Indigenous Culture
For indigenous protesters, defending the environment can be fatal.
Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April.... Read Article
GALLERY: Fishermen of Amazonia
Between the dry grasslands of the cerrado savanna and the tropical forest of western Brazil lies the valley of the... Read Article
Peru Defies UN Breakthrough On Uncontacted Tribes
Peru’s government is ignoring new UN guidelines on the protection of uncontacted Indians in the Amazon. Instead of backing the... Read Article
Nature vs. Nurture: How indigenous women of South America are fighting the circumstances that defy their culture
It is a common belief that women in the western hemisphere enjoy greater rights than their global peers and that... Read Article
Amazon tribe in danger of losing its annual fishing ritual
The Enawene Nawe tribe of Brazil have begun their unique annual fishing ritual, amid fears that the 80 dams planned... Read Article
Peru acts to save uncontacted tribes
Peru’s authorities have announced that they will work together with Brazil to stop loggers entering isolated Indians’ territory along the... Read Article
Incredible new photos of uncontacted Brazilian tribe
New photos obtained by Survival International show uncontacted Indians in never-seen-before detail. The Indians are living in Brazil, near the... Read Article
Brazilian authorities approve Amazon dam despite presence of uncontacted Indians
The Brazilian government’s Indigenous Affairs Department, FUNAI, has issued an order restricting entry to an area of land near the... Read Article
When a green heaven turns into black waters (Oil pollution in the Amazon rainforest)
A deep, lush and luxuriant vegetation, winding rivers, an incredible wildlife, ancestral civilizations with their shamans and their extraordinary myths,... Read Article