1. NE India: Zo Indigenous Forum submitted Memorundum to the Governor of Mizoram

Subject: Submission for the interest of the Zo Indigenous people, Your excelleny Sir, Greetings on behalf of Zo Indigenous Forum. Thank you for giving us your valuable time to have a meeting with us.

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2. Malaysia: Trial of Ibans from Rumah Ranggong started at Kuching High Court

20 August 2010,KUCHING: The much anticipated trial of the residents of Rumah Ranggong longhouse against BLD Resources Sdn. Bhd., the Sarawak Land and Survey Department and the Sarawak Government got off to a lively start yesterday morning at the Ku...

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3. Overview of ICCAs

Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) are natural sites, resources and species’ habitats conserved in a voluntary and self-directed way through community values, practices, rules and institutions. Examples of ICCAs include indigeno...

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4. NE India: COPTAM suspends agitations till Aug 25

M Kaimuanthang, LAMKA, 17 August 2010: The Committee on Protection of Tribal Areas, Manipur (COPTAM) has decided to temporarily suspend all its agitation programmes till the 25th of this month after the state government promised that their demands ...

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5. India: Moving On to a 'Backward' Step

Ranjit Devraj, New Delhi, 18 August 2010:� Strident voices are rising against the Indian coalition government's move to identify people by their caste background in the ongoing census.

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6. NE India: THE 5TH AUGUST 2010 DECLARATION UNDER THE AEGIS OF CDSU AND CoPTAM

DECLARATION, The 5th August,2010: This August gathering of difficult tribal leaders, peoples representatives, public leaders, social workers, intellectual, student and philanthropic organizations, NGOs and CSOs, at YPA Hall, Hiangtam Lamka on this ...

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7. USP to host major international conference on traditional knowledge and future change

PRESS RELEASE August 12, 2010 � UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC to host major international conference on traditional knowledge and future change � Many challenges face the people of the Pac...

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8. Umana Yana repairs 50% complete

GUYANA - Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony on Friday toured the Umana Yana located at High Street and Battery Road, Kingston, to oversee the rehabilitation works being done on the benab, and he said his ministry is p...

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9. China-Taiwan: Taiwan seeks to save indigenous languages

Cindy Sui, 14 July 2010: Taipei secondary school student Lai Wei-li swayed awkwardly while trying to make music with a Saisiyat tribal instrument of dangling bamboo tubes strapped to her back.

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10. Monument to local carver nears completion in Jayuya

Jayuya, Boriken (UCTP Taino News) – Master carver and archeologist Robinson Urayoan Rosado is preparing a commemorative monument for renowned artisan Elpidio Collazo Gonz�lez “Maboit�” at the Centro de Arte y Cult...

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11. 15% of Dominicans have Taíno DNA

Santo Domingo (UCTP Ta�no News) – A recently concluded DNA study indicates that 15% of Dominicans have indigenous Ta�no genes not found anywhere else. The research which began in 2006 also determined that another 15% conserve ...

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12. INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE

Parliaments, minorities and indigenous peoples:Effective participation in politics: 31 October - 3 November 2010, Tuxtla Guti�rrez, Chiapas, Mexico

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13. Puerto Rican food adds zest to Taino solstice celebration

Youngstown, Ohio - To the untrained eye, a Puerto Rican pastelillo looks like a close relative of the Mexican chimichanga, but make no mistake — Mexican and Puerto Rican food are not the same.

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14. Marriage customs of the Chin-Kuki-Zo Indigenous People

Seitinthang Kipgen: (Special reference to the Thado dialectical group) In every marriage the groom pays the ‘dowry’ (marriage price) to the bride’s family. The price varies according to clans. The highest price is that of the Sing...

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15. Taiwan ; e-dictionary preserves dying indigenous languages, cultures

Taipei, 31 May 2010: An e-dictionary of the languages and cultures of Taiwan's indigenous people has been compiled to help preserve indigenous mother tongues and collective memories that are quickly dying out, the Ministry of Education said Monday....

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