Why are protests against France raging in New Caledonia? | Indigenous Rights News
Violent protests against new voting rules imposed by France, along with looting and arson attacks, have rocked the French Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia…
‘No choice’: India’s Manipuris cannot go back a year after fleeing violence | Indigenous Rights News
Lingneifel Vaiphei collapsed to the ground in agony after she saw the lifeless body of her infant child laid out on a cold steel stretcher…
Holding Up the Sky: Saving the Indigenous Yanomami tribe in Brazil’s Amazon | Indigenous Rights
A Brazilian tribal leader warns that illegal mining in forests will have dire consequences for the rest of the world. Davi Kopenawa is a tribal…
Indigenous people in Philippines’s north ‘ready to fight’ as tensions rise | South China Sea News
This is the second of two reports from the Philippines's northernmost province of Batanes. You can read the first – from Mavulis Island – here.…
A Vision of Justice: Chile’s first blind senator | Politics
An Indigenous mother rises in Chilean politics when she is caught in the crossfire of a polarised nation. On her way to work, Fabiola Campillai…
‘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…