Survival names 2008’s top five tribal stories 22 December 2008The biggest tribal news story of 2008 was the publication of photos of an uncontacted tribe on the Brazil-Peru border, says Survival International.
Guarani child dies of starvation 19 December 2008A Guarani child has died of starvation and at least four others are suffering from malnutrition in the community of Kurusu Mba, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Dam workers attack Enawene Nawe Indians 16 December 2008Hydroelectric dam workers have attacked a group of Enawene Nawe Indians who were fishing near a dam building site last week.
President tells Bushmen their way of life is an ‘archaic fantasy’ 12 December 2008Two years after the historic court victory that affirmed the Kalahari Bushmen’s right to live and hunt on their land, Botswana’s President Ian Khama has told the Bushmen that their hunting way of life is an ‘archaic fantasy’.
UN talks on climate change exclude tribal peoples 12 December 2008Tribal representatives at the UN conference on climate change in Poznan, Poland, have slammed the proceedings for excluding indigenous voices and refusing to recognise tribal peoples’ rights to the forests they live in and protect.
Indians rejoice as Supreme Court affirms land rights 11 December 2008Indians across Brazil are celebrating today as the majority of judges in the Supreme Court ruled to uphold indigenous land rights in a key case. Indian representatives have called the decision a ‘great victory’.
Tragedy strikes Andamans tribe 10 December 2008Eight members of the Onge tribe in the Andaman Islands, India, have died and 15 more are in hospital after drinking from a container which washed ashore on their island reserve.
Indians arrive in capital for landmark land rights case 9 December 2008Indigenous people from the Amazon state of Roraima are gathering in the Brazilian capital Brasilia today to await the Supreme Court's ruling on a key land rights case.
Tribe slams Ernst & Young award to Vedanta chairman 3 December 2008The award of the ‘Indian Entrepreneur of the Year’ prize to Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal has been met with derision from the Dongria Kondh tribe, whose sacred mountain Vedanta plans to destroy.
Andaman tribesman presumed dead after conflict with poachers 1 December 2008A man from the remote Jarawa tribe on the Andaman Islands in India is missing and presumed dead following a conflict with a group of poachers who were fishing illegally on their land. Police have arrested the poachers.
Uncontacted tribes film sent to Congress 27 November 2008Survival’s groundbreaking film about uncontacted tribes has been sent to every member of Paraguay’s congress to highlight the threats to the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode, Paraguay’s last uncontacted Indians.
Yanomami meet to discuss mining and health 24 November 2008Two hundred Yanomami representatives, from Brazil and Venezuela, are meeting this week for the third general assembly of Hutukara, the Yanomami Association.
‘Real risk of genocide’ for uncontacted tribe 20 November 2008A Brazilian government official has warned that the last known survivors of an uncontacted Amazon tribe will face genocide unless illegal logging and ranching on their land are stopped.
HIV/AIDS set to soar in West Papua 18 November 2008A recent investigation by the Aljazeera programme ‘101 East’ has shown the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis amongst the tribal people of West Papua, Indonesia.
Emergency report to UN about uncontacted tribe 18 November 2008Survival International has sent an emergency submission to the United Nations (UN) about the plight of Paraguay’s last uncontacted Indians, whose forest is being rapidly destroyed by Brazilian cattle-ranchers.
Government investigates threats to uncontacted tribe 17 November 2008A government team is currently investigating the activities of a Brazilian company destroying land belonging to Paraguay’s last uncontacted Indians.
Glimmer of hope for uncontacted tribe 14 November 2008A Brazilian company devastating the territory of uncontacted Indians in Paraguay has had its licence to work in the area withdrawn.
Uncontacted Indians spotted 'fleeing forest destruction' 13 November 2008The last uncontacted Indians in South America outside the Amazon basin have been spotted, apparently fleeing the rapid destruction of their forest home.
Bushmen condemn Mo Ibrahim 12 November 2008Kalahari Bushmen who were evicted from their land by the government of Botswana’s former President Festus Mogae today condemned African billionaire Mo Ibrahim and his Foundation for giving Mogae their ‘Achievement In Africa Leadership Award’.
Uncontacted tribes activist wanted by police 10 November 2008A warrant for the arrest of one of Peru's most prominent indigenous leaders has been issued after accusations he was involved in burning down a regional government office.
Indians lobby president on uncontacted tribes 5 November 2008Members of fifteen indigenous organisations have written to Paraguay’s president asking him to save the last uncontacted Indians in the country.
Guarani demand justice in 'Great Assembly' 4 November 2008Two hundred and fifty Guarani-Kaiowá Indians and their supporters participated in an 'Aty Guasu' or 'Great Assembly' last weekend, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Survival International targets consultancy firm CO3 over Vedanta 3 November 2008Survival International has targeted corporate social responsibility consultancy CO3 for representing British mining company Vedanta Resources, and is urging CO3 to resign its account in the interest of human rights.
Uncontacted tribes’ situation to be investigated 31 October 2008Latin America’s top human rights body has announced it will visit Peru to ‘investigate the situation of uncontacted tribes’ in the country, according to reports.
International tribunal tells Brazilian government to halt dam project 31 October 2008The Latin America Water Tribunal has ruled that the Brazilian government should halt plans to dam one of the main tributaries of the Amazon, because of the effects the dams would have on indigenous people.
Police shoot Tupinambá Indians 29 October 2008Several Tupinambá Indians in the Brazilian state of Bahia have been shot with rubber bullets, as large numbers of heavily armed federal police entered their community without warning in a conflict over land rights.
Bushmen and Survival force De Beers withdrawal from Kalahari reserve 29 October 2008De Beers says it has stopped operations on the land of the Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana because those it consulted did not agree with its plan to explore for diamonds near a Bushman community.
Washington hears threats to uncontacted tribes 28 October 2008Peru's national Amazon Indian organisation has appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), based in Washington, to detail the threats facing Peru's uncontacted tribes.
Quentin Blake designs Christmas card for Survival 27 October 2008The world’s best-loved illustrator, Quentin Blake, has designed a
2008 Christmas card to mark Survival International’s 40th anniversary.
Indians plead for world’s help to save uncontacted relatives 23 October 2008Four Indians, including one man whose first contact with the outside world was just four years ago, have journeyed to Paraguay's capital city, Asunción, to appeal for help to save their uncontacted relatives.
Tribe dances in mass protest against British mining company 22 October 2008Hundreds of members of the Dongria Kondh tribe danced and sang through the capital of the Indian state of Orissa on Monday, to mark their opposition to British company Vedanta’s plans to mine their sacred mountain.
Sat photos show doubling destruction of uncontacted tribe’s land 20 October 2008Satellite photos taken just a few days ago reveal how hundreds of hectares of forest belonging to Paraguay's last uncontacted Indians have been devastated in the last thirty days alone.
Survival denounces 'good governance' award to Mogae 20 October 2008Survival International today criticised the Mo Ibrahim Foundation for awarding its 'Achievement in African Leadership' prize to Festus Mogae, the former president of Botswana who oversaw the eviction of the Kalahari Bushmen from their land.
Yanomami denounce illegal gold miners 17 October 2008Two Yanomami Indian communities have written to the Brazilian government, denouncing the invasion of their land by illegal gold miners.
Security forces shoot and kill protesters 17 October 2008Security forces in Colombia have attacked indigenous protestors, leading to the deaths of several people and more than a hundred wounded, according to reports.
PM to implement international law for tribal peoples 16 October 2008Nepal’s Prime Minister has promised to include indigenous peoples’ rights in the country’s new constitution, in line with his country’s commitment to uphold the only international law for tribal peoples, ILO Convention 169.
Amazon tribe’s protest shuts down dam site 13 October 2008Indians from the Enawene Nawe tribe in the Brazilian Amazon occupied and shut down the site of a huge hydroelectric dam on Saturday, destroying equipment, in an attempt to save the river that runs through their land.
Tribe vows to fight mine with axes and arrows 13 October 2008One of India’s most isolated tribes, the Dongria Kondh, is preparing to stop British FTSE 100 company Vedanta from mining aluminium ore on their sacred mountain, after police and hired thugs forced protestors to dismantle a barricade.
Penan mount logging road blockade 8 October 2008Penan communities in Sarawak, Malaysia, have mounted a road blockade against the logging company Interhill in an attempt to stop the destruction of their last remaining rainforests.
Minister makes promise on refugee uncontacted tribes 8 October 2008Peru's Minister of Environment has spoken publicly about some of the world's last uncontacted Indians, fleeing for their lives from Peru to Brazil.
Government to investigate sexual abuse claims 2 October 2008The Malaysian government has said it will investigate allegations by members of the Penan tribe of Sarawak that logging company workers are routinely sexually abusing Penan women, including schoolgirls.
Uncontacted tribes report is 100 days late 1 October 2008One hundred days after Peru’s government promised to report on the impact of illegal logging on uncontacted Indians in the remote Amazon, no report has been made public.
Papuan bombers attack British-American mine – reprisals feared 30 September 2008There is more trouble for British company Rio Tinto in Indonesia – West Papuan independence fighters have attacked its Grasberg mine, which is devastating the land of the Amungme and Kamoro tribal people.
Arrows confirm uncontacted tribe’s flight across border 28 September 2008Arrows just discovered by government officials in one of the remotest corners of the Brazilian Amazon prove that uncontacted Indians are fleeing from Peru into Brazil.
Opposition to Guarani land rights intensifies 26 September 2008The Guarani Indians of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul suffered a setback last week when FUNAI, the government's Indian affairs department, suddenly suspended studies being carried out to identify their territories.
Penan women accuse loggers of sexual abuse 25 September 2008Women from the Penan tribe have accused workers from two Malaysian logging companies of harassing and raping Penan women, including schoolgirls.
Jarawa tribe apprehend poachers 24 September 2008Frustrated by the invasion of their land by outsiders, members of the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands, India, have apprehended two groups of poachers in their reserve.
Government ousts tribal leaders who oppose logging 23 September 2008In an attempt to break resistance by tribal communities to logging, the government of Sarawak, Malaysia, has announced that it will no longer recognise elected leaders in some Penan communities.
Signing of international law on tribal peoples complete 23 September 2008Chile has become the latest country to sign the key international law on tribal peoples’ rights, becoming the third country in the last two years to do so.
Papua cholera deaths spark fears of major epidemic 17 September 2008Two hundred and ninety one Papuan tribal people have died from cholera since April this year in West Papua, Indonesia, according to local church officials, sparking fears of a major epidemic.
New uncontacted tribes campaign launched worldwide 17 September 2008Survival International has launched a new campaign to protect Peru’s uncontacted tribes from illegal loggers invading and destroying their land.
Bruce Parry brings together music world's brightest stars for 'Survival' album 15 September 2008Bruce Parry, star of the BBC series ‘Tribe’ and ‘Amazon’, has teamed up with some of the music world’s brightest stars to create a fundraising album for Survival International, entitled "Amazon/Tribe - Songs for Survival".
One year on - Britain, the former colonies, and the exporting of misery 12 September 2008One year after the UN General Assembly approved the Declaration on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Britain and four of its former colonies have not shaken off their reputation as leading opponents of tribal peoples’ rights.
Norwegian government – Rio Tinto’s Papua mine ‘unethical’ 11 September 2008The Norwegian government has sold its shares in British company Rio Tinto, whose Grasberg mine in West Papua, Indonesia, has devastated the land of the Amungme and Kamoro tribes.
Indigenous leaders denounce farmer invading their land 11 September 2008Leaders of Barro community in the indigenous territory of Raposa-Serra do Sol in Brazil have denounced destruction of their property by farmer Paulo César Quartieiro on 3 September.
Giant bush fire threatens Kalahari Bushmen 8 September 2008Fears are growing for Bushmen in Botswana, as a giant bush fire that has been streaking across the Kalahari for over a week shows no sign of dying out.
Guarani film wows critics at Venice Film Festival 4 September 2008A film starring Brazilian Indians who had never acted before has wowed critics at the Venice Film Festival, where it premiered this week.
Government breaks promise on uncontacted tribes report 4 September 2008One hundred days after photos of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes made world headlines, a report promised by the Peruvian government in response has still not been made public.
Pima Indians celebrate return of life-giving water 4 September 2008After decades of campaigning, the Pima or Akimel O’odham Indians of Arizona have won back the water that was the life-blood of their society.
British newspaper The Observer apologises to Survival over ‘hoax’ story 1 September 2008The British newspaper The Observer, whose misleading article about Survival’s release of photos of uncontacted Indians led to false reports that they were a hoax, has now admitted that its story was 'inaccurate'.
Indian woman named minister by new president 29 August 2008An Aché Indian woman has been named Minister for Indigenous Affairs by Paraguay’s new president who was sworn in this month.
Judge upholds Indian land rights - case adjourned 28 August 2008Yesterday in a packed Supreme Court in Brazil, a key judge voted to uphold the demarcation of the indigenous territory Raposa-Serra do Sol. The case was adjourned at the request of another judge.
Amazon Indians' protest forces repeal of laws 27 August 2008Protests by thousands of Indians across the Peruvian Amazon have led to the repeal of two controversial laws by the Peruvian Congress.
Film highlights biofuels threat to Brazilian Indians 26 August 2008Italian film ‘Birdwatchers’, selected as one of the films in competition for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, highlights the plight of the Guarani-Kaiowá Indians in Brazil.
Jumma man hacked to death by settlers after speaking out over land thefts 22 August 2008Jumma man Ladu Mani Chakma was hacked to death on Tuesday by a group of Bengali settlers at his home in the Sajek area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. His wife, Shanti Bala Chakma, was also attacked.
British mining company under pressure over mine 20 August 2008British mining company Vedanta is under intense pressure over its plans to mine the Dongria Kondh tribe’s land in India, as a Scottish investment group sells its shares and Amnesty International joins the campaign in support of the tribe.
Urgent petition launched to support Indians 19 August 2008Indigenous peoples and their supporters in Brazil have launched an urgent petition calling on Brazil’s Supreme Court to uphold the ratification of Raposa-Serra do Sol, an indigenous territory in the Amazon region, northern Brazil. Link to www.makunaimagri
Amazon Indians protest against government 19 August 2008Thousands of Amazon Indians are protesting against the Peruvian government. Protests have been going on for more than a week and involve an estimated 14,000 Indians from all over the Peruvian Amazon.
Commission investigates abuses in West Papua 18 August 2008Indonesia's National Commission on Human RIghts is currently investigating human rights violations and atrocities in West Papua.
Amazon nomads face 'imminent extinction' 13 August 2008Colombia’s last nomadic hunter-gatherer tribe, the Nukak, is in ‘imminent danger of physical and cultural extinction’, according to the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PTT), which investigates and tries human rights violations around the world.
Survival launches raffle in aid of Penan 11 August 2008Survival International has launched its 2008 Raffle in aid of the Penan and other threatened tribal peoples around the world.
UN Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Survival names ‘unholy trinity’ 8 August 2008To mark the UN Day for Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, Survival International today named its ‘unholy trinity’ – the three worst companies abusing tribal peoples’ rights.
Supreme Court gives go-ahead to mine – Tribe vows resistance 8 August 2008India’s Supreme Court has today dealt a devastating blow to the Dongria Kondh tribe by giving British FTSE 100 company Vedanta permission to mine their sacred mountain.
Damien Hirst donates 'Beautiful Love Survival' 6 August 2008The world’s most famous living artist, Damien Hirst, has designed a unique work ‘Beautiful Love Survival’, which will be sold to raise money for Survival in his forthcoming sale ‘Beautiful Inside My Head Forever’.
'Landmark victory' for Aboriginal sea rights 5 August 2008The Australian High Court has recognised Aboriginal ownership rights to a huge stretch of the northern Australian coast.
UN to hear threats to uncontacted tribes 5 August 2008The desperate plight of uncontacted Indians in Peru, some of the last anywhere in South America, has been raised with the UN.
Malaria strikes Penan 4 August 2008Reports say that two Penan villages in Sarawak have been struck by malaria, leading to eighteen Penan individuals being flown to hospital.
Vedanta promises no mining without tribe's 'permission' 31 July 2008British mining giant Vedanta's Chairman Anil Agarwal told the company’s AGM today that his company would only go ahead with its highly controversial bauxite mine in Orissa, eastern India, with the ‘complete permission’ of the Dongria Kondh tribe.
West Papuans beaten and charged with subversion 24 July 2008Six West Papuans are to be charged with ‘subversion’ after peacefully raising the banned West Papuan independence symbol, the Morning Star flag. The protest took place in the town of Fakfak, which is 550 miles to the west of the capital, Jayapura.
Reports of uncontacted Indians seen by oil workers 24 July 2008Uncontacted Indians have been spotted by oil workers in the remote Peruvian Amazon, according to Peru’s national Amazon Indian organisation, AIDESEP.
Government finds evidence of uncontacted tribes 22 July 2008Evidence of an uncontacted tribe living in the remote Peruvian Amazon has been found by the Peruvian government’s natural resources department, INRENA.
Secret plans revealed to submerge Penan villages 16 July 2008A secret document accidentally posted on the internet reveals plans to build a series of massive hydroelectric dams in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, submerging the homes of at least a thousand tribal people.
Solidarity for Brazilian Indians shot at and bombed 16 July 2008Peru’s national Amazon Indian organisation has expressed its support for Brazilian Indians who have been shot at, bombed, and had their land illegally occupied by powerful rice farmers.
Matsés Indians say no to oil exploration 9 July 2008The Matsés, a tribe of 2,500 people living in the remote Peruvian Amazon, have rejected plans by the Peruvian government to explore for oil on their land.
Brazilian organisations speak out for Raposa Serra do Sol Indians 8 July 2008Eighty-five Brazilian organisations have signed a statement demanding respect for the rights of the Indians of Raposa Serra do Sol, who have been attacked by farmers who want their land.
Doublespeak distorts brutal truth in West Papua 7 July 2008Indonesia’s foreign minister has defended his government’s policy of restricting access by foreign journalists and human rights monitors to the troubled province of Papua.
Uncontacted Indians ‘killed by loggers’ 7 July 2008Uncontacted Indians in Peru are being killed and having their houses burned to the ground by illegal loggers, according to a pan-South American indigenous group.
Government signs Maori land deal 4 July 2008The New Zealand government has signed an historic deal to hand over a large area of forest land to seven Maori tribes.
Pope pledges support for Brazilian Indians’ campaign to save Amazon home 2 July 2008Pope Benedict XVI met with two Brazilian Indians at the Vatican this morning, and pledged his support for their struggle to defend their Amazon home. He said, ‘We will do everything possible to help protect your land.’
Cholera in West Papuan highlands – government response condemned 2 July 2008Fears are growing about the spread of cholera amongst tribal people in West Papua, Indonesia. Human rights and church workers report that in the last three months, 85 people have died from the disease.
Company lawyers deny existence of uncontacted tribes 2 July 2008Lawyers acting for companies wanting to drill for oil on the land of uncontacted Indians have denied that any isolated Indians live in the area.
Observer journalist threatens to sue Survival over uncontacted tribes story 1 July 2008The British journalist who wrongly reported that the story of an uncontacted tribe which has been known of for years had been ‘told and sold’ as if it had only just been discovered, has now threatened to sue Survival International.
Uncontacted tribe photos no hoax 23 June 2008The British newspaper The Observer claimed on 22 June that it has now ‘emerged’ that the uncontacted tribe whose photos received worldwide publicity were neither ‘lost’, nor 'undiscovered' nor ‘unknown’.
Dramatic video shows attack on Indian village 20 June 2008An extraordinary video released by the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR) and Survival International shows the moment hired gunmen attack a Makuxi Indian village in Brazil.
Government team investigates uncontacted tribes 18 June 2008Spurred into action by a wave of international protest, a Peruvian government team is currently in a remote part of the Amazon investigating the plight of uncontacted Indians.
'Don't wipe out uncontacted tribes' say Indians 12 June 2008Peru’s Amazon Indian organisation has urged the Peruvian government not to ‘wipe out uncontacted tribes’ living in the remote Peruvian rainforest.
Prime Minister to apologise 11 June 2008Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper is due to deliver a formal apology today to the thousands of Aboriginal Canadians who passed through the country's residential school system.
Uncontacted tribe pictures provoke public outrage 5 June 2008Photographs published last week of an uncontacted tribe in Brazil near the Peruvian border have provoked public outrage, with over 1,300 people writing letters to Peru’s government to demand an end to illegal logging.
South American Indians demand ‘respect’ for uncontacted tribes 3 June 2008An indigenous federation that defends uncontacted tribes across South America has demanded that Peru’s government respects the rights and lives of uncontacted Indians living in the remote Peruvian rainforest.
French company in legal battle over uncontacted tribes 28 May 2008A French company is locked in a legal battle with Amazon Indians over its plans to drill for oil in parts of the jungle inhabited by some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes. A hearing is due on 30 May.
Survival to protest outside London PR firm 27 May 2008Survival will protest tomorrow, Wednesday 28 May 2008, outside London PR firm FINSBURY (45 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9AE) urging them to resign their account representing Anil Agarwal and his company Vedanta, in the interest of human rights.
Enawene Nawe Indians mount blockade 23 May 2008Indians from the Enawene Nawe tribe mounted a blockade of a road bridge in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso on Sunday, to protest against a complex of dams to be built upriver from their land.
‘Nobody has consulted us about dams’ say Indians 22 May 2008Brazilian Indians holding a mass rally this week in the Amazon town of Altamira say they have not been consulted about a series of huge dams that the Brazilian government wants to build on the Xingu River.
Jumma representative tells British MPs of repression of tribes 21 May 2008A representative of the Bawm people, one of the eleven ‘Jumma’ tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, spoke to British MPs and peers yesterday about the violent repression faced by his people.
Chukchee author Yuri Rytkheu dies 20 May 2008The writer Yuri Rytkheu, from the Siberian Chukchee tribe, died in St. Petersburg last week. Rytkheu was known as the most significant indigenous author in Russia.
MPs pressure government to sign tribal peoples’ law 19 May 2008British MPs and peers will attend a reception in the House of Commons tomorrow to press the government to sign up to the international law for tribal peoples.
Tribe – ‘Vedanta is destroying us for profit’ 15 May 2008As FTSE 100 mining company Vedanta announces record profits today, India’s remote Dongria Kondh tribe is claiming the company will destroy them forever if it goes ahead with plans to mine their sacred mountain.
Amazon Indians hold mass rally to oppose dams 13 May 2008The largest indigenous gathering in the Brazilian Amazon in nearly twenty years will take place from May 19 to 23 in the town of Altamira, Pará, to protest against a series of huge hydroelectric dams.
Tribe stages mass protest against British company Vedanta 8 May 2008Hundreds of members of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe held a protest in India yesterday against the British FTSE 100 company VEDANTA, which plans to mine their sacred mountain.
Ayoreo Indian dies after first contact 7 May 2008A Paraguayan Indian, who lived without contact with the outside world until 1998, has died of tuberculosis. Survival has called his life, ‘a symbol of the fate of indigenous people in the Americas since Columbus’.
Government urges public not to fund Survival 7 May 2008A Botswana government spokesperson has appealed to members of the public not to donate to Survival, because of its support for the Bushmen who were evicted from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve [CKGR].
Government drops plans to open up uncontacted tribes’ reserves 7 May 2008Peru’s government has dropped plans to open up uncontacted Indians’ reserves to oil exploration. The latest round of concessions, announced this week, do not include any of the uncontacted Indians’ reserves.
Uncontacted tribes 'at risk of extinction' UN forum is told 2 May 2008An indigenous organisation set up to defend the rights and lives of uncontacted tribes in South America has stated that the majority of these tribes are ‘at risk of extinction.’
Biofuels threaten lands of 60 million tribal people 30 April 2008Demand for biofuels is destroying tribal peoples’ land and lives, according to indigenous representatives at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), meeting currently in New York.
Isolated Indians targeted by rebels and army 28 April 2008One hundred and thirty Nukak Indians, some of the last nomadic Indians in the Amazon, have fled their rainforest homes after becoming caught up in Colombia’s civil war.
Safari company to build tourist lodge near Bushman community 25 April 2008The Botswana government has awarded the ‘Safari & Adventure Company’ a tender to build a tourist lodge near the Bushman community of Molapo in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Seven Jumma villages burnt down in Chittagong Hill Tracts 24 April 2008Seven villages belonging to the ‘Jumma’ tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts were burned to the ground on Sunday by Bengali settlers, with the support of the Bangladesh army.
Penan picture archive online 22 April 2008A collection of hundreds of photographs of the Penan tribe of Sarawak is being made available online for the first time.
Water for tourists in the Kalahari, but not for Bushmen 21 April 2008Tourist lodges requiring huge amounts of water are to be built on the land of the Kalahari Bushmen – but the Bushmen are not allowed to pump water from their single borehole.
Judge issues statement in uncontacted tribes court case 21 April 2008A judge in Peru has issued a statement dismissing the arguments of three companies and the Peruvian government in a court case involving some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes and oil exploration.
Removal of illegal invaders suspended 18 April 2008Violence by farmers illegally occupying indigenous land in the Brazilian state of Roraima has led the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) to suspend a police operation to remove them.
Uncontacted tribes go 'round the world' 17 April 2008The threats of extinction to uncontacted tribes in the Peruvian Amazon have turned the tribes’ plight into one of global concern, with members of the public all around the world increasingly aware of the desperate situation facing them.
Gem Diamonds sink water boreholes on Bushman land, Bushmen still denied water 14 April 2008Several water boreholes have been sunk in preparation for a diamond mine in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana, but the Bushmen who live there are forbidden from taking any water at all from their own borehole.
Uncontacted tribes flee across the border 11 April 2008Uncontacted tribes in Peru are fleeing across the border to Brazil because illegal mahogany loggers are invading their territory and killing them, according to an uncontacted tribes expert.
Yanomami slam government over mining 11 April 2008Yanomami and Yekuana Indians from two communities have denounced the Brazilian government’s attempts to persuade them to accept large-scale mining on their land.
UK’s Channel 4 to expose mining on Yanomami land 10 April 2008The acclaimed Channel 4 current affairs series, ‘Unreported World’, is to broadcast a documentary tomorrow exposing the devastating effects of illegal goldmining on the land of the Yanomami Indians in the Brazilian Amazon.
Shootings and arrests spread fear in West Papua 8 April 2008Thirteen indigenous Papuans were arrested on 13 March in the town of Manokwari, West Papua, for taking part in peaceful demonstrations against the 2007 law banning the display of the Papuan Morning Star flag.
‘Guarani children malnourished due to lack of land’ 4 April 2008A Brazilian public prosecutor has told a Brazilian parliamentary enquiry that the government’s failure to demarcate and protect the land of the Guarani Indians is leading to widespread malnutrition among Guarani children.
UN human rights committee criticises Botswana over Bushman issue 3 April 2008The UN Human Rights Committee has criticised Botswana’s government over its treatment of the Bushmen. The committee urged Botswana to ensure that ‘all persons who were relocated are granted the right to return to the CKGR.'
McCall Smith breaks silence on Bushmen 2 April 2008Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, has spoken out for the first time in support of the Kalahari Bushmen of Botswana.
Survival launches Bushman water campaign 1 April 2008Survival launches a new letter-writing campaign today asking the new President of Botswana, Lt Gen Ian Khama, to allow the Bushmen of the central Kalahari to access water on their land.
Enawene Nawe Indians win right to fish 1 April 2008A Brazilian judge has affirmed that the Enawene Nawe Indians have the right to fish on the Rio Preto, their most important fishing river.
British TV company deny allegations about Peru visit 27 March 2008The British TV company Cicada Films has denied being responsible for a flu epidemic in a remote region of Peru that according to local Indians caused four deaths.
Survival names winner of the 'most racist article of the year' award 19 March 2008An article comparing Paraguayan Indians to cancer and describing them as ‘Neolithic’, ‘out-of-date’ and ‘filthy’ has been named by Survival as the ‘most racist article’ in the mainstream media published in the last year.
President Mogae to be met by protestors during French visit 19 March 2008Supporters of Survival International in France will hold a peaceful demonstration in support of the Kalahari Bushmen on Friday, to coincide with an official visit from Botswana’s president, Festus Mogae.
Ranchers threaten Enawene Nawe Indians 17 March 2008A group of armed men have walked into an Enawene Nawe fishing camp in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, and threatened the Indians with reprisals unless they leave.
Demonstrators prepare for Minghella/Curtis film premiere 13 March 2008Human rights group Survival International will be holding a protest outside the premiere of Anthony Minghella and Richard Curtis’s latest film The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.
Survival protest yesterday – ‘Bushman women dying for diamonds’ 13 March 2008Botswana’s Attorney General, the Governor of the Bank of Botswana and the CEO of De Beers Botswana were greeted in London yesterday by protesters holding blown-up photographs of Bushman women who have died due to the eviction of the Bushmen from their lan
Bombing and assassination bring civil war to Amazon nomads 12 March 2008One of the Amazon’s last nomadic tribes, the Nukak, has become tragically caught up in the aftermath of the recent hostage deal negotiated in Colombia between the government and left-wing FARC guerrillas.
Key international law on tribal peoples ratified 11 March 2008Chile has signed up to the world’s key international law on tribal peoples, following Spain and Nepal to become the third country to sign in the last eighteen months.
Survival protest – ‘Bushman women dying for diamonds’ 10 March 2008Survival International will hold a peaceful protest in support of the Kalahari Bushmen outside a public meeting hosted by the Botswana diamond industry at Chatham House in London.
Independent team denounces repression of Jumma tribes 15 February 2008A group of prominent Bangladeshis have spoken of their ‘grave concern’ for the Jumma tribal peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts after a fact finding trip to the region.
Land invasion forces Yanomami into local town 15 February 2008A group of Yanomami Indians have spent the past ten days camped in a local Brazilian town following the invasion of their land by goldminers and ranchers.
Ogiek leader receives death threat 14 February 2008A leader of the Ogiek tribe in Kenya has received a death threat by telephone. An unknown caller told Mr Mpoiok Kobei, ‘We need your head before Tuesday nineteenth, this month.’
Government apologises to Aborigines 13 February 2008The newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has issued a formal apology to the country's indigenous people for the historic injustices they have suffered.
Kalahari Bushmen on BBC television 13 February 2008The Kalahari Bushmen featured on prime time UK television on Sunday evening, in the BBC’s current affairs series ‘Tropic of Capricorn’.
Julie Christie named ‘Survival ambassador’ 1 February 2008Multi-award-winning actress Julie Christie was today named as an ambassador for Survival International, the worldwide movement to support tribal peoples.
Government to apologise to Aborigines 31 January 2008Australia's new government has announced that its first act will be an apology for the historic treatment of the country's first inhabitants.
Honey-hunting Ogiek tribe caught up in violence 30 January 2008Leaders of the honey-hunting Ogiek tribe have reported that they are being targeted in the escalating post-election violence in Kenya.
Julie Christie and Survival launch Uncontacted Tribes campaign 25 January 2008Screen icon Julie Christie and Survival have launched a campaign to save uncontacted tribes from extinction, with a film featuring previously unseen footage of some of the world’s most remote and endangered peoples.
Survival calls for a new start in Aboriginal relations 24 January 2008To mark Australia Day on 26 January Survival International calls on Australia’s new government to lay the foundations for a fresh start in relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Uncontacted Indians saved 23 January 2008After an intensive Survival campaign, Brazil’s Indian affairs department, FUNAI, has announced that it is restricting all entry into the Rio Pardo territory, home to a tiny group of about 30 uncontacted Indians who are on the brink of extinction.
Mine ‘consultation’ process fatally flawed 22 January 2008Representatives from the consultancy firm Marsh Environmental Services today begin a whirlwind twelve-day consultation programme in and around the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), in Botswana.
Traffic triples on highway that threatens Jarawa tribe 21 January 2008The Andaman Trunk Road, which the Indian Supreme Court ruled must be closed six years ago because it threatens the Jarawa tribe, has seen a threefold increase in traffic since 2001.
British mining company to devastate sacred mountain 21 January 2008A British company, Vedanta Resources plc, looks likely to be given the go-ahead for a mine that will devastate the Dongria Kondh tribe’s sacred mountain.
Jumma king’s government appointment gives tribes fresh hope 17 January 2008Bangladesh’s caretaker government has given fresh hope to the Jumma tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts by appointing a Jumma king to run the affairs of the area.
Tribunal upholds Indians’ land rights 16 January 2008A Brazilian federal tribunal has upheld the government’s recognition of the Apyterewa indigenous territory, home to the Parakaná Indians in the Amazonian state of Pará.
Penan receive death threats 9 January 2008A small community of Penan tribal people in Sarawak, Malaysia, report that an official from the company logging their forests has threatened them with death.
Penan headman found dead, suspected murdered 4 January 2008Penan tribal headman Kelesau Naan of Sarawak, Malaysia, who went missing on 23 October, has been found dead. His relatives suspect he has been murdered due to his resistance to illegal logging on the Penan’s land.
Election violence affects Ogiek 4 January 2008Survival has received reports that many Ogiek areas are effectively closed off due to the post election violence in Kenya. Police have barricaded roads leading to one area, so that people cannot leave the community.
