Iwgia

In the beginning of this millennium, the Souy people’s livelihood was under increasing pressure from newcomers who, illegally, entered their land and started cutting down tree

Considering this aspect of the claim, the Court noted that relationship of Aboriginal peoples to their land encompasses all of the country, and not just sacred sites.

“The intensification and exploitation of natural resources is increasingly a problem for indigenous peoples’ livelihoods and rights”: Julie Koch, IWGIA Executive Director.

The massacre is believed to be the deadliest incident of ethnic violence in Mali in a generation and is a result of escalating conflict over natural resources.

There are 896.917 indigenous persons in Brazil (305 ethnic groups). The main challenge for them is the threat that new indigenous territories will no longer be established.

Publicación contiene más de 200 mapas de los 58 territorios indígenas de las Tierras Bajas de Bolivia, los cuales fueron reclamados al Estado boliviano durante los últimos 20 años.

En México se inició el Seminario internacional: Derechos de los pueblos indígenas a la autonomía y autogobierno como manifestación del derecho a la autodeterminación. Folleto: libre descarga.

Rapa Nui is a non-self-governing territory whose colonial government is located in the regional capital of Valparaíso, 4,000 km away

These families live in and around 500 wildlife sanctuaries and 90 national parks; but many live there sustainably and have protected the forests long before these areas...

UNESCO predicts that between 50-90% of indigenous languages (app. 3000 languages) will disappear by the end of this century, being replaced with English, Mandarin or Spanish.