Indigenous Peoples

Society USA

17. February 2021

Audio-Taped History of Native America Goes Online

A New York-based charitable foundation has decided to grant more than $1.6 million as part of a project to digitize and share oral stories from Native American elders collected decades ago.

Society

Society Panama

31. January 2021

Indigenous Tribe Regains Control of Ancestral Land

A Panama tribe has been authorized to create a semi-autonomous territory on their ancestral land, a decision from the Supreme Court that could potentially boost conservation efforts across the region.

Environment

Environment Brazil

24. January 2021

Indigenous People Save Palm Tree From Becoming Extinct

When the jussara palm was on the brink of extinction, the Indigenous Guarani people of São Paulo, Brazil, decided to plant thousands of trees on their reserve, thus saving the tree and keeping the ecosystem in balance.

Environment

Environment Canada

2. January 2021

This Initiative Is Good for the People (and for Polar Bears)

In November, Northern Quebec announced its latest protected area in the Hudson Bay’s Ottawa Islands – in line with Canada’s vow to the United Nations to protect 30% of its land and water by 2030.

Society

Society USA

8. June 2020

Corona: Stars Meet Online to Help Indigenous Tribes in the Amazon

Hollywood stars, celebrity musicians and environmentalists met online for a fundraising event aimed at protecting indigenous groups in the Amazon. The event was streamed live to raise money for the Amazon Emergency Fund.

Society

Society USA

9. May 2020

Native American Woman Becomes “Poet of the Nation” Twice in Row

Last year’s United States Poet Laureate, the nation's official poet, was the first Native American to hold that title – and her talents have just led her to be reappointed for a second term!

Society

Society USA

6. April 2020

Sioux Tribe Win in Court, Stop Pipeline in Their Homeland

An indigenous tribe in the United States is celebrating “a significant legal win” after a federal court granted their request to strike down a permit that has threatened their culture and way of life.

Environment

Environment Zimbabwe

17. March 2020

Indigenous People Go Old School: Homes on Stilts Better Than Brick Houses

Increasingly warm temperatures and heavy floods around Binga, Zimbabwe, led the indigenous Tonga people to look to their past to protect their families: they’re now building ngazi – traditional elevated wooden huts – next to their modern brick homes.

Technology

Technology Brazil

11. March 2020

Indigenous Tribe Uses Drones to Catch Land Grabbers in the Rainforest

The Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, an indigenous tribe in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, have begun operating drones in January a drive to spot illegal loggers and land grabbers – and they immediately found a deforested site that they otherwise wouldn’t have noticed.

Environment

Environment Peru

9. March 2020

Glaciers Are Almost Gone in Peru, Now 2 Sisters Save Drought-Hit Community With Rain Water

Peru’s glaciers have shrunk significantly in the past four decades, causing water to become a scarce resource for over 200,000 people in the Ayacucho region. So two Quechua sisters decided to act – building reservoirs to harvest rainwater for their community.