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Australia's Aboriginals won land, now defend right to use it

Christian Science Monitor

Now they're split over whether struggling indigenous communities should exploit it for mining and other economic activity. Aboriginal dancers perform a ...

Lumads alarmed over measles outbreak

Sun Star Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:28 AM PDT

DAVAO DEL NORTE -- Indigenous people's groups are alarmed over the outbreak of measles in the remote Ata-Manobo villages in the municipality of Talaingod, this province. read more

Brazil tribes allow workers to leave hydro plant

BBC News

Indigenous people protesting against the construction of a hydro-electric plant in the Brazilian Amazon have allowed most workers to leave the site, ...

Fire laws ignite Indigenous fears

ABC Message Stick

A woman living in the central Australian community of Santa Teresa says fire laws are restricting people from being able to carry out ancient traditions. ...

State media: Indigenous people free Brazilian workers held hostage ...

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About 300 indigenous people from eight ethnic groups have released about 300 workers who had been held hostage on the banks of the Aripuana River to protest.

Aboriginal students hurt by funds tweak

The Australian

FEDERAL government funding to hundreds of indigenous students has been drastically reduced after a new funding formula left schools struggling to maintain

Indigenous people of the north coast respond to act that condemns tribal tradition

Bay Area Indymedia

Their message to the task force: the state will no longer impose its will on indigenous people. The group of more than 300 met on Main Street in Fort Bragg,

One Nation calls for indigenous seats | Top Stories | BigPond News

The One Nation party has called for two dedicated seats in federal parliament for indigenous people.

American Indians and UN Indigenous Peoples Principles | Capitol ...

SISK-FRANCO - “The U.N. Declaration of Indigenous People's Rights is very important to us because ... That's Power Breakfast from Capitol News Connection.

New UQ law report investigates Indigenous customary law in Queensland courts

UQ News

The report, Pleading and Proof of Indigenous Customary Law in Queensland Courts, has been authored by the Director of the TC Beirne School of Law's Centre ...

UK denies travel visas for Iroquois Nationals

Indian Country Today

Three days before July 11, the British government announced it would not issue visas unless the US government gave assurance that the indigenous players ...

I Dream Obama Signs UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights | Father ...

Father - I dreamed I was dead and talking to your spirit at the tree of life Mr. President. You were somewhat annoyed at having been summoned by greater ...  

Fragile Indigenous Gulf Tribes Face Uncertain Future | USA | English

www1.voanews.com

Louisiana's Mississippi delta is home to several indigenous tribes that have been living on these bayous for thousands of years. But decades of oil and gas exploration have severely altered their way of life. And with the BP oil spill casting an even darker cloud over their future, the people of the...

Board member to protect indigenous people's rights

Sun Star Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:18 AM PDT

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet - Board Member Johnny Waguis vowed to protect the rights of indigenous people (IP) involved in the mining mess in Kibungan town here. read more

Akaka Bill, not nationhood, protects Hawaiians' future

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Cayetano ruling that Hawaiians are a racial minority and not an indigenous people with special rights. Hawaiian Homes and Kamehameha Schools existed long ...

Aborigines not such heavy smokers: data

thewest.com.au Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:21 AM PDT

Indigenous people may not be such heavy smokers, despite a high rate of smoking-related illness, new research shows.

Indigenous inclusion is good for our constitution

Sydney Morning Herald

What message does that absence send after Australia lent its formal support in April last year to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ...

Indigenous history carved in stone

The Australian

He mentions the theme of the event - "The beauty of distance: songs of survival in a precarious age" - and asks why more indigenous artists haven't been ...

Ancient indigenous music meets the modern age

Canada.com

The band navigates time and space between the contemporary and the ancient to create music that reveals the unrestrained voices of indigenous peoples of the ...

Local elections in Mexico marred by violence, intimidation

Los Angeles Times

Indigenous polling officers wait for voters in one of the polling stations in San Bartolome Quialana, Oaxaca state, Mexico. (JUAN CARLOS REYES, AFP/Getty ...

16 swine flu deaths in one week; indigenous nasal vaccine on stands

Daily News & Analysis

Four deaths were reported from Maharashtra and two from Andhra Pradesh and the 370 cases reported during the week were indigenous ones. ...

Chickaloon Village fights coal mine on sacred territory

Indian Country Today

“Now that the US has announced it is reviewing its position on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, presumably toward support for the

Indigenous Australians win nine-year battle for sea rights

Sin Chew Jit Poh

SYDNEY, Friday 2 July 2010 (AFP) - Indigenous Australians on Friday won a nine-year legal battle to secure native title rights over a massive sea area off ...

Newcomb: Death and folly in the Gulf of Mexico

Indian Country Today

Indigenous peoples in the Amazon rain forest have experienced huge amounts of oil being dumped into their pristine waterways, poisoning everything. ...

Aboriginal people must get jobs - Abbott

Herald Sun

FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says indigenous Australians must get jobs, even if it means picking up rubbish. Indigenous adults and children alike ...

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