Accord And To Protect Human Rights Of IPs As Per Its Commitment To The UPRBangladesh: Indigenous Leaders Urge Govt To Take Effective Measures To Implement The CHT Accord And To Protect Human Rights Of IPs As Per Its Commitment To The UPR Indigenous leaders of Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum (BIPF) and Kapaeeng Foundation (KF) urged the government to take effective measures to implement CHT Accord and to protect human rights of […]
- Libya: Tribes Keep Uneasy Peace In Southern Libya
