Ecuador: indigenous declaration
The leading indigenous organisation, CONAIE, has published an open letter in response to the crisis affecting the country.
Over one million Hondurans demand change
Over the last few months the FNRP has collected 1.2 million signatures from all over the country for a petition demanding a new constitution
Mexico: Unending Violence for Indigenous People
Despite a growing outpour of international support and solidarity, there is no end in sight to the paramilitary violence being waged against the Indigenous Triqui people of San Juan Copala in Oaxaca, Mexico.
No Dialogue in Mapuche Conflict in Chile
Daniela Estrada discusses the political motivations behind the Mapuche hunger strikers.
Thirty-four Colombian tribes face extinction, says UN report
A recently released UN report has found that indigenous tribes in Colombia are critically endangered.
Guatemala’s New Civil Conflict: The Case of Ramiro Choc
Indigenous people mobilize to protect their land rights in Guatemala whilst the government fights to protect the interests of international investment.
Bolivia’s cultural two-step
From Bolivia Nick Caistor asks if a new law will make it easier for indigenous communities to live alongside each other.
The “terrorist” threat in Chile
President Piñera heads for conflict with the Mapuche.
Amazonas, the Opera
A groundbreaking operatic spectacle puts Brazil's Yanomami tribe in the spotlight – and highlights the destruction of the rainforest. Jan Rocha reports.
Paraguay and the Soya Invasion
In a powerful radio documentary Gary Northan looks at the destruction of peasant communities caused by soya for biofuels.
