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Stories about Indigenous
17 November 2018
Cultural activist from Guyana's Wapishana tribe tries to revive a near-extinct language
"If we weaken indigenous culture, we weaken an integral part of Guyanese culture."
5 October 2018
Mexicans celebrate indigenous cuisine with an online healthy food challenge
Mexicans eat more processed food than most Latin American countries despite the country's nutritious indigenous dishes.
25 September 2018
A new indie film festival features the struggles and triumphs of indigenous Papua, Indonesia
The film festival "highlights the issues of the indigenous people of Papua through documentary films as well as to build public awareness of the important issues impacting them.”
14 September 2018
Indigenous telecommunications network in Mexico to provide telephone and internet services via satellite
The first indigenous telecommunications network to provide mobile and Internet services in Mexico's rural communities will expand its services via satélite technology, enabling it to reach the most remote areas.
16 July 2018
Are these the last Dropka yak herders in Sikkim?
A community in the northern Indian state of Sikkim experiences challenges which threaten the existence of its traditional occupation of yak herding.
6 June 2018
Amid setbacks by the Temer administration, thousands of indigenous peoples march into Brazil's capital
Representatives of the agribusiness sector have gained even greater capillarity since president Temer controversially took office in 2016.
31 May 2018
Kazakhstan commemorates Stalin’s Terror
Government critics argue that Kazakhstan has never had a frank debate about the legacy or lessons of its totalitarian past.
1 May 2018
In Mexico, an indigenous community telco will continue to operate — for now
"For us, the fact that we had to pay a million pesos meant that we would stop operating."
28 April 2018
Women's Voices in Mexico: “Having your voice heard is a revolutionary act”
"We are looking at how gender affects the way that our stories are told, constructing narratives and using technology to make the transformative role we play more visible."
18 March 2018
When Indigenous Girls are Raped and Assaulted in Bangladesh, a Queen Rises Up in Solidarity
From 2013 to 2017, violence was committed against 364 indigenous women and girls. In January 2018, 10 women and girls were raped and three of them were killed after rape.
11 March 2018
Finland's Reindeer-Herding Sámi Women Fight Climate Change
“We are born to be reindeer herders; it's part of our identity...It's hard to think about your life without it.”
10 March 2018
A Trailblazing Filmmaker Wants to Make Sure Native Stories Have Their Place in the US Narrative
"Our thing is 'Natives in charge of their narrative.' That's going to be our narrative for quite some time, moving forward, until something changes in this industry."
27 February 2018
Lynching of Indigenous Man in India's Kerala Exposes Intolerance Towards Minorities
"People who are trying to find romanticised reasons for the murder, it is only because he was an Adivasi, he was killed."
14 February 2018
How Indigenous Communities Are Using Data to ‘Reframe’ Their Narratives Through Digital Storytelling
"Tools of this kind can become an element to analyze our communication work and guide us in choosing the best way to respond to the information generated by traditional media."
10 February 2018
The Pashtun Long March Asks for Justice After Years of Ethnic Targeting
Thousands of ethnic Pashtuns from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and elsewhere in Pakistan have staged a sit-in in front of the National Press Club in Islamabad.
8 February 2018
Searching for ‘indios’ in Ecuador and Venezuela: A Lesson in Language and Data
What happens when the data doesn’t support the story we first set out to tell?
5 February 2018
A Palestinian Cultural Space in Haifa Reclaims Authentic Artistic Voice
“An unfinished space invites people to contribute, to be at ease and to feel part of the place.”
23 January 2018
In Indonesian Papua, Dozens of Children Have Died From Measles and Chickenpox While Awaiting Medical Care
"Does anyone want to go there and get real data about their condition? And why do we only now say this is a problem?"
20 January 2018
The First Mobile Phone Network for Indigenous Communities in Mexico Is Under Threat
"This is the only telecommunications service that these communities have, historically they have not been covered...we believe a clear exemption for this type of operator should be in the law."
30 December 2017
In 2017, Stories of Resilience, Creativity and Love Were Plentiful
Injustice abounds, but the human spirit is alive, kicking, and as beautiful as ever. Take a look at these highlights of Global Voices' coverage in 2017.
