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The Ngobe want recognition from the government.

Peru's old 1933 constitution protected indigenous lands rights and the new constitution threatens to indigenous rights by opening up territories to confiscation by other parties, agricultural development, and possible ecological damage

remembering 500 years of Indigenous struggle

The Jornada sabre Oescriminacion was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Radio announcement.

Numerous countries have adopted the conventions put forward by the ILO, which seeks to help increase communication between states and indigenous communities and protect indigenous rights.

The Human Genome Diversity Project seeks to collect genetic information from indigenous peoples across the globe. Indigenous communities should be hesitant to comply, given the potential for misuse and exploitation.

Between 1993 and 1994, a group of American scientists attempted to patent and commercialize a sample of human tissue collected from an unidentified indigenous woman. Indigenous groups and international human rights forums denounced the effort and the…

Zapatistas have marched on Mexico City to protest the the militarization of indigenous regions, to demand the implementation of the San Andres Accords, and to renew peace talks.