indigenous people

A voice from the desert appeals for peace and unity

Borders established by colonial powers in North Africa created new nations but devastated the region’s indigenous people, according to an activist from Libya.

Akli Sh’kka said his people, the Tuareg, are still experiencing the fallout from what he characterises as a “crime.”

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Indigenous forum: An opportunity to engage and share

For 15 years, indigenous people from around the world have had a space where they can share their experiences and concerns.

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Suicide rates among indigenous youth are “just unacceptable”

Suicide rates for indigenous youth that are sometimes more than ten times the national average are “just unacceptable”.

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Annual forum on indigenous issues opens at UN

There are 193 countries in the UN family and perhaps their diversity is most evident during the annual forum on indigenous issues which began on Monday in New York.

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“Cool” tech can keep endangered languages alive says Google exec

“Cool” technology can play an important role in keeping the world’s endangered languages from dying out.

That’s the hope of a senior software engineer from web giant Google, who’s been attending a conference on indigenous languages this week at UN headquarters.

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Mothers helped save Hawaiian language from extinction

Mothers were crucial to so-called “language nests” that brought spoken Hawaiian back from the brink of extinction.

That’s according to activist Amy Kalili, who has been part of the US state of Hawaii’s indigenous language movement since the 1990s.

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Community-led development empowers Filipino indigenous community

A social services project run by the Philippines government has changed life in indigenous village in the north of the country, according to one of the residents.

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Awareness of indigenous people’s rights increasing in Nepal

Awareness of the rights of indigenous people in Nepal is increasing, but more needs to be done to ensure they have access to a range of services, according to an activist from the Asian nation.

Nepal has 59 recognised indigenous groups, making up around 40 per cent of the population.

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