UCA News1dOpinion
Is Indonesian Church promoting injustice against Indigenous peoples?
During the Amazon Synod (2019), the Pontiff reinforced the Church’s commitment to defending Indigenous sovereignty, urging ...
Mongabay News3dOpinion
Indonesia’s Indigenous Akit community faces exploitation & land loss (commentary)
For the Akit tribe of Bengkalis and Pelalawan districts in Riau province, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, land is more ...
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Indonesian farmers fight company's eviction attempts
Around the world: North Sumatra farmers fight eviction against palm oil giant, Garden River First Nation student researches ...
UCA News7d
Indigenous people jailed over land dispute with Indonesian diocese
A court handed down jail terms on eight indigenous people in Indonesia ’s Christian-majority East Nusa Tenggara province amid ...
Mongabay on MSN8d
Mining persists on Indonesia’s Gebe Island despite Indigenous, legal resistance
There are institutions and communities. Companies shouldn’t be able to just ignore them – there’s a saying in Indigenous ...
The Jakarta Post8d
Indigenous peoples’ rights: The ASEAN paradox
Among the member states of the ASEAN, only a few recognize indigenous peoples, let alone protect their rights. Indonesia, ...
Eco-Business6d
Indonesian court halts palm oil expansion but fails to uphold Indigenous land rights
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to block further expansion of the Tanah Merah oil palm project ...
BBC presenter smothers goat to death in front of crowd in nail-biting reboot
BBC presenter and adventurer Bruce Parry is set to return to our screens with a huge reboot of his show Tribe, where he lives ...
Indigenous Groups Seek to Regain Control Over Ayahuasca Use
From January 25 to 30, 207 members of 34 ethnic groups from Brazil and seven other countries (Colombia, Peru, Mexico, ...