The words of the angels announcing the birth of Jesus to some shepherds, quoted in the gospel of Luke, have permanently linked the celebration of this season with the hope for peace. Many of the meditations on peace that litter the news media in late December are little more than… Continue reading…
The Kadars of South India have significant economic problems due to their remote forest locations, according to two different articles published last year in the journal Studies of Tribes and Tribals. In an article published in July 2005, Seetha Kakkoth indicates that 320,967 people in the State of Kerala were… Continue reading…
The words of the angels announcing the birth of Jesus to some shepherds, quoted in the gospel of Luke, have permanently linked the celebration of this season with the hope for peace. Many of the meditations on peace that litter the news media in late December are little more than… Continue reading…
Two years ago the Semai in the Malaysian village of Ulu Geroh were enthusiastically promoting their new ecotourism business, but today it may be threatened by logging. A news report on Friday, December 15th, in the Star Online from Malaysia indicated that the Semai are very concerned about a logging… Continue reading…
In 1989, the government of India granted a request from Ladakh to designate the Ladakhi as members of scheduled tribes—but the people of the region were not really satisfied. An article by Martijn Van Beek, published in a recent book, explains the background and thinking of the Ladakhis on this… Continue reading…
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has rejected a petition from the Inuit which alleges that the emission of greenhouse gasses poses a serious human rights threat to them. The idea for a petition to the IACHR was first announced by the Inuit Circumpolar Conference in December 2004 at a… Continue reading…
The Orang Asli, the Original People of Peninsular Malaysia, have linguistic, ancestral, and spiritual ties to the land that allow them to effectively manage and conserve their natural resources. The Semai, Batek, Chewong, and other Orang Asli peoples “live in areas that are rich in biodiversity,” according to Colin Nicholas,… Continue reading…
Botswana’s High Court announced its decision on December 13: the government must allow the G/wi and G//ana San people the right to return to their traditional homes in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Evicting the San from their land was “unlawful and unconstitutional,” the court ruled. Furthermore, the people must… Continue reading…
An Amish hunter recently used his crossbow to kill the second largest buck ever taken in the state of Ohio, according to a newspaper story published on December 12. He took the animal on September 30, the opening day of bow hunting season, from his tree stand in the woods… Continue reading…
The first 14 minutes of John Marshall’s 1958 documentary film “The Hunters” was released on November 30th by Documentary Educational Resources on the Google Video website. It is the first film about the Ju/’hoansi produced by the famed film maker. The full 70 minute video is available for purchase through… Continue reading…