91. Bangladesh: Settlers attempt to grab land in Langudu

16 December 2009: The illegal Bengali settlers have been making repeated attempts to grab approximately 50 acres of land belonging to Jumma people in Langudu Upazila under Rangamati district.

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92. Prestigious US University Publishes Chin-Related Books

24 November 2009: Two books on Daai and Kuki-Chin languages have been published by STEDT (Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus) project, Department of Linguistics, University of California.

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93. UN Biodiversity Negotiators To Work From Single Text On Access, Benefits

24 November 2009 By Kaitlin Mara� For the first time in its history, a working group tasked with negotiating an international regime for access to genetic resources and the sharing of related benefits under the UN Convention on Biological...

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94. Taino Honor Island’s First Hero

Ponce, Boriken (UCTP Taino News) – Local Taino gathered in Ponce, Boriken on November 19, 2009 to pay respect to Kasike (Chief) Agueybana II, a 16th century warrior considered by many to be the island’s first hero to stand against colo...

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95. Thomas Marainens children's book published in nine languages

Thewriter, author and crafts jojk author Thomas Marainen is up to datewith children's book "A different day". It is published inno less than nine lever, the young publisher Fimafeng.

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96. Asks to strengthen Sámi language

� An expert committee of the Council of Europe taking in a report on the situation, among other things, teaching aids Lule and South S�mi.

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97. BARBADIAN ''INDIANA JONES' MAKES DISCOVERY OF LIFETIME IN GUYANA REMOTE INTERIOR

PAKARAIMA MOUNTAINS, GUYANA - Word has leaked out to a select few local, regional and International media sources that Barbados born Damon Gerard Corrie (of paternal Trinidadian and maternal Guyanese Amerindian descent) - well known to Barbadians a...

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98. Philippines: Lack of budget hounds titling of ancestral lands

11 November 2009 THE NATIONAL Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) admitted difficulty in reaching its target of 7.7 million hectares to be distributed to indigenous communities on account of insufficient funds.

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99. Taiwan: 33 aboriginal settlements unsafe: president

Taipei,10 November 2009: Thirty-three out of 64 aboriginal settlements around the country have been determined by experts as unsafe and will probably have to be relocated, President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday.

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100. Malaysia: Police stand guard while Samling’s excavators plough through Kenyah’s NCR land

5 November 2009 BELAGA – A group of police officers are guarding the workers of Samling Plantation Sdn. Bhd. while clearing works are being carried out using excavators inside the native customary land territory of the Kenyahs from Long Koyan f...

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101. NE India: Inter-Tribal (indigeneous) Marriages in India

1 November 2009� Dr. (Mrs.) Priyadarshni M. Gangte INTRODUCTION : Marriage as a social institution is an arrangement that enables persons to live together and co-operate with one another in an orderly social life and institutionalized relationsh...

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102. Indionesia: ILO pushes govt on customary land rights

Jakarta, 10 October 2009 The government must ratify Convention No. 169/1989 on Indigenous and Tribal People, to put an end to frequent conflicts between customary communities and corporations regarding land use, the International Labor Organization (...

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103. Minority reform and the Sámi

Thegovernment spends 70 million on minority reform implemented from 2010onwards. It will be easier to use a national minority in the publicdomain. And measures taken to save the threatened minority languagein Sweden. Special efforts directed towards ...

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104. The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities in Protecting Life on Earth

Montreal, 30 October 2009 – Constituting a relatively small portion of the world’s 6.3 billion people, indigenous and local communities represent the largest portion of linguistic and cultural diversity on Earth and their traditional la...

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105. Bangladesh: Indigenous people stage long march in 8 dists for rights

The Daily Star, 29 October 2009 Thousands of indigenous people yesterday joined long marches in Natore, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Pabna, Bogra, Joypurhat, Thakurgaon and Dinajpur districts to press home their demand for forming a separate land commissio...

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