Australia’s Aboriginals Request Refugee Status From The UN

A group of Australia’s aboriginal people have submitted a request to the United Nations for a refugee status in their own country on Wednesday. The request comes in the wake of the Australia's strict...

Chevron Gets No Love From Andy Rooney

Chevron’s Ecuador problem forces Andy Rooney to drop the H-bomb… something he really, really, hates to do. WATCH IT HERE We love Andy Rooney and he gets mad at a lot of things (like iphones or Ali G). But now...

Marris hail Baluch mention in Indo-Pak text

An organization that respresents indigenous Baluch tribesmen struggling to protect their resources from foreign loot and plunder and dedicated to Baluchistan's independence, has asked Pakistani troops, militia...

President: "Earth has ‘right to life’"

Bolivian President promotes Earth’s ‘right to life’.  Mr. Evo Morales, the first indigenous president in Bolivia's history, spoke whole-heartedly to the UN General Assembly to encourage people to put the...

Dance with 'Balugas' (The Indigenous Peoples)

The Philippines’ aboriginal inhabitants called the Aetas or Negritos locally known as the "balugas" are nomads, scattered among the isolated mountainous parts of central Luzon. They are thought to be the earliest...

Bolivians approved New Constitution

After few poll countings, the Bolivian government has stated its proposed constitution was approved in Sunday´s referendum. However, the local and divided opposition was reluctant to concede defeat. "opposition...

Bolivia sets new global high mark for indigenous rights

More indigenous people rightsis certainly good but t lookslike Morales may be trying to become a dictator for life. "something more is happening: This is a victory for Latin American indigenous groups marginalized...

Press Release: Aboriginal News Service (IANS) Statement on the Ga

# 06 January 2009 #IANS Statement on the Gaza Crisis in Occupied Palestine1.6.2009“Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against all those of another. It is total... because...

Poznan Stall Over Indigenous Rights

United Nations Climate Change talks currently taking place in Poznan, Poland, have yielded few results. Even topics that had been anticipated to be resolved quickly aren't being agreed upon. One such topic is...

Last Resort: Natives Stand Up

Canadian government plays divide and conquer with Algonquin indigenous people over logging

Indigenous Brazilians 'win land case'

A hearing at the Brazilian Supreme Court has prompted some to hail victory for indigenous people in Brazil. "Eight of the court's 11 judges voted to keep a reservation in the Amazonian state of...