Recently, the Organization of American States distributed a rough draft of a Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples. On February 27-28, 1996, the IACHR of the OAS organized a reunion in Guatemala in which Indigenous leaders critiqued the…
Armed men from the Body of Park Wardens of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Government of Misiones entered the Mby'a Guarani
community of Namandu-Arroyo Azul and destroyed its dwellings and nearb fields with no known motive.
The gifts or the Creator, which many indigenous groups admire are endanger in today's society. These gifts have enabled indigenous peoples to survive five centuries of colonialism and to continue to nurture an extraordinary diversity and richness of…
The Hidrovia project would requires a widening and deepening the channels of Paraguay and Panama. Indigenous groups of these areas like the NIvacie, worry about the environmental impacts that this project will have. This article also features a…
The Council of Indigenous Peoples and Organizations of Brazil discuss how Decree 1775 is more than a setback; it 's a death sentence for many Indigenous groups.
ENDESA. the largest private company in Chile is planning to construct six hydroelectric dams on the Biobio river in southern Chile. ENDESA now says it will move ahead with construction of the largest of the Biobfo dam called Ralco. Ralco threatens to…
Macuxi leader Jacir Jose de Souza is a well known Indigenous activist from the Raposa Serra do Sol
Indian area. Jacir confides in SAIIC to explain the
hardships faced by the Macuxi people and the often conflicting process of organization and…