News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 86
ECUADOR: Diversity in Remembering the Dead
- Inter Press Service
Tens of thousands of Ecuadorians are set to visit cemeteries on Tuesday, the traditional 'Día de Finados' (Day of the Deceased). But while city residents tend to spend the day in mourning, for many indigenous peoples it is a day of celebration, of reunion with their ancestors.
MEXICO: Native Tourism Businesses Need to Sell Themselves Better
- Inter Press Service
Native tourism companies dedicated to the preservation and promotion of indigenous culture and to sustainable development face a number of hurdles, especially in terms of marketing and commercialising their services.
VENEZUELA: Hunger Strike Off as Gov't Agrees to Talks on Native Demands
- Inter Press Service
An 81-year-old Jesuit missionary in Venezuela ended a week-long hunger strike Monday after the government agreed to high-level talks to negotiate the release of three indigenous prisoners facing murder charges and to discuss land claims by Yukpa communities.
Argentine Census to Count Blacks for First Time in a Century
- Inter Press Service
Wednesday is census day in Argentina, and an army of census-takers will be knocking on doors to collect data on, among other things, the number of blacks and indigenous people, and same-sex couples, in the country. But it is happening under a cloud of controversy and distrust.
CHILE: Documentary Reveals Injustices Endured by Mapuches - and Filmmaker
- Inter Press Service
Finally, her documentary film about the indigenous Mapuche people has reached theatres in Chile and in other countries. Elena Varela was in the midst of making the film when she was imprisoned on charges for which she has now been completely cleared.
LATIN AMERICA: Competition for Best Land Access Projects
- Inter Press Service
Poor indigenous and peasant farmers who have developed initiatives to gain access to land have been invited to take part in a global competition that will award prizes for innovative, effective approaches to the struggle for property rights.
Migrant Workers in Mexico Left to Hoe Their Own Row
- Inter Press Service
Every year since 1975, Castro Solano has left his home in the town of Tlapa de Comonfort, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, to work in other parts of the country as a seasonal farm labourer.
Canada Seeks to Drop Native Peoples from New Biodiversity Pact
- Inter Press Service
Blame Canada if countries fail to agree to a new binding treaty to curb the rapid loss of plant, animal and species that form the intricate web of life that sustains humanity. That is the view of indigenous representatives from Canada in response to a late night move by the Canadian delegation to strike a reference to indigenous peoples' rights at the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) members' conference here.
LATIN AMERICA: And Now For Non-Sexist Education
- Inter Press Service
Women in Latin America have broken down barriers in education, and in several countries have more years of education than men. But the task now is to make sure that education reduces, rather than fuels, inequality between men and women.
North-South Divide Again Clouds Biodiversity Talks
- Inter Press Service
The accelerating destruction of natural habitats will take millions of years to recover from, scientists have warned. This may be the last chance to apply the brakes, Achim Steiner, executive director of the U.N. Environment Programme, reminded delegates representing the 193 member countries of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
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