Author: Bruce Bonta
Nubian Art on Display
On April 27, the St. Louis American published an article analyzing the history of the Nubian people in the context of a landmark exhibit of Nubian art that is currently on display at the St. Louis Art Museum. The author of the piece, Kenya Vaughn, argues that racism has played a critical role in the […]
Apricot Festival in Ladakh
The government of Ladakh has organized a festival to celebrate the cultivation of apricots. According to a report in the Times of India on April 19, the festival attracted thousands of travelers—backpackers, honeymooners, and vacationers in general—from various places around India. The cultivation and processing of apricots is an important agricultural industry in the Union […]
Tristan Islanders Preserve Ocean Life
The Tristan Islanders, with the cooperation of colonial officials in the U.K., have set aside as a protected zone a vast swath of ocean waters around their islands to provide permanent protection for the unique species of birds and marine life that enrich this area of the South Atlantic Ocean. According to a thorough magazine […]
The Paliyans Cherish Voting
The Paliyans are proud to vote in elections according to a news story posted in this website nearly seven years ago. It appears from a report in The Hindu on April 6 as if they are still just as committed to voting. A Paliyan community near Shenbagathoppu asked officials to establish a voting place for […]
Tourists at Tsomgo Lake
The Lepchas living in villages near the massively popular tourist destination Tsomgo Lake in Sikkim were included in a news story on March 30 along with their neighbors the Bhutias and the Sherpas. The article, published on Mongabay.com, the prestigious international nature and environmental news website, described the local initiatives to protect the lake environment […]
Encouraging Birhor Children to Speak Their Language
Livemint.com, an Indian news website, published an article on March 19 about a new children’s dictionary of the Birhor language. The news story indicated that the dictionary is designed to increase the appeal of the language for their children so they will want to continue using it when they become adults. Titled Abun Ari Re […]
Malapandaram Featured by the Indian Press
In the middle of March, two major Indian newspapers published articles about the Malapandaram of Kerala. The New Indian Express published an analysis of the conditions in some colonies near Sabarimala on March 9 and the Times of India weighed in covering mostly the same people and colonies on March 12. This peaceful society is […]
Vaccinating the Orang Asli
Around the world, people are asking good questions about the different vaccines that are now available for preventing COVID-19—whether to get vaccinated, how and where to get the shots, and so on. The Orang Asli of Malaysia are as confused as many others so the popular Malaysian news website Free Malaysia Today on March 7 […]
Discrimination against Nubians in Kenya
Many of the news stories about the Nubians focus on the discrimination they face in Egypt and to some extent in Sudan. Two news reports published in Kenya on February 24 and 25 describe the deplorable conditions that the Nubians living in that country have to contend with. A story in Kenya’s Ghetto Radio on […]
Ladakhis Protect Wildlife
A Ladakhi man who made one of his life goals protecting wildlife in the Hemis National Park told his story in a blog post on February 21. He and his co-villagers in the mountains of Ladakh decided that increasing the numbers of wildlife would promote tourism and provide economic benefits to the local economy, as […]
