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A newspaper reported that the Brazilian military was constructing underground sites in the Cachimbo Mountains to be used later for nuclear testing.

In June of 1985, the United States Secretary of Defense announced, in conjunction with the regime of Augusto Pinochet that they would be putting an aerospace station on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island. The people of Rapa Nui took to writing…

In 1986, for the first time in decades, hundreds of Mayan Indians gathered in the Guatemalan mountains to celebrate the Mayan New Year. There has been a re-awakening to Mayan spiritual traditions because they see it as something that is theirs, that…

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The election of a liberal, creole president and an indigenous intellectual vice-president in Bolivia has show that integration and communication with indigenous communities is a viable political strategy in Bolivia. However, this came after decades…

Indigenous Biodiversity Network(BioIndio) is an international group formed in October 1993 to help indigenous peoples take stronger positions on the effort of biodiversity protection.

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

Sonia Henrique talks about organizing indigenous women's organizations.

Jose Marfa Cabascango is a Quichua activist of the Pijal Community. Jose Marfa Cabascango, an activist since the 70's, reached a position of prominence in CONAIE (Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador). In this interview. he reflects…

Jose Maria Cabascango talks about fighting for indigenous rights in Ecuador.