Dawn in the Amazon rainforest, and even through the early morning mist the scars of deforestation can be seen. In the Amazonian state of Para, years of destruction have left their mark, with land cleared by loggers or for use by cattle.
Travel in this area can be precarious, as you drive along flooded dirt tracks and cross fragile bridges just narrow enough for one vehicle to pass.

In the late 1970's, in the heart of Australia, two Aboriginal people and a non-Aboriginal associate had a dream. The dream was for Aboriginal voices to be heard throughout the world and for Aboriginal people to take ownership and control of their own future through a strong and vibrant media centre to be located in Alice Springs. The dream became a reality in 1980 when the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) was established.

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an organization of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific working for the Sovereignty and Self Determination of Indigenous Peoples and the recognition and protection of Indigenous Rights, Treaties, Traditional Cultures and Sacred Lands.

The Ngäbe located in the community of Charco La Pava, District of Changuinola, Province of Bocas del Toro, Republic of Panama, are being subjected to cruel violations of our fundamental human rights. The community has been taken over by the national police, whom have proceeded to repeatedly use deadly force against us, torturing community leaders, abusing us through physical and verbal agressions, destroying our property, land and homes, and controlling through violence all aspects of our dai more...

Report on Government Services 2008, Indigenous Compendium was released on 2 April 2008. It has been produced by the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (SCRGSP) and contains all Indigenous data reported in the Report on Government Services 2008.

This study examines the role of tenancy support programs in assisting Indigenous households maintain their tenancies. It aims to improve our understanding of their operation and effectiveness in sustaining at-risk Indigenous tenancies. Knowledge of tenancy support programs, particularly those operating outside the public housing sector, is limited. The study will describe both mainstream and Indigenous-specific tenant support programs around Australia, outline how they operate, provide details o more...

Tourist lodges requiring huge amounts of water are to be built on the land of the Kalahari Bushmen – but the Bushmen are not allowed to pump water from their single borehole.

The government has invited companies to tender for concessions to run tourist lodges at three sites in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). One of the sites is very close to the Bushman community of Molapo. The companies Afro Ventures Botswana and the Safari Adventure Company have been asked to bid for this conces more...

This discussion paper argues that Indigenous Peoples full and effective participation at the UNFCCC must transpire. It also illustrates international Indigenous Peoples human rights law briefly; and provide Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives on UNFCCC climate change adaptation and mitigation policies, especially in relation to REDD implementation on Indigenous lands and territories.

On a bumpy, dusty road 15 km north of Kinenge town, in the Rwandan northern province of Ruhengeri, one reaches the slopes of the Virunga Mountains. It is a place of dramatic beauty, with stacks of phosphorous smoke escaping from underground volcanic activity and making their way out of a steaming forest that is now part of Volcano Park. This area is home to one of the most endangered apes in the world, the mountain gorilla.

On the edge of the park, in huts scattered along cultivated hills, li more...

In Burundi, land is a source of power. Many members of the Batwa pygmy community blame their subordinate status on the fact that they do not own property. "Frustration at our state of landlessness is increasing, especially when we remember that in school we were called abasangwa, meaning the people who were the first to settle in Burundi," said Liberate Nicayenzi, a member of parliament and president of the association Unissons-nous pour la promotion des Batwa (UNIPROBA, United for the Promotion more...