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Indigenous Americans say Texas Land Commissioner Patterson crossed sacred line in opening up the Alamo to gun-carrying activists

Oct 21, 2013, 12:12 PM 0

By Lance Aaron La Prensa de San Antonio Indigenous American leader Fidel Castillo, a lineal descendent of a Yaqui Indian Chief and spiritual leader of the Indigenous People of the Red Root says, “Texas General Land Commissioner Mr. Jerry…

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Miskito Indians of Honduras Finally Granted Over 1 Million Acres of Traditional Land

Oct 9, 2013, 2:17 PM 0

First Peoples Worldwide The Miskito people of Honduras have been granted land title to approximately 1.6 million acres of territory along the Honduras/Nicaragua border and the Caribbean coastline, an area known as the Cape of Gracias A Dios. The…

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Future of Peru’s indigenous rests with receiving an education in two tongues

Sep 18, 2013, 12:55 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s not only nations of immigrants, like the United States, where language is an issue, but it’s also an issue in those countries with strong indigenous communities whose native tongue may not be the official language of…

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World Wilderness Congress, longest running public conservation project, roars into action next month

Sep 13, 2013, 10:49 AM 0

First Peoples Worldwide One of the most exciting conferences for this upcoming year is the 10th World Wilderness Congress (WWC), dubbed WILD10, to be held October 4-10 in Salamanca, Spain. Yes, sometimes conferences amount to little more than endless…

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Bolivia seeks to protect indigenous from extinction

Sep 10, 2013, 3:00 PM 0

By Jorge Quispe Infosur Hoy New law seeks to prevent the extinction of 15 of the 36 indigenous ethnicities at risk of disappearing. LA PAZ, Bolivia – A new law may prevent the extinction of 15 of the 36…

Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline

Intrn’l Video: Mexico’s indigenous suffer a racism hard to ignore — and change

Aug 28, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — On this day, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, when we remember the personal risks taken by people who stood up for racial equality, we’re reminded in this film selection that racism exists all over…

Guest Voz, zNew Headline

Guest Voz: Defining Chicano identity means knowing the Mexican past within the context of U.S. history

Aug 13, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista For the past forty plus years, the question of Chicana/ identity has evoked passionate discussion. It got one of my favorite Chicano scholars, the late Dr. Ramón Ruiz, into hot water. Don Ramón, for…

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Video: The connection between language and wealth

Aug 13, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — South African entrepreneur Phiwayinkosi Mbuyazi made a simple but profound discovery about how to bridge the wealth gap. According to Mbuyazi, all it takes is language. Mbuyazi spoke at TEDxSoweto 2012 explaining that it’s the indigenous languages…

Global Views, zNew Headline

Children’s rap video gives new life to Peruvian indigenous language

Aug 9, 2013, 12:58 PM 0

By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week The people of Nauta, Loreto don´t want their native language, Kukama-Kukamiria, to disappear. So to that end the NGO, Create Your Voice, teamed up with a local radio station, Ucamara, to record…

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It’s World Indigenous Peoples Week

Aug 7, 2013, 11:57 AM 0

First Peoples Worldwide This Friday, August 9th, is the United Nations’ International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. The day has been celebrated every year since 1994, and this year’s theme is “Indigenous People Building Alliances: Honoring Treaties, Agreements,…

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3 Reasons You Need to Support Indigenous Peoples, Even If You Are Not Indigenous

Jul 11, 2013, 2:49 PM 0

First Peoples Worldwide Look, we get it – everybody has an issue that they care strongly about. For us, that issue is the rights of Indigenous Peoples around the world. For you, it may be something different. You may…

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Peru: 150 indigenous people come out of voluntary isolation

Jul 1, 2013, 1:39 PM 0

By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week Since last Monday, people in district of Monte Salvado in the region of Tambopata, have been reporting sightings of more than 150 indigenous people living in voluntary isolations. According to a report…

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Indigenous Peoples Stand Up to Save Native Corn

Jun 24, 2013, 1:46 PM 0

By Gilyn Gibbs First Peoples Worldwide From time immemorial, indigenous communities in the Western Hemisphere have depended on corn not only as a source of nutrition, but as the center of their cultural traditions and spirituality. This past September,…

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Colombia: A library carved in stone

Jun 17, 2013, 3:49 PM 0

By Juan Carlos Rocha Infosurhoy.com SAN AUGUSTÍN, Colombia – About 1,000 years ago, among the rugged and lush mountains where Colombia’s major rivers were born, a culture whose name remains unknown sculpted hundreds of stone monuments. These sculptures were…

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As Indigenous People Abandon Traditional Dress, Weavers Take to E-Commerce to Boost Sales

Jun 14, 2013, 3:47 PM 0

By Marissa Revilla Global Press Institute Indigenous weavers in Chiapas are using innovative designs and methods to sell their goods internationally. Nearly 200,000 women work as artisans in Chiapas. Cooperatives, workshops, innovative designs and a new e-commerce platform aim…

Culture, zNew Headline

Indigenous Peoples From Around The World Go Digital During Proud To Be Indigenous Week

May 31, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

By Britnae Purdy First Peoples Worldwide Throughout the month of May, the internet has been flooded with people declaring that they are proud of their heritage, proud of their communities, proud of their language – and most of all,…

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New report underscores Indigenous men making political progress in South America, but women not so much

May 23, 2013, 4:54 PM 0

LatinaLista — In Latin America and the Caribbean there are approximately 50 million indigenous peoples, about 10% of the total population. However, in two countries, Peru and Guatemala, indigenous peoples encompass almost half of the population, and in Bolivia,…

Videos, zNew Headline

Intrn’l Video: Mayan youth share why they’re proud to be Indigenous

May 22, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — The United Nations estimates that there are approximately 400 million Indigenous people worldwide, making up more than 5,000 distinct tribes. Combined, the Indigenous are one of the largest minority groups in the world, spanning over 90 countries. First…

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12th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to Discuss Six Key Areas

May 21, 2013, 12:09 PM 0

By Britnae Purdy First Peoples Worldwide The twelfth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) began Monday, May 20 at the UN headquarters in New York City, New York, USA. During the ten-day forum, the…

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Guaraní People vs. Repsol: The Importance of Indigenous Self-Determination

May 13, 2013, 1:33 PM 0

By Mark Betancourt First People’s Worldwide In an open letter sent from a pan-Amazon meeting on climate change and Indigenous Peoples, Brazilian Indigenous leader declared, “we are tired of anthropologists, environmentalists, church-related organizations, and other specialists speaking for us…

General, Videos

International Video: Last Bridge Master of the Incan Empire

Apr 17, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — We’ve all seen in Indiana Jones-type movies those rope bridges at the mercy of the wind, connecting two sides of sheer cliff faces, seemingly dangling thousands of feet high above a dangerous crevice or raging river. The…

Global Views

Latina UC Berkeley professor lends her voice to Guatemala’s indigenous in genocide trial of former dictator

Apr 5, 2013, 2:41 PM 0

LatinaLista — UC Berkeley anthropologist and professor, Beatriz Manz, is spending her Spring Break south of the border but it’s not for fun in the sun. Rather, it’s to provide testimony in a court case that is riveting international…

Culture, General, History

Indigenous descendants of builders of San Antonio’s missions hold forgiveness ceremony to reinter remains of ancestors

Feb 22, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Visitors to any of San Antonio’s five historic missions — Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, Mission Concepción, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, Mission San Antonio de Valero “The Alamo,” and Mission San Juan Capistrano…

Global Views

American woman creates culturally relevant dolls and toys for children of poor Guatemalan village

Sep 12, 2012, 9:21 AM 0

By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista “Last year I helped with a Christmas gift delivery to a school in El Hato and it was an amazing experience. But I noticed as we drove away that there…

Local News, West

Indigenous community launches anti-bullying campaign — “No Me Llames Oaxaquita!”

May 30, 2012, 10:17 AM 0

Amigos805.com (LatinaLista Editor’s Note: Though the launch of this campaign has passed, the challenge for this community is not widely known and deserves attention.) VENTURA COUNTY — Indigenous Mexican leaders of Ventura County will publicly launch the “No Me…

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