Macron arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia for high-stakes talks
Protesters fear electoral reform, already passed by lawmakers will dilute the votes of indigenous Kanaks.
Thu May 23 2024
Why are there riots in New Caledonia against France's voting reform?
Some local leaders fear the constitutional amendment will dilute the vote of the indigenous Kanak.
Thu May 16 2024
Four dead in New Caledonia riots, France declares state of emergency
Three young indigenous Kanak and a police official were killed in riots over electoral reform.
Thu May 16 2024
Thousands protest Australia Day holiday with 'Invasion Day' rallies
Australia Day commemorates the day Britain established the state of New South Wales a penal colony.
Fri Jan 26 2024
Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering to Brazil's Yanomami
Yanomami people are dying from flu, malaria and malnutrition brought into the Amazon rainforest reservation by resurgent illegal miners.
Sat Jan 20 2024
In Bali, 'sea-sun-sand' tourists threaten ancient rainforest
Tourism can lead to destruction of natural habitats, particularly forests and often land where Indigenous groups reside, said Danny Mark.
Sat Oct 28 2023
Rakyat Australia mengundi untuk referendum 'Indigenous Voice'
Rakyat Australia akan memutuskan sama ada mahu mewujudkan Suara Orang Asli Australia (Indigenous Voice) atau sebaliknya.
Sat Oct 14 2023
How climate change is killing languages
Forced migration is a major cause of language extinction.
Sat Aug 19 2023
'The world is watching,' say architects of Australia's Indigenous referendum
Australia has a chance to fix its image as a global outlier by voting in favour of constitutionally recognising its Indigenous people.
Fri Jun 23 2023
The Future Is Female: Music of the Mah Meri Music
On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale, Melisa Idris speaks to ethnomusicologist Dr Clare Chan Suet Ching about working with the Mah Meri community to preserve their indigenous songs, and efforts to build cultural resilience with the younger Mah Meri generation. Dr Clare Chan is associate professor of Ethnomusicology at the Music Department of the Faculty of Human Ecology at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Sun Apr 09 2023
Amazon Indigenous lands prevent disease, save billions: Study
The decade-long study analyzed the health impacts of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon, which release huge amounts of particles into the atmosphere.
Fri Apr 07 2023
Two dead, dozens of police held hostage in Colombia in protest against oil company
Members of rural and Indigenous communities blocked access to an oil field and set a fire to demand Emerald Energy help fix roads.
Fri Mar 03 2023
Mexico's 'Black Panther' star fights racism at home
Tenoch Huerta strives to break the tradition of Mexican actors of Indigenous origin being cast in the roles of thieves and villains.
Sun Nov 27 2022
In Brazil, museums are striving to preserve the heritage of Indigenous peoples
The survival of Brazil's Indigenous peoples has been particularly endangered since the 2018 election of Jair Bolsonaro.
Sun Sep 11 2022
Academy apologises to indigenous star for historic Oscars abuse
The Academy released the letter as it announced that Littlefeather has been invited to speak at its film museum in Los Angeles next month.
Tue Aug 16 2022