Brazil:Guarani celebrate court victory 26 May 2006A tribunal has ruled that the Guarani Kaiowá community of Paso Piraju should not be evicted from their land.
UK:UK: Shamans from Amazon on unique music tour 25 May 2006For the first time, a group of Mehinaku shaman musicians from the Brazilian Amazon will tour the UK. They will perform with the renowned Brazilian singer and composer, Marlui Miranda, and British musicians.
Brazil:Arara Indians fight for land 23 May 2006The Arara Indians of Brazil are fighting to save their land, Cachoeira Seca (Dry Rapids). The territory has been invaded on a massive scale by settlers and loggers.
Brazil:Isolated tribes celebrate land victory 22 May 2006Two of Brazil's smallest and most isolated tribes now face a more secure future after President Lula ratified (signed into law) their land. The signing of the decree took place on Brazil's national 'Indian Day', April 19.
India:Doctors confirm Jarawa have measles 19 May 2006Doctors on the Andaman Islands have confirmed that members of the Jarawa tribe have been suffering from measles.
Botswana:Longest court case concludes Bushmen receive death threats 18 May 2006Botswanas longest-running court case, brought by the Bushmen against the Botswana government, concluded on Tuesday. Over 10% of the 243 applicants have died in the government resettlement camps since the case was filed.
Colombia:Nukak tribe We are being wiped out 18 May 2006The reclusive Nukak tribe, who hit headlines worldwide this month after fleeing their forest home, are caught up in a violent civil war between guerrillas and the Colombian army.
India:Disease strikes 16% of isolated Andaman tribe 10 May 2006Forty-two children from the isolated Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands have been hit by disease in the last three weeks, in an epidemic which could wipe them out.
India:Isolated Andaman tribe hit by measles epidemic 8 May 2006The isolated Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean have been hit by a measles epidemic which could wipe them out. Seven Jarawa children have been admitted to hospital.
Botswana:Government witness says 'I don't remember' 36 times 4 May 2006During cross-examination by the lawyer for the Bushmen, the main government official in charge of the 2002 relocation of hundreds of Bushmen claimed he could remember almost nothing about the exercise.
