Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous people have lived in a sustainable way for centuries and passed their knowledge from generation to generation, feeding their people without damaging the natural environment.

The Mexican constitution defines indigenous people as the descendants of the populations that inhabited the area before the state was formed and who preserve their ancestral cultural or economic …

Hiparidi Top'Tiro Xavante says indigenous peoples of the Amazon are uniting to defend their way of life and protect the biodiversity of the “lungs of the world.”

In Brazil there is no specific programme to protect indigenous people facing threats.

US mapping expeditions in indigenous lands in Mexico conceal strategic US military economic and geopolitical goals.

Organizers agreed that the annual marches have helped raise awareness about the mining project. But their work is far from done.

In Wisconsin's picturesque Northwoods, a big battle over iron-ore extraction is pitting environmentalists and Native Americans against mining companies and their political allies.

Long years of drought in South Dakota have made it difficult for the soil to absorb water. A group led by indigenous women hopes to change that through an …

The political-electoral reform Mexico's National Congress approved to organize 2015 elections is a step backward for indigenous towns in Mexico.

A new law passed in Puebla makes it possible for police to use firearms or deadly force to break up demonstrations and local inhabitants felt the impact of the …