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Indigenous communities in French Guiana face difficulties in protecting their land rights due to legal positions taken by the French government.

The Kwamalasemutu, whose lands are located in gold and diamond concessions, are seeking government protection from the actions of Golden Star, a Canadian mining company.

Galdino Jesus dos Santos, a Pataxo, was killed by five assailants while visiting Brasilia, Brasil.

Amazonian leaders are at the forefront of resisting threats and bribes from corporate entities in Ecuador.

Indigenous communities in Quito, Ecuador have taken steps to preserve their indigenous cultures, languages, and rights in the face of discrimination and the pressure to conform to attain success.

Mapuche migrations to the cities has been a necessity of survival, but Mapuche identity is persisting in the next generation. However, this introduces a potential split in in the definition of the Mapuche, an urban and rural one.

An influx of multiple cultures in Lima has led to the creation of a new culture: Chicha.

As indigenous migration to Mexico City increases, it seems that the Mexican government is unable to provide suitable living conditions for the incoming native peoples.

Xochimilco, on of the last remaining plots of common land in the Valley of Mexico, is being appropriated by government and private interests.

Indigenous communities Venezuelan cities are consistently marginalized, but their cultural preservation is encouraged by social organizations and institutions within these cities.

The Panara in Brazil have organized to sue for the protection of the land from private interests and have made steady gains in the government to do so.

Increasing violence in Mexico has led to an increase in state-sponsored murders and killing by the police, the military, and paramilitary forces in an attempt to re-establish state control across the country.