Indigenous Peoples News

Does language extinction matter? Does language extinction matter? mongabay.com February 16, 2007 Most of humanity's 6,000 languages could be extinct within the next two centuries. Does it matter? At the…

Chili peppers came from Ecuadorian rainforests 6,100 years ago Chili peppers came from Ecuadorian rainforests 6,100 years ago mongabay.com February 15, 2007 Chili peppers were first cultivated 6,100 years in…

Logging roads lead to disease, social breakdown in Ecuador rainforest communities Logging roads lead to disease, social breakdown in Ecuador rainforest communities mongabay.com December 4, 2006 Logging roads are linked…

Amazon natives use Google Earth, GPS to protect forest home AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM PUTS INDIANSON GOOGLE EARTH TO SAVE THE AMAZON Amazon natives use Google Earth, GPS to protect rainforest…

Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist An interview with ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin: Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist Rhett…

Traditional customs pit young versus old in Indonesia's Torajaland Traditional customs pit young versus old in Indonesia's Torajaland Cultural Bankruptcy: Maintaining History at a Tremendous Cost in Sulawesi's Torajaland Tina…

Bison-hunting Plains indians more advanced than thought Bison-hunting Plains indians more advanced than thought mongabay.com August 15, 2006 A controversial new theory argues that ancient plains Indians may have developed…

Colombia's indigenous communities under threat warns UN agency Colombia's indigenous communities under threat warns UN agency UN News Service April 5, 2006 A humanitarian emergency is looming among Colombia's indigenous…

Congo Bonobo chimp population falls 95% since 1984 Congo Bonobo chimp population falls 95% since 1984 Anjan Sundaram The Associated Press December 25, 2005 MBIHE-MOKELE, Congo — Scientists are struggling…

Parks, indian reserves slow Amazon deforestation Parks, indian reserves slow Amazon deforestation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 25, 2006 A new study shows that parks and indigenous reserves in the…

Indigenous Amazonians Display Core Understanding Of Geometry Finds Harvard Study Indigenous Amazonians Display Core Understanding Of Geometry Finds Harvard Study Harvard University news release January 23, 2006 Researchers in France…

Hunting ban threatens Congo forest dwellers Hunting ban threatens Congo forest dwellers IRIN October 31, 2005 A blanket animal hunting ban has made life even more difficult for the Baka…

The Virgin Forest? Amazon Myths and New Revelations Modern day agriculture in the Amazon. Controversial evidence uncovered over the past decade suggests that the Amazon rainforest was once home to…

Rainforest plants have long been recognized for their potential to provide healing compounds. Indigenous peoples of the rainforest have used medicinal plants for treating a wide variety of health conditions…

Second "uncontacted" tribe in Amazon rain forest threatened by loggers Second "uncontacted" tribe in Amazon rain forest threatened by loggers Reuters May 27, 2005 [note: more recent stories on uncontacted…

Ethnobotanists, people who study the relationship between plants and people, have long been aware that rainforest dwellers have an astounding knowledge of medicinal plants. For thousands of years, indigenous groups…

Indigenous groups oppose National Geographic, IBM project Indigenous groups oppose National Geographic, IBM project Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 9, 2005 [continued from page 1] Despite the seemingly beneficial aspects of…

Ethnologists attempt to show forest dwellers perils of leaving the rain forest Ethnologists attempt to show forest dwellers perils of leaving the rain forest Borneo's ancient jungles offer new insight…