‘A legend for our people’: Inside an Indigenous activist’s death in Brazil | Indigenous Rights News
Uruçuca, Brazil – Mukunã Pataxó remembers his aunt began to sing moments before the gunfire rang out. Maria de Fátima Muniz, 52, was a spiritual…
Ahead of election, tension brews in Kashmir over tribal caste quotas | Indigenous Rights
Tral, Indian-administered Kashmir – Like many people from his nomadic tribal community, Bashir Ahmed Gujjar, a 70-year-old shepherd, never went to school. Poor and often…
New Zealand moves to abolish Maori health authority despite protests | Indigenous Rights News
Centre-right government says health agency set up to improve access for Maori people will be abolished by end of June. New Zealand’s conservative government has…
‘Our bodies know the pain’: Why Norway’s reindeer herders want Gaza peace | Indigenous Rights
Fosen Peninsula, Norway – A herd of reindeer running through thick, white snow sounds a bit like thunder. It is a spectacle that has been replayed…
At Rio’s Carnival parades, Yanomami activists fight ‘genocide’ with samba | Indigenous Rights News
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Yellow and green feathers radiating from his headdress, Davi Kopenawa strode onto the parade route with a mission in mind.…
Fifty years on, a case to uphold Indigenous rights resonates in the US | Indigenous Rights News
First, she heard a ping, then the sound of something hitting her boat. It was 1975, and Norma Cagey, only 18 years old at the…
New Zealand calls on Papua rebels to release pilot kidnapped a year ago | Politics News
Phillip Mehrtens, a commercial pilot with Susi Air, was taken captive from an airstrip in the troubled Indonesian province. New Zealand has called for the…
Why Lula has failed to address the Yanomami genocide | Indigenous Rights
In December 2022, Brazilian media published photos of malnourished Yanomami children which shocked the nation. The Indigenous peoples of the Amazon had long lived off…
Toppled statues, protests: Australia marks contentious national holiday | Politics News
Thousands join marches in major cities amid growing debate over holiday once known for barbecues and beach trips. Thousands of Australians have gathered at rallies…