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The Nicaraguan Ministry of Economics awarded a mining permit to the Nycon Resource Company of Canada, despite the risks it will have on the health of the Sumu people.

Since the Spanish conquest, state borders have burdened, repressed, and alienated indigenous peoples from North, Central, and South America. This issue deals specifically with indigenous interpretations and actions to fight against violence,…

On April 18, 1995, a series of strikes organized by indigenous peasants and urban teachers forced the central government of Bolivia to declare a state of siege that has lasted three months. Sociologist Silva Rivera Cusicanqui interprets the reasons…

Quichua female elders visit several cities in the United States with the help of the Quichua Potter's Cultural Exchange tour organized by OPIP (Organization of Indigenous Peoples of Pastaza). This is part of an effort to expand alternate trade…

Members of SAIIC and visitors meet at the Abya Yala Fund board meeting.

The Coalition in Support of Amazonian Peoples and Their Environment met to discuss long-term efforts to support Indigenous and forest-dependent peoples.

Indigenous representatives from Mexico, South, Central, and North America established a new fund to support Indigenous communities and organizations that are organizing to guarantee the survival of indigenous people.

A meeting of the Canadian Society for International Health and the Canadian University Consortium for Health and Development.

The Indigenous Environmental Conference met from June 19-22 to discuss topics such as territories, protection of natural resources, militarization, the Human Genome Diversity Project, and NAFTA.

The American Indian Radio on Satellite showcases diverse topics regarding tribal politics, art, music, humor, storytelling, gaming and religious freedom.

Indigenous peoples around the world begin to use computers and internet technologies to communicate. This will strengthen indigenous networks and organizations.

A series of assassinations of Mixtec Indians along with the massacre of 17 campesinos has made June one of the bloodiest months in recent history for Indigenous peoples in Mexico.