Tag Archives: Indigenous

Indigenous Women Fight for Their Future, Their Land, Rights & Self-Determination

Opinion by Romeo Jara (quezon city, philippines) Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Inter Press Service QUEZON CITY, Philippines, Mar 20 (IPS) – Throughout history, Indigenous Women have made remarkable contributions to forwarding the aspirations of their communities for self-determination. Amid the compounded burdens they face as Indigenous Peoples, as women and an …

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Growing Appetite for Nutrient-Rich Native Indigenous Australian Foods

Growing Appetite for Nutrient-Rich Native Indigenous Australian Foods

Kalkani Choolburra, Aboriginal Programs Coordinator at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney, showing the many uses of native plants. Here, she is weaving with a Lomandra leaf. Credit: Neena Bhandari/IPS by Neena Bhandari (sydney) Tuesday, October 03, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Oct 03 (IPS) – Growing up in Sydney, Kalkani Choolburra, …

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Philippines: Indigenous knowledge takes on climate crisis

Local tribal leader Jemuel Perino discussed the success of local initiatives, supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Adaption Fund Climate Change Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA), in educating his community on effective prevention and mitigation techniques to deal with the growing impacts of climate change. “The indigenous cultural communities have their …

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A 1904 Massacre Could Help Save the Future of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

A 1904 Massacre Could Help Save the Future of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

Indigenous representatives like Raoni Metuktire, an internationally recognized Kaiapó leader, followed the Supreme Court trial on the temporary framework, inside and outside of the courtroom in Brasilia, in a case that will determine whether the land rights of the indigenous peoples of Brazil have extreme limits established by the constitution. …

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AMVCA 2023: Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Anikulapo’ Wins Best Indigenous Language Movie

Anikulapo

Nigerian movie producer, director cum actor, Kunle Afolayan, has won the best indigenous language Movie/TV Series in (Yoruba) with his movie ‘Anikulapo’ at the ongoing Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, (AMVCA). Naija News reports that the biggest nominees of the night included Anikulapo with 16 nods, followed by Brotherhood featuring …

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