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Land and Freedom

Land and FreedomThe fight of the Bushmen against the Botswanan government to remain where they have always lived: They are one of the first peoples to have inhabited the southern region of the African continent. Yet, today the Bush continua...

Nothing to Celebrate

Nothing to CelebrateDisappointed by Lula's government, the indigenous Indians are ready to march on San Paolo: Today in Brazil it’s “Indian Day” but unfortunately, the indigenous Indians have little to celebrate. On the contrary continua...

The Guaraně in Crisis

The Guaraně in CrisisStolen land, hunger, and poverty plague the Indios. Three children dead in two months: “Three Guaraně children have died of hunger in two months and hundreds suffer from malnutrition. They’ve been herded continua...

Tribes in danger

Tribes in dangerThe indigenous peoples of Western Papua fear extinction: When Karel Phil Erari, a middle-aged protestant pastor, began his sermon, his 150 parishioners, mostly men, could not continua...

An Amazonian Childhood

An Amazonian ChildhoodBorn and raised on the shores of the tributaries the Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon: from our correspondent   Although they are barely teenagers, their eyes reveal a wisdom and seriousness beyond continua...

In danger of extinction

In danger of extinctionThe sad story of the Rohingya, a minority persecuted by the Burmese council: There are various populations in the world in danger of extinction, due to hunger, disease (AIDS for example) or beca continua...

Killed at Twenty-One for being a Native

Killed at Twenty-One for being a Native"They're killing a whole people, with its traditions and its ancient history": Murdered at age 21 because she was a native struggling against petroleum expoitation in the land of the U’Wa in the C continua...

"The settlers are afraid of us"

An interview with the coordinator of the native Pastoral of Roraima: “They were released after sixty hours. They are fine,though on the whole they’ve had a very rough time.” Brother Carlo continua...
Topic: People