Tribal People – Worth Knowing
- • Violence engulfs Kenyan tribe just miles from royal hideaway: Dec. 13, 2011, A Kenyan tribe living near the area famous for its links to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s engagement has been engulfed by violence after wildlife charities arranged to buy their land...
- • New uncontacted pictures validate Brazil’s Yanomami territory 20 years on: Nov. 22, 2011, Survival International has released new pictures of an uncontacted Yanomami village in Brazil, 20 years after one of its crucial campaigns created the biggest forested indigenous territory in the world...
- • Rwandan ‘Anti-thatch’ Campaign Leaves Thousands of ‘Pygmies’ Homeless: Apr. 1, 2011, A Rwandan government programme to destroy all thatched roofs in the country is leaving thousands of Batwa ‘Pygmies’ homeless. Hundreds of Batwa families have seen their homes destroyed in recent months, forcing them to...
- • Amazon Indians Protest in London as Judge Blocks Brazil Dam: Mar. 2, 2011, ‘These projects will force my people from their land and end our way of life.’ Ruth Buendia Mestoquiari, Ashaninka leader. Three Amazon Indians protested in London today against dams which threaten to destroy the lands and lives of thousands of tribal people...
- • Borneo Indigenous Leaders Arrested: Jan. 12, 2011, Police in Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, have arrested two indigenous leaders for possession of ‘seditious materials’. The offices of the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) were raided and its secretary, Nicholas Mujah, arrested along with two others, while indigenous lawyer Abun Sui Anyit was arrested at a Sarawak airport...