South American tribe labelled backward by BBC hits back
Marr’s TV series re-enacts Ibore and Parojnai’s (pictured) first contact in 1998.© SurvivalA South American tribe whose way of life was labelled backward in a major BBC TV series has hit back at the...
View ArticleIndians sue Peru over broken promise to isolated Indians
The Nanti are one of several isolated tribes living inside the reserve who would be severely affected by the gas expansion plans© Survival InternationalPeru’s top indigenous organizations are taking on...
View ArticleIn pictures: The reindeer people under threat this Christmas
Tribal people rely on reindeer for food, transport, shelter and warmth.© Steve MorganEach year, the image of the reindeer finds its way onto cards, sweaters and into people’s imaginations, but to the...
View Article'Human safari' row goes to India’s Supreme Court
Months after the Supreme Court ordered a buffer zone around the Jarawa's Reserve, hundreds of tourists continue to travel along the Andaman Trunk Road every day.© Andaman Chronicle/ SurvivalSurvival...
View ArticleRemembering Marcos Veron 10 years on
Marcos Veron was killed 10 years ago for reclaiming his ancestral land.© João Ripper/SurvivalGuarani Indians gathered today to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Marcos Veron, who was brutally...
View ArticleBushman children arrested under renewed government repression
The recent arrests of children by paramilitary police are the latest sign of a renewed government crackdown in the CKGR. © SurvivalThree Bushman children have been arrested by paramilitary police in...
View ArticleShowdown on tribal rights in India
Minister Jairam Ramesh meets Dongria and Majhi Kondh leaders© Bikash Khemka/SurvivalAs India’s Supreme Court case over Vedanta Resources’ proposed mine on the land of the Dongria Kondh tribe draws to a...
View ArticleIndigenous protests sweep Canada
Idle no more protesters marching in Victoria, BC, December 21, 2012.© r.a. paterson/ Creative Commons LicenseNative people across Canada have blockaded roads, bridges and railway lines as part of the...
View ArticleVictory for ‘human safari’ campaign as court bans tourists
The campaign against 'human safaris' to the Jarawa tribe has won an important victory.© SurvivalSurvival International’s campaign to stop ‘human safaris’ in India’s Andaman Islands has gained an...
View ArticleSurvival launches 'Stop Complaining' ad for Earth's most threatened tribe
Survival's new ad 'Stop Complaining' will bring global attention to the plight of Earth's most threatened tribe.© SurvivalHuman rights organization Survival International has launched a worldwide...
View ArticleJared Diamond's new book 'The World Until Yesterday' slammed by Survival
Diamond says that state governments stop tribal people from killing each other, but doesn't mention that an estimated 100,000 Papuans have been killed by the Indonesian authorities.© Jeanne...
View ArticleGame of Thrones star speaks out over Colombian killing
Game of Thrones and Harry Potter star Natalia Tena has done a voice-over for Survival's interview.© SurvivalGame of Thrones and Harry Potter star Natalia Tena has lent her support to a Survival...
View ArticleAngry Papuan leaders demand Jared Diamond apologizes
Benny Wenda, a Papuan tribal leader, says what Jared Diamond is writing about his people is 'misleading'.© freewestpapua.org/SurvivalLeaders across West Papua have demanded controversial author Jared...
View ArticleBrazil to investigate uncontacted Awá
It is thought there could be up to 100 Awá who live without any contact with outsiders.© Fiona Watson/SurvivalBrazil’s indigenous affairs department (FUNAI) has announced that it will send a team of...
View ArticleColombian Indian exhibition showcases most endangered tribes
ONIC's campaign aims to stop the imminent extinction of Colombia's tribal peoples © Juan Pablo Gutierrez/ONICColombian Indian organization ONIC has launched an international photography exhibition to...
View ArticleSecret plans for gas exploration in UNESCO World Heritage Site exposed
Plans to explore for natural gas in the Nahua-Nanti Reserve threaten the uncontacted relatives of this Nanti man.© Survival InternationalA report leaked to British newspaper The Guardian has revealed...
View ArticleSurvival’s ‘dangerous’‘self-destructive’‘falsehoods’
Jared Diamond's book has come under attack for saying that most tribal peoples live in a state of constant warfare.© Survival InternationalOn February 4 2013 Jared Diamond was interviewed on BBC TV...
View ArticleSUCCESS: Gas giant backtracks on exploration in UNESCO World Heritage Site
Uncontacted tribes in Manu National Park are now safe from Pluspetrol's gas exploration, but the Nanti continue to be threatened by the expansion of Camisea.© SurvivalThe Argentine gas giant Pluspetrol...
View Article‘Unprecedented’ suspension of mining on Colombian Indians’ land
Many Embera-Katío have been uprooted by extreme violence that plagues their land.© WikipediaA Colombian judge has suspended mining concessions in an ‘unprecedented move’ to protect Embera-Katío...
View Article'Noble Savages': Chagnon's new book triggers resignation and protests
Davi Kopenawa, Yanomami spokesperson and shaman, has spoken out against Napoleon Chagnon's new book 'Noble Savages'.© Fiona Watson/SurvivalA new book by controversial American anthropologist Napoleon...
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