Diana Ríos Rengifo took on the defense of the Peruvian Amazon in the fight against illegal loggers after the murder of her father, a well-known Asheninka leader.
The Guardians of the Forest, a group of indigenous Guajajara in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, struggle to defend their land from invaders and to guarantee their survival in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Odete Kuruaya is the last fluent speaker of her people's native language. Her culture, nearly decimated in the early 20th century, could be completely wiped out in light of future projects.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on indigenous peoples, along with the context of violence and territorial dispossession to their detriment, forces us to think of solutions from the most varied legal and political spheres.
It is a matter of urgency to prevent the escalation of violence against Colombian indigenous populations, who survived the war but continue to be persecuted. Español
Today – 9th August – is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The purpose of this Day is, among other things, to raise awareness of the challenges that indigenous peoples face in protecting their rights, and maintaining their distinct cultures and ways of life.
A recently ended six-month occupation of a public square in central Asunción by the Tacuara'i community has brought attention to systemic violations of the land rights of indigenous groups in Paraguay. Español.
