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Avatar director vows to return for Amazon tribe fight

Film director James Cameron said Sunday he will return to Brazil this year to make a 3D film on indigenous people of the Amazon who oppose construction of a huge dam for fear it could flood tribal lands.

5 Sep 2010, 9:56 pm | click here to view more

Indigenous programs soar at University of Victoria

Eleven drummers beat furiously on a big drum as they chanted a tune of welcome. Elegantly carved eagles, orcas (killer whales), frogs and bears looked down from eight posts around the edge of the big room. An overflow crowd filled the ceremonial hall of the First Peoples home, a stunning new building that establishes a powerful aboriginal presence in the heart of the University of Victoria ...

5 Sep 2010, 4:14 am | click here to view more

UAE’s focus on indigenous heritage lauded

ABU DHABI — A Spanish expert on Islamic Andalusian history has commended the UAE’s diligent efforts to preserve, maintain and develop its indigenous heritage and its generous support for international tangible and intangible human cultural heritage organisations.

5 Sep 2010, 3:15 am | click here to view more

Successful Partnerships Between Indigenous Cultural Communities and Industries/Businesses Is Possible - Legarda

September 5, 2010. Senator Loren Legarda, seat of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities lauds the successful partnership between Indigenous Peoples (IPs)/Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) and Industries/Businesses. "By working together, we can bring about the cultural, economic, social and ecological...

5 Sep 2010, 11:39 pm | click here to view more

Indian government rejection of Vedanta bauxite mine a “landmark victory” for Indigenous rights

Amnesty International Posted By: Bulatlat.com Amnesty International today described the Indian government’s decision to reject the bauxite mine project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills as a landmark victory for the human rights of Indigenous communities. India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests today rejected the mine project proposed by a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Resources and the [...]

4 Sep 2010, 8:03 am | click here to view more

UAE gives top priority to indigenous heritage

Abu Dhabi - An European expert on Islamic Andalucian history has commended the UAE diligent efforts to preserve, maintain and develop its indigenous heritage and its generous support for international tangible and intangible human cultural heritage organisations.

4 Sep 2010, 12:00 pm | click here to view more

Indigenous lecture helps Hispanics discover genealogy

Genealogist Xoxi Nayapiltzin helped a group of 25 Hispanics trace their individual roots, back to indigenous ancestries Saturday at the San Marcos Public Library. Nayapiltzin’s workshop was the fourth and final in a series that Mario Garza, chairmen of the board of Indigenous Cultures Institute, began during the summer. The workshops aimed to explain how Hispanics carry indigenous blood within ...

31 Aug 2010, 6:57 am | click here to view more

First Peoples Festival featured indigenous culture in a cityscape

MONTREAL – The Montreal First Peoples’ Festival – the city’s signature celebration of indigenous peoples art, history and cultures – took place in a brand new outdoor festival space that juxtaposed Indian tipis against a backdrop of high rise buildings in the heart of the downtown area.

3 Sep 2010, 4:14 am | click here to view more

Moree's indigenous history collection to be part of a new cultural exhibition centre

Noelen Briggs-Smith has concerns over the future of an indigenous collection in Moree, but Council says every will be well

2 Sep 2010, 7:33 pm | click here to view more

Mexican indigenous human rights activist released after two years in prison

Amnesty International has welcomed the release of a Mexican indigenous human rights activist who was imprisoned for over two years on a fabricated murder charge.

1 Sep 2010, 7:29 am | click here to view more