News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 60
Bolivia’s Ayoreo Indians, Devoured by the City
- Inter Press Service
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia, Dic 18 (IPS) - No one knows exactly when they will show up, but when they do, it's impossible not to notice them. In one of the busiest street markets in this bustling city in eastern Bolivia, a handful of members of the Ayoreo indigenous community periodically take over a portion of the sidewalk.
Bolivia’s Tapiete People – a Culture in the Hands of 38 Families
- Inter Press Service
SAMUGUATE, Bolivia, Dic 13 (IPS) - Three and a half hours away from the nearest town along a dirt road, 38 families are struggling to preserve their land, customs and language in Bolivia's Gran Chaco region. They are the Tapiete Indians, who refuse to disappear.
Native Communities in Peru Take Charge of Environmental Monitoring
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 12 (IPS) - At the end of every month, with the skill of an environmental engineer, Wilson Sandi prepares a work plan that will be used by Achuar indigenous people, like him, to document the scars left by 40 years of oil drilling in the Peruvian Amazon region of Loreto.
Off the Blacklist Doesn’t Imply Improvement in Human Rights in Colombia
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Dic 10 (IPS) - Colombia will be removed from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights "blacklist" next year. In exchange, the government of Juan Manuel Santos facilitated a visit to the country by a delegation from the Commission.
Reaching Bolivia’s Native People on the Airwaves
- Inter Press Service
EL ALTO, Bolivia, Dic 07 (IPS) - Every morning from 6:00 to 8:00 AM, native people in this sprawling working-class suburb of La Paz, Bolivia listen to the programme broadcast by former education minister Donato Ayma in the Aymara language.
Mining Saps a Thirsty Desert
- Inter Press Service
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, Nov 30 (IPS) - The Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in the southern Gobi desert in Mongolia has become a symbol of a looming crisis: a limited water supply that could be exhausted within a decade, seriously threatening the lives and livelihoods of the local population.
Mapuche Indians Fight New Airport in Southern Chile
- Inter Press Service
TEMUCO, Chile, Nov 28 (IPS) - "This is a project that reflects the occupation…of Mapuche territory," said Iván Reyes, an indigenous leader staunchly opposed to the construction of an international airport in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía.
Settlement Begins in U.S. Mismanagement of Native Funds
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (IPS) - After 17 years in litigation, the U.S. government has announced that hundreds of thousands of Native Americans will soon be receiving payments from what has been described as the United States' largest class-action lawsuit, which accused the government of massive mismanagement of trusts covering indigenous peoples' monies and lands.
Guyana Seeks to Shield Gold Miners from Mercury Ban
- Inter Press Service
, Nov 26 (IPS) - As regional delegates meet to discuss a legally binding ban on the use of mercury this week, Guyanese officials are arguing that an exception should be made for the South American country's lucrative gold mining sector until an acceptable alternative is found.
World Bank Launches Review of Social, Environmental Safeguards
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (IPS) - The World Bank has begun a highly anticipated reappraisal of its social and environmental "safeguards" policies, a process that is slated to take place over the next two years.
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