Tag: Indigenous
Tribal people in India oppose new commercial coal mining plans
Federal govt will auction 41 coal blocks for commercial mining located in biodiversity-rich forest areas
Displaced tribal children stuck in Manila’s lockdown
Social distancing is almost impossible in refugee camps and centers because the situation and location are preventing people to do so
Malaysian indigenous people again bear the brunt of development
In Perak, the Semai people's graveyards are bulldozed, while they are ordered to tear down their own homes in the name of progress
Who is indigenous? Millions may be denied land in India’s Assam...
Indigenous people in India are entitled to special rights and protections, including over land and resources
Indigenous people left landless as traditional farming wanes in northeast India
Critics say repurposing land for plantations, mines, and other infrastructure projects causing spike in poverty and landlessness
Did SEA Games organizers award themselves?
During the Games’ opening ceremonies, the words ‘Kyrie eleison’ or ‘Lord Have Mercy’ were set to tribal peoples' music
Philippine Church marks year of ‘inter-religious dialogue’
Church leaders said dialogue should bring about new ways of understanding
Malaysia’s indigenous people in David v Goliath struggle for survival
Orang Asli fight for their land in the face of loggers, developers and an indifferent govt
Some indigenous Ainu not onboard as Japan builds ‘ethnic harmony’ tribute
New museum complex mostly meant to burnish Japan's international standing ahead of the Olympics, some Ainu believe
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