Indigenous peoples
- Asia Pacific, Emmanuel Macron, Europe, France, Indigenous peoples, New Caledonia, Pacific islands, World news
New Caledonia: Macron calls further security meeting as deadly unrest grinds on
French forces launch operation on Sunday to regain access to parts of Nouméa and allow airport to reopenThe Fr…
- Asia Pacific, Emmanuel Macron, Europe, France, Indigenous peoples, New Caledonia, Pacific islands, World news
Why is there unrest in New Caledonia? Everything you need to know
Deadly riots spiralled into wider crisis over over constitutional voting changes to increase number of French …
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Kuru: unravelling the mystery disease that left entire Papua New Guinean villages without women
New genetic analysis sheds light on the epidemic caused by the practice of mortuary feasting in the Eastern Hi…
- Business, Conservation, Conservation and indigenous people, Deforestation, Environment, Global development, Human rights, India, Indigenous peoples, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, World news
India’s plan for untouched Nicobar isles will be ‘death sentence’ for isolated tribe
Exclusive: $9bn port, airport and military base on Great Nicobar Island will cause ‘genocide’ of isolated Shom…
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Taiwan braces for ‘big deal’ presidential election as China’s shadow looms
Corruption and the cost of living have trumped concerns about a belligerent neighbour in close race for the pr…
- Documentary films, Environment, Indigenous peoples, Language, Laos, Music, Science, South and Central Asia, Urbanisation, World news
Birdsong: the dying whistled language of the Hmong people in northern Laos
Exploring the whistling traditions of the Hmong people of northern Laos, whose language straddles the boundary…
- Christianity, Culture, Documentary films, Film, India, Indigenous peoples, Religion, South and Central Asia, World news
The Mission review – a missionary comes a cropper on reaching an ‘unreached’ tribe
Documentary traces a 21st-century American evangelical’s reckless efforts to convert an isolated tribe, and hi…
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Between two worlds: life of PNG tribe leader and plantation owner honoured
This article contains an image of a dead bodyJoe Leahy, owner of the famed Kilima coffee plantation, remembere…
- Animals, Conservation, Environment, Illegal wildlife trade, India, Indigenous peoples, South and Central Asia, Technology, Wildlife, World news
Can 3D-printed tiger teeth help save our rarest animals from extinction?
Indian tribal hunting endangers wildlife but now a startup making 3D replicas is giving teeth to conservation …
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Indian police bulldoze home of man accused of urinating on Indigenous youth
Police said man charged with assault, which could see him fined and jailed for a yearIndian authorities on Wed…
- Environment, Farming, Food, Food security, Global development, India, Indian food and drink, Indigenous peoples, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
How India’s ‘millet ambassador’ preserves ancient grains – and helps promote food security
Laheri Bai’s seed bank ensures traditional grains are kept alive amid a wider effort to promote millet’s suita…
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New Zealand’s warming seas threaten Māori food sources relied on for generations
Māori tribes record changes to lands and oceans, with some food-gathering practices that have sustained commun…
- Animals, Birds, Conservation, Conservation and indigenous people, Environment, Global development, India, Indigenous peoples, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, Wildlife, World news
Great pretender: the bird with an Elvis-like quiff that can’t stop mimicking
Scientists are learning the secrets of the greater racket-tailed drongo and other creatures in a jungle in sou…
- Art, Asia Pacific, Culture, Fashion, Heritage, Indigenous peoples, Magazines, Philippines, Tattoos, World news
Indigenous tattooist becomes Vogue’s oldest ever cover star at 106
Apo Whang-Od appears on front of Philippine edition and is credited with keeping batok form of art alive An In…
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West Papuan separatists release video of New Zealand pilot they took hostage
Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a pilot for Susi Air, was abducted by armed wing of the Free Papua MovementSeparatist r…