indigenous people
Seals and Sea Lions Brought Tuberculosis to the Americas Before Europeans
That doesn't mean Europeans are off the hook.
To Fight Climate Change We Need to Protect the People Who Live in the Rainforest
Give the woods to the people who live there and they take care of them.
Brazil Contacted an Isolated Tribe for the First Time in Two Decades
Illegal logging in Peru likely pushed the tribe into the country.
The Case That Shows How Far Indigenous Mexicans Are from Achieving Equality
It is the first time that a Mexican citizen held the government accountable for a wrongful incarceration and won reparations and an apology.
Local Protesters Are Killing Big Oil and Mining Projects Worldwide
Indigenous and local protests are increasingly making it economically unviable to deal with the social costs of extractive activities.
First Nation Communities in Canada Are Living on Land Filled with Contaminants
Mercury poisoning caused by the contamination has left some community members stricken with a rare condition known as Minamata Disease.
Native Issues Are Being Ignored Once Again in Quebec's Elections
For many aboriginal communities, voting in elections is a faux-pas that goes back to Canada’s poor history of native relations.
Uncontacted Tribes Die Instantly After We Meet Them
A new study finds that indigenous tribes often recover after a population crash, but what about the people they lost?
The Long Struggle of Mexico's Tarahumara Tribe to Hold on to Its Last Bit of Land
For centuries, Mexico's Tarahumara have been chased into the mountains by conquistadors, missionaries, and mining operations. Now real estate developers want some of the last rocky land the tribe has left and the priceless view that goes along with it...
The Best Protectors of the Rainforest Are the People Who Already Live There
The War on Drugs is better fought by the people who stand to lose their homes because of trafficking.
Brazil Wants to Tear Down an Indigenous Museum to Put Up a Parking Lot
The Brazilian government wants to destroy the Museum of Indian Culture in Rio de Janeiro to build a parking lot for the new World Cup stadium that sits next door.