In Parque das Tribos, an indigenous neighbourhood in Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state, violence against women is not uncommon. “As a leader, I have experienced many things,” says Lutana Ribeiro, a member of the Kokama ethnic group, and the only female chief in Parque das Tribos, which is …
Read More »Solar Energy Benefits Children and Indigenous People in Northern Brazil
Aerial view of the Municipal Theater of Boa Vista and its parking lot covered by solar panels, near the center of a city of wide avenues, empty spaces, abundant solar energy and high quality of life compared to other cities in Brazil’s Amazon region. In the background is seen the …
Read More »Roos star rejects Indigenous team at World Cup
The new coach of the Indigenous All Stars side has called for the team to be included in the next Rugby League World Cup. Ron Griffiths - who just last month led the Newcastle Knights to their first NRLW premiership – believes some of the game’s biggest names would make …
Read More »Indigenous Peoples Have Their Own Agenda at COP27, Demanding Direct Financing
Representatives of native women from Latin America and other continents pose for pictures at COP27, taking place in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Some 250 indigenous people from around the world are attending the 27th climate conference. CREDIT: Daniel Gutman/IPS by Daniel Gutman (sharm el-sheikh) Saturday, November 12, 2022 Inter …
Read More »Indigenous Books & Authors’ Galore at the 4th Akada Children’s Book Festival
The name “Akada” is the Yoruba translation for a “lover of literacy and books”; hence it was no surprise that this year’s edition, like other years, got authors and children excited …
Read More »First Person: Sharing indigenous knowledge with tourists
Indigenous entrepreneur Celestina Ábalos runs a tourism business in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Quebrada de Humahuaca in Jujuy province, northern Argentina, sharing her community’s culture and knowledge of medicinal herbs. “I am a child of Pachamama, Mother Earth. Earth is everything to us. It is life. We cannot …
Read More »Video: Pope Addresses Reconciliation With Indigenous People in Canada
During a visit at the Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton, Alberta, Pope Francis laid out his vision for how the church could achieve reconciliation with representatives of the First Nations, the Métis and the Inuit.
Read More »A safe space for Venezuela’s indigenous women
Venezuela has suffered a widespread decline in public services, such as electricity, domestic gas supplies, and public transportation in recent years. This crisis has driven some members of the indigenous communities on Venezuela’s western border with Colombia, including Río Negro, to make frequent border crossings to purchase basic goods, including …
Read More »Mining Destroys the Lives of Indigenous People in Venezuela
Children and adolescents in a Yanomami community in Parima, on the southern border with Brazil, the area where four indigenous people were shot dead and others injured when they confronted military troops last March. CREDIT: Wataniba by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Thursday, May 12, 2022 Inter Press Service CARACAS, May 12 (IPS) …
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