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Bushman court case begins
Gakelekgolele Gaoberekwe© SurvivalProceedings began today at the High Court in Botswana in the fourth case brought against the government by the country’s Bushmen. The case contests a government...
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Brazil: Congressional bill would be ‘unmitigated disaster’ for Indians
Guarani man. Tribes across Brazil are expressing their anger at a draft bill which would open up their territories for industrial projects.© Sarah Shenker/SurvivalBrazil’s Congress is currently...
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Dongrias' resounding 'No' to Vedanta mine ahead of London AGM
The Dongria Kondh say they are united in their determination to save their Niyamgiri Hills from Vedanta's open-pit bauxite mine.© Bikash Khemka/SurvivalBritish mining giant Vedanta Resources has been...
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Mining firm fined for ruining Aboriginal sacred site
The site, known as 'Two Women Sitting Down', has been desecrated by a mining firm© Aboriginal Areas Protection AuthorityAn Australian mining company has been fined for desecrating an Aboriginal sacred...
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Peruvian ministers resign over Amazon gas project
The expansion of the Camisea gas project threatens the lives of highly vulnerable uncontacted and isolated Indians, such as the Nanti.© Survival InternationalAt least three ministers have resigned in...
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Survival celebrates tribes' ingenious skills on UN Indigenous Day
Survival is marking UN Indigenous Day with a gallery featuring tribal peoples' ingenious skills and the threats they face. © Claudia Andujar/SurvivalSurvival International has published a photographic...
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Proof of uncontacted Indians is serious blow to oil giant
Many of the local Matsés Indians believe the uncontacted Indians are related to their tribe. They strongly reject Pacific Rubiales' work in the proposed reserve. © Christopher PillitzIn an embarrassing...
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Peru repeals official report on threats to uncontacted tribes
Raya, a Nahua elder. More than half his people were wiped out after their land was opened up for oil exploration, Peru.© Johan WildhagenPeru’s Prime Minister has announced that his government has...
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Survivors of Yanomami massacre speak out 20 years on
Survivors of the Haximu massacre, in which gold-miners killed 16 Yanomami Indians, hold urns containing the ashes of their relatives.© C Zacquini/ SurvivalSurvivors of a gruesome massacre in which...
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Plans to evict Botswana Bushmen revealed by leaked report
The leaked report details how to evict Ranyane residents who resist relocation, such as sealing their borehole.© Survival InternationalSurvival International has obtained detailed plans for the forced...
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Brazil – rare footage of uncontacted tribe released
A hastily-abandoned house of uncontacted Indians, Rio Pardo, Brazil.© SurvivalBrazil’s Indian affairs department, FUNAI, has released rare footage of an uncontacted tribe living in the heart of...
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Real 'Avatar' tribe deals fatal blow to Vedanta mine
The Dongria Kondh have overwhelmingly rejected Vedanta's mine in their sacred hills.© Jason Taylor/SurvivalIndia’s Dongria Kondh tribe has overwhelmingly rejected plans by notorious British mining...
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Ecuador scraps plan to save uncontacted tribes' land
Ecuador's Waorani Indians are related to the uncontacted Tagaeri and Taromenane tribes. All are under great threat from oil exploration in the Yasuni Park. © John Wright/SurvivalEcuador’s President...
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Venezuelan indigenous organizations express ‘deep pain’ 20 years after massacre
Yanomami Indians hold urns containing the ashes of their relatives killed in the Haximu massacre© C Zacquini/ SurvivalThe Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of Amazonas State (COIAM) in...
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Uncontacted Mashco-Piro tribe filmed in close encounter
The photos are the closest sightings of uncontacted Indians ever recorded on camera© D.Cortijo/uncontactedtribes.orgUncontacted Mashco-Piro Indians have been sighted on riverbanks in Peru’s remote...
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Fire devastates roadside camp where Brazilian Indians face 'mass murder'
A fire has devastated the Guarani's roadside camp in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. © Spensy Pimentel/SurvivalA fire has raged through a Guarani roadside camp, forcing the Indians to flee...
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In pictures: Tribal festivals showcase human diversity
Brazil's Enawene Nawe gather outside haiti, the house of sacred flutes, to celebrate their four-month long Yãkwa fishing ritual. © Fiona Watson/SurvivalAs thousands of revelers bask in the sun at...
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‘We’ll fight against oil exploration’, Brazilian Indians declare
The Matís and other tribes of Brazil's Javari Valley are speaking out against oil exploration around their forest.© © Fiona Watson/SurvivalBrazilian Indians have stated that they will not accept oil...
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Sámi protest against British mining company
Sweden's Sámi people are protesting against iron ore mining on their lands.© Johan Sandberg McGuinne/SurvivalSwedish police have broken up a protest by Sámi men and women protesting against iron ore...
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'Private militia' firm ordered to close over Guarani killings
Gaspem is accused of killing at least two Guarani leaders, including Nísio Gomes© SurvivalBrazil’s Public Prosecutors have called for the closure of a notorious security firm accused of carrying out at...
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