1. Chin-Kuki-Zo People Are NOT Migrants

Dr. L. Lam Khan Piang: The Zo people are identified with various names such as Kuki, Chin, shendu, khongsai, etc. by the anthropologists, ethnographers and colonial administrators. However, some of them mention that Zo is the name by which they cal...

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2. Bangladesh: Government needs to take the necessary steps to prevent indigenous languages from extinc

On June 28, 2011 Jum Literature Young Society and Kapaeeng Foundation organised a programme on indigenous language at R C Mojumder Auditorium, Lecture Theatre Building of Dhaka University. More than 200 peoples attended the programme including law ...

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3. TAIWAN: Indigenous Sirayas as for rightful recognition

Lydia Ma: To safeguard their rights as natives of Taiwan, Siraya Indigenous filed a complaint with Taipei High Administrative Court on March 8, 2011, to voice their displeasure that the Executive Yuan’s Council ofIndigenous Peoples (CIP) had ...

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4. Malaysia: Respect language and culture of all ethnicities

21 February 2011: We, the undersigned organisations, in conjunction with International mother tongue language day February 21, call upon the government to strengthen mother tongue education by guaranteeing its unrestricted development and allocatin...

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5. Taiwan: Ping Pu Indigenous People demand recognition, end discrimination

Jason Pan, 21 February is International Mother Language Day - Ping Pu People demand recognition: Each year on Feb. 21, the international community marks the “International Mother Language Day”.� This commemoration was established b...

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6. Philippines: Looking into the Ambahan: Basic themes in the Ambahan

RESTITUTO R. PITOGO: The ambahan, the indigenous poetry of the Hanunuo-Mangyan of Mindoro does not only represent the treasure of the Filipino indigenous culture, but it also symbolizes the philisophical and spiritual depths of the Mangyan creative...

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7. PLD's Call for Application - South Asia TOT on CEDAW

Partners for Law in Development (PLD) is organising a five day, residential South Asia Training of Trainers on the Convention for Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) “Strengthening Application of CEDAW in South As...

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8. DTP is now calling for applications for "Human Rights, Advocacy and Business."

This is a 6-day capacity building program to be held in Indonesia on 13-18 June 2011, in partnership with Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), Business Watch Indonesia (BWI) and Oxfam Australia.

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9. Philippines: Buguias future tapuey masters

ALMA B. SINUMLAG, BUGUIAS, Benguet: The National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) representative during the graduation of two schools of living traditions (SLT) here challenged the students to pursue their passion to learn and preserve the...

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10. India: Vedanta fights back over Indian hill tribe’s sacred mountain

1 February 2011: FTSE 100 mining giant Vedanta is challenging a ban on mining the sacred mountain of India’sDongria Kondh tribe. The Orissa High Court will hear the case on Wednesday 2 February.

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11. Bangladesh: Santu Larma blasts UNDP-CHTDF show of indigenous people’s culture in city

Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council, Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, aka Santu Larma yesterday accused� an UNDP run Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Facility (CHTDF) of cultural aggression, wiping off� the traditional cult...

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12. Bangladesh: ILO training on the rights and development of indigenous peoples held in Bandarban

Ministry of CHT Affairs, International Labour Organization and Bandarban Hill Distrct Council organized 2 days training on ‘Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: Rights and Development’ for the senior government officials posted in the CHT reg...

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13. Mayan leaders of Mexico welcome Indigenous delegates to UNFCCC in Traditional Sunrise Ceremony

Jason Pan, 27 November 2010: In Cancun, Mexico, The indigenous peoples activities and parallel events for UNFCCC got started this weekend with a traditional Sunrise Ceremony by Mayan community leaders of Mexico earlier today (Nov. 27).

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14. Cambodia: State grants three groups ethnic status

26 November 2010: Government officials have identified 21 communities of indigenous peoples from two provinces in Cambodia as ethnic minority groups, with a further 10 communities awaiting similar approval.

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15. Bangladesh: Protest against land acquisition for Ruma Cantonment and BDR Wing HQ in Ruma of CHT

On 8 November 2010 indigenous Jumma peoples in Ruma upazila under Bandarban Hill District organised demonstration and held meeting at Ruma Upazilla HQ protesting against acquisition of lands of the Jumma people recorded in their names as well as oc...

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