twib.news

31. October 2023

Fishing Got a Lot Easier for This Tribe

For the first time in over a century, members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in Washington, the United States, were able to fish coho salmon as their ancestors could on a free-flowing river for tribal and subsistence use.

Society

Members of the Raporo Ainu Nation observe asir cep nomi,

Society Japan

20. October 2023

Indigenous People Across the Pacific Hold Hands to Fight for Their Fishing Right

With the collaboration of America’s First Nations, Japan’s Raporo Ainu Nation has reclaimed its historical rights to fish salmon, extinguished some 140 years ago.

Animals

Animals USA

1. May 2023

Native Buffalo Is Coming Back Home

Millions of dollars will be injected in the transfer of the buffalo to Native American lands, returning the iconic animal to its tribal grasslands under the stewardship of Indigenous communities, whose deep historical connections to the burly beast date back centuries.

Society

Society Scotland

23. March 2023

Animal Rights Win: No More Dogs Hunting Foxes for Humans

In Scotland, the United Kingdom, a new law rendered illegal hunting and killing wild mammals with packs of dogs, promoting animal rights in a centuries-old cultural practice.

Animals

Animals Brazil

6. February 2023

Dolphin-Human Relationship Proves to be Good for Everyone!

A partnership between humans and dolphins that has existed for 150 years in Brazil was just proven to benefit not only humans but dolphins too.

Society

Society Greece

6. January 2023

Goodbye, Museum: Three 2,500-Year-Old Artifacts Are Heading Back Home

As part of a larger push for the repatriation of cultural artifacts to their country of origin, the Vatican has decided to return three 2,500-year-old pieces of the Parthenon to Greece.

Society

Society England

2. January 2023

Why Leave Theater Seats Empty? Let’s Give Out Free Tickets Instead!

London, England’s capital, is launching a pilot program to give away a thousand unsold tickets for cultural shows every week to people who can’t afford them in an attempt to democratize access to culture.

Society

Society France

8. December 2022

French Baguette Gets Officially Honored By UNESCO

The French baguette was recently added to UNESCO's "intangible cultural heritage" list.

Health

Health Belgium

2. October 2022

The Doctor Has Prescribed… Museum Visits!

Museums in Brussels, Belgium, now serve a new purpose: helping people who suffer from anxiety and depression, with doctors prescribing cultural visits as one of the tools in the healing process.

Environment

Environment USA

31. August 2022

NO to Construction, YES to Conservation

Rich in cultural sites and home to many endangered animals, a bay on the southern coast of Hawaii, United States has been acquired for conservation purposes - fending off development projects deemed detrimental to the survival of ecosystems, biodiversity, and culture alike.