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A landmark ruling on “loss of heritage values for the entire state”: Holding a company accountable for damaging an aboriginal sacred site – Australia

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Bridie Jabour and agencies, theguardian.com, Friday 2 August 2013 A mining company has been fined $150,000 for desecrating and damaging an Aboriginal sacred site in what the custodians are describing as a landmark ruling. OM Holdings, a subsidiary of OM Ltd, were found guilty of desecrating the Booto Creek Aboriginal sacred site known as Two Women Sitting … Read more

Raising the Unheard Voice: Adivaani publishing for and by Adivasis – West Bengal

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Publishing house Adivaani, literally meaning the ‘Ancient Voice’, strives at being the authentic adivasi (tribal community) voice, the voice that has mostly been drowned in the dominance of myriad ‘mainstream’ voices – Read more >> Source: Society July 2013 – Raising the Unheard VoiceAddress : https://adivaani.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/society_mag.pdfDate Visited: Mon Jul 22 2013 13:51:09 GMT+0200 (CEST) Sumati Yengkhom, The Times … Read more

Silver had precedence over gold to maintain class equality within the tribe: Kolam and Gond Jewellery becoming obsolete – Andhra Pradesh

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The ethnic people of Adilabad no longer wear all their traditional silver even when the occasion calls for it. The continuing change in the lifestyle of the tribal population, especially the one impacting its sartorial customs, has rendered obsolete wearing of heavy jewellery by women. As more and more women from Gond, Kolam and other … Read more

Assisting Irula farmers to market their produce: An organic food revolution in Chennai initiated by Nallakeerai’s team of youngsters – Tamil Nadu

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Read the full article and view another photo of the Nallakeerai team by R. Shivaji Rao >> The Hindu, June 6, 2013 A team of youngsters silently carry out an organic food revolution in the outskirts of our city through their venture Nallakeerai. Akila Kannadasan reports Two young men walked door-to-door selling keerai (greens) one morning in … Read more

“Think. Eat. Save”: Theme for Celebrating World Environment Day 2013 – Andhra Pradesh

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The Hindu,  Jun 5, 2013 Tribal artists take out an awareness rally in Khammam. The event was organised by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Congrol Board. Photo: G.N. Rao World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year by the United Nations to stimulate worldwide awareness of environmental issues Source: Theme: Think. Eat. Save | … Read more