“Land is life. Indigenous women will cease to exist if their lands and territories are destroyed. We were able to protect and nurture our lands, territories and resources for many generations through self-determination, deciding on what is good..
Year: 2021
Sarah Dekdeken: Continuing fight amid attacks
image from: https://www.facebook.com/whiteandblueslu/photos/sarah-dekdeken-secretary-general-of-cordillera-peoples-alliance/10162250560545387/ SARAH DEKDEKEN: CONTINUING FIGHT AMID ATTACKS “Land is life. Indigenous women will cease to exist if their lands and territories are destroyed. We were able to protect and nurture our lands, territories and resources for many..
Rose Hayahay: Defending indigenous rights through education
image from: https://kodao.org/teacher-rose-kabataang-guro-ng-mga-lumad/ ROSE HAYAHAY: DEFENDING INDIGENOUS RIGHTS THROUGH EDUCATION “Indigenous peoples want to study; they want to be educated. But they don’t have schools in their communities.” Rose Hayahay, a native of Davao de Oro, is a 23-year-old..
Beatrice Belen: Fighting with unwavering courage
image from: https://twitter.com/nordisonline/status/1360040953549967362 BEATRICE BELEN: FIGHTING WITH UNWAVERING COURAGE Betty is an Indigenous woman leader from the Uma people in Lubuagan, Kalinga in the Cordillera region. A member of Innabuyog – An Alliance of Indigenous Women’s Organizations in the..
IPRI: Continuing attacks vs Tumandok and advocates epitomize worsening culture of impunity in the Philippines
Global Indigenous Peoples organization Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) denounces the recent murder of Tumandok village chief Julie Catamin and the brutal attack against Angelo Karlo Guillen, one of the legal counsels of the Tumandok tribe members who were arrested..
IPRI: Continuing attacks vs Tumandok and advocates epitomize worsening culture of impunity in the Philippines
Global Indigenous Peoples organization Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) denounces the recent murder of Tumandok village chief Julie Catamin and the brutal attack against Angelo Karlo Guillen, one of the legal counsels of the Tumandok tribe members who..
Kenya: Drop the trumped-up charges against indigenous Maasai human rights defenders, and ensure fair hearing on the land ownership of the Maasai peoples against Kedong Ranch Ltd.
This petition is now closed. We, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), Narasha Community Development Group (NCDG) and the Maasai peoples in Kitet community, are calling for support to the plight of the Maasai peoples in defending their ancestral..
Kenya: Drop the trumped-up charges against indigenous Maasai human rights defenders, and ensure fair hearing on the land ownership of the Maasai peoples against Kedong Ranch Ltd.
This petition is now closed. We, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), Narasha Community Development Group (NCDG) and the Maasai peoples in Kitet community, are calling for support to the plight of the Maasai peoples in defending their ancestral..
Former Indigenous AWA governor from Resguardo La Brava murdered
For as long as the State continues to abandon Awa territories, historical exclusion and violence will persist to the detriment of Awa peoples’ physical, cultural, and spiritual well-being. On February 21, an illegal armed group that operates in..
Former Indigenous AWA governor from Resguardo La Brava murdered
For as long as the State continues to abandon Awa territories, historical exclusion and violence will persist to the detriment of Awa peoples’ physical, cultural, and spiritual well-being. On February 21, an illegal armed group that operates..
