indigenous people
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
World
August 15, 2019
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil’s capital of Brasilia on Wednesday to denounce the policies…
Thousands of killed or missing Indigenous women and girls are victims of a ‘Canadian genocide,’ report says
World
June 4, 2019
Thousands of killed or missing Indigenous women and girls are victims of a ‘Canadian genocide,’ report says
(CNN)–The thousands of Indigenous women and girls who have been killed or have vanished in Canada in the past decades…
Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
Environment
April 27, 2019
Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
Ecuador’s Waorani indigenous tribe won their first victory Friday against big oil companies in a ruling that blocks the companies’…
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
World
April 25, 2019
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
Thousands of indigenous people decorated with traditional feathers and body paint converged on Brazil’s capital Wednesday to defend hard-won land…
Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life
World
April 25, 2019
Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life
As the diesel generator rumbles to life in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, teenagers scramble to charge their phones…
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg
Environment
April 24, 2019
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg
A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled…
Never before seen Amazon tribe caught on drone video
Environment
August 27, 2018
Never before seen Amazon tribe caught on drone video
An isolated Amazon tribe with no known contact with the outside world has been spotted by a drone flying…
Freed Shining Path captives recount Peru enslavement
World
August 11, 2015
Freed Shining Path captives recount Peru enslavement
He doesn't know exactly how much time has passed since Shining Path guerrillas kidnapped him and put him to work…