136. A Taíno Response to "The Myth of Taíno Survival in the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean"

Dr. Gabriel Haslip-Viera has a problem with Ta�no people. Could it be that our increasing presence forces the uncomfortable exposure of not only the "myth of Ta�no extinction" but of the deliberate, multi-generational ...

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137. Philippines: Ifugao solon pushes alternative mining, reforestation laws in wake of Sendong

13 December 2011 Office of Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat, Lone District, Ifugao Chairman, National Cultural Communities �Ifugao Representative Teddy Brawner Baguilat has urged Congress to immediately pass the Forest Conservation...

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138. Indigenous Peoples Condemn Climate Talks Fiasco and Demand Moratoria on REDD+

December 14, 2011 – Indigenous leaders returning from Durban, South Africa condemn the fiasco of the United Nations climate change talks and demand a moratorium on a forest carbon offset scheme called REDD+ which they say threatens the future...

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139. Bangladesh: PCJSS declares continuous mass demonstration in CHT demanding for speedy and effective i

PCJSS declared continuous mass demonstration in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) since January 2012 demanding for speedy and effective implementation of CHT Accord signed with government of Bangladesh on 2 December 1997 with the aim to resolve the ...

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140. Indonesia: New Report Exposes Human Rights Abuses in Wilmar Group Plantation in Jambi

A new report released today exposes how local Indonesian police (BRIMOB) in Jambi, working with plantation staff, systematically evicted people from three settlements, firing guns to scare them off and then using heavy machinery to destroy their dw...

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141. Bangladesh: Constitutional recognition is a must to solve problems of indigenous peoples

Constitutional recognition is a must to solve problems of indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples need to reach the concerns to government as they are not addressing your problems at all. The government is trying to call indigenous peoples by the na...

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142. The Politics of Indigeneity

The Politics of Indigeneity explores the concept of indigeneity across the world and the ways in which it intersects with local, national and international social and political realities. The authors act as critical interlocutors with indigen...

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143. Taíno People Honored by the Mashantucket Pequot Nation

Mashantucket, Connecticut (UCTP Ta�no News) - As a part of their historic commemoration of Native American Heritage Month 2011, the Mashantucket Pequot Nation ceremonially received the flag of the United Confederation of Ta�no People ...

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144. Los Buchillones Archaeological Site Declared a National Monument

The Los Buchillones Archaeological Site was declared a National Monument on Thursday, because of the importance of the findings of the remains of a Taino village. The site raises new questions about the lives of aboriginal people in Cuba a...

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145. Legislation eradicates Dominican “Indians”

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Mulatto, black and white will be the only colors among Dominicans and will be stated thus in the citizens ID cards (cedula), effectively eradicating the nation’s “Indians.” �

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146. Palm Oil Need Not Harm Environment or Local Communities, says New Study

The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of 130 million tons of vegetable oil annually, is strongly challenged by indigenous peoples and civil society organisations.� Indiscriminate la...

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147. Taiwan: Pingpu Aborigines stage series of rallies for recognition

By Loa Iok-sin: Hundreds of Pingpu Aborigines representing several different tribes from across the country yesterday staged rallies at several locations, urging political leaders to grant them official recognition as Aborigines.

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148. Indonesia: Palm oil company forcibly evicts indigenous community in Indonesian Borneo

November 01, 2011: A palm oil company has forcibly evicted an indigenous community from one of the last tracts of rainforest near Jempang in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo, reports Telapak, a group that advocates commu...

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149. Malaysia: COAC Cordinator Speech on the UN Day

(At the UN Day event where Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) was named the organisation of the year by the United Nations in Malaysia) "This is the first award, or public acknowledgment of this nature, that the center has been honoure...

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150. Nominations for Martin Ennals Award 2012

HURIDOCS has the pleasure to inform you that nominations for the 2012 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders are accepted until the 9th of December 2011. Forms can be filled out directly on the website at the following link: http://www.mart...

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