The Indian Express, Kota, Fri Aug 24 2012 Contrary to the usual norm of life, one gypsy tribe from Rajasthan actually rejoice and revel in deaths in their family counting them as one of the happiest events in their lives while treating births as occasions of great grief. The Satiyaa community comprising about 24 odd … Read more
2013 Theme: “Indigenous peoples building alliances: Honouring treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements” The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August) was first proclaimed by the General Assembly in December 1994, to be celebrated every year during the first International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (1995 – 2004). In 2004, the Assembly … Read more
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
Text and photo credits: Accord team, Tarsh and Tariq Thekaekara, Gudalur, July 24, 2013 | Read the full blog here >> Listening to K. Chandran’s story, we ended up with muddled emotions. The story is about his grandfather and his love for honey. It is about the ancient beliefs of honey harvesting still followed by him … Read more
Adivasi-Koordination in Deutschland (Adivasi Co-ordination Group Germany) was founded in 1993 – the United Nations’ International Year of the Indigenous Peoples. Since 2002 we are a registered society. Our aim is to contribute towards the protection of the human rights of the indigenous and tribal peoples of South Asia. The co-ordination meetings, which take place … Read more