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Jul 4, 2007
The Ainu and Japanese Modernity
By: Tyson Yunkaporta
How Japan's quest for modernity and uniformity has almost eradicated the Ainu peoples of the Hokkaido. more...
Jun 20, 2007
Andaman Tribe Strikes Back
There are four tribes on India's Andaman Islands, for three of whom genocidal colonialism has proven devastating over the last 40 years. One holds its ground. more...
May 23, 2007
Malaysian Penan
Catch 22. The Malaysian government has refused to grant land rights to the Sarawak Penan until they agree to settle in sedentary colonies, renouncing a nomadic lifestyle. more...
Apr 18, 2007
Thai Indigenous Dispossession
Officials plan to use Thai villages for a development project, displacing over 80 000 indigenous people. more...
Mar 13, 2007
Wanniyala-Aetto Evicted
Sri Lankan indigenous people were evicted from their traditional lands in the name of "wilderness conservation". more...
Feb 15, 2007
Batchuluun Indigenous Rights
Indigenous people the world over have a tough time reclaiming native lands, even through freehold title. Check out this story from Mongolia's aborigines. more...
Sep 18, 2006
Filipino Indio Resistance
Indigenous people of the Philippines fought against colonisation by at least three different invaders for the best part of the last millennium. more...
Sep 4, 2006
Indonesian Indigenous Rights
There are considerable barriers to Indonesian indigenous rights. But are these blocks natural, or merely paternalism in disguise? more...
Jun 19, 2006
Taiwan Aboriginal Rights
The west doesn't hold the monopoly on colonisation of indigenous peoples. Taiwan's aborigines suffer the same ravages of invasion as other first nations around the world. more...
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