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Aborigine News __ You will find news stories from aboriginal societies around the world. - From aboriginalnews.com - http://www.aboriginalnews.com/ 

African Forest Peoples __ "African forest people tend to be noticeably smaller than those from the savannas, the Pygmies being the most extreme example. Their small stature undoubtedly enables them to move about the forest more efficiently than taller peoples. Additionally, their smaller body mass allows pygmies to dissipate their body heat more efficiently." that is only a small part of the information provided here about the forest peoples of Africa. - From Mangabay.com - http://www.mongabay.com/0702.htm

The Akha Heritage Foundation: Welcome __ Learn about the Akha people of Thailand. You will find an overview and a series of articles. - illustrated - From the Akah Heritage Foundation - http://www.thailine.com/akha/index.htm

Center For World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) Home Page __ "The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit [U.S. 501(c)(3)] research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations. The Center fosters better understanding between peoples through the publication and distribution of literature written and voiced by leading contributors from Fourth World Nations. An important goal of CWIS is to establish cooperation between nations and to democratize international relations between nations and between nations and states." You will learn about programs, find articles, goals and success stories. - illustrated - From CWIS - http://www.cwis.org/

Chief George Manuel Library - Fourth World Documentation Project __ An archive of thousands of documents and publications from American Indian Nations and indigenous peoples from around the world. Not all are online and you may have to contact the library to access many of them. However, you will find texts of some reports under the "What we do" link. - From Chief George Manuel Library - http://www.cwis.org/fwdp/fwdp.html

Cultural Survival __ "The impulse for the founding of Cultural Survival came from the processes of 'development' being undertaken in the Amazonian regions of South America during the 1960s. The 'opening up' of the Amazonian hinterland and the drastic effects this had on the indigenous peoples living there dramatized the urgent need to defend the human rights of these 'victims of progress.' It was also clear that this was not solely an Amazonian problem. All over the world, governments were seeking to extract resources from areas that had not hitherto been developed and, in the process, were mistreating their indigenous inhabitants. What should be done about this? What could be done about this? Cultural Survival was founded to try to answer these questions and to work for the solutions developed by the nascent indigenous and pro-indigenous movements." You will find numerous articles, issues, information by region and much more. - illustrated - From Cultural survival Inc. - http://www.cs.org/
 
Ethnicity and Race by Countries __ Indigenous peoples and others for all the world's nations. - From InfoPlease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855617.html 
FOE Briefing: Asia Pulp and Paper __ "The activities of pulp and paper companies in Indonesia directly conflict with the needs and rights of indigenous communities and have serious impacts on the environment." You will find a detailed report about that industry and Indonesia. - From Friends of the Earth - http://www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/briefings/html/20010619164305.html 

The History of Native America __ An extensive collection of click-to-read articles about the indigenous people of America. - From World History Archives - http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/41/

Indigenous Peoples and the Law: Homepage __ A constantly updated source for law and programs for and about indigenous peoples from around the world. You will find numerous click-to-read articles and press releases. - From Victoria University of Wellington - http://www.kennett.co.nz/law/indigenous/

Indigenous Peoples - OHCHR __ Learn about the Decade of Indigenous Peoples and what advances have taken place during that time. - From the United Nations - http://www.unhchr.ch/indigenous/main.html

Land Rights for the Millennium __ An interactive documentary dealing with indigenous land rights world wide. You will find an interesting section where Australian Aborigines meet African Maasai and Barabaig. - illustrated - From Whoseland.com/Australian Film commission - http://www.whoseland.com/

Minorities At Risk __ This is a university-based research project that monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active communal groups in all countries with a current population of at least 500,000. The project is designed to provide information in a standardized format that aids comparative research and contributes to the understanding of conflicts involving relevant groups. You will find selected project materials on over 285 groups. - From University of Maryland - http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/mar/

Mountain Voices: Oral Testimonies from Mountain and Highland Regions Round the World __ Oral histories from various "highlander" indigenous peoples. - illustrated - From the Panos Institute - http://www.mountainvoices.org/

Native Literature Directory __ While heavily weighted with Native American indigenous literature, there is material from around the world. You will find an extended list of click-to-read literature and other articles. - From American Indian Heritage Foundation - http://www.indians.org/Resource/natlit/natlit.html

Native People of the Tropics __ A photo gallery. - illustrated - From Dr. Zoltan Takacs - http://zoltantakacs.com/zt/pw/na/index.shtml 

Papua New Guinea Virtual Library __ A collection of resources about Papua New Guinea and its indigenous peoples from World Wide Web Virtual Library - http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/PNG/Index.htm

A Primitive National Policy __ "What might be considered ‘primitive’ by the enlightened may not be a state of backwardness. Tribal knowledge-systems need not conform to ‘mainstream’ development notions." An interesting article related to primitive tribes in India. - illustrated - From HIMAL Southasian - http://www.himalmag.com/2004/may/report.htm 

Rainforest Action Network: Kids' Corner __ An introduction to the people of the rainforest designed for the younger student. - illustrated - From Rainforest Action Network - http://www.ran.org/kids_action/s07_indigenous.html

Self-Determination in the Information Age __ Learn what is meant by the "Fourth World" and how the advent of the information age is changing things there. - From hawaii-nation.org - http://www.hawaii-nation.org/sdinfoage.html 

Setting Standards for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: From the Grassroots Up __ ""Our existence is threatened by systematic campaigns of extermination, development aggression, population transfers, forced assimilation, invasions, occupations, and militarization." —Declaration on the Rights of Asian Indigenous-Tribal Peoples, AIPP, 1993. Learn about the organization, its foundation and goals. - From Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs - http://www.cceia.org/viewMedia.php/prmID/562 

Survival International: for Tribal Peoples __ Survival International is a world wide organization supporting the rights of tribal peoples wherever they may be. You will find news, programs, and more. You will learn about tribal peoples, where they live and what their challenges are. - illustrated - From Survival International - http://www.survival-international.org/

Terralingua Definition -- indigenous or tribal __ What is the difference between the terms "indigenous" and "tribal?" You can find out. - From terralingua.org - http://www.terralingua.org/Definitions/DIndigTribal.html 

Type 2 Diabetes: A Threat to Indigenous People Everywhere __ "Type 2 diabetes has become a modern-day scourge not only for Native peoples throughout the United States, but also in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Basin, as described in the following summary:" - From University of Arizona - http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/nartc/articles/young98.htm 

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights __ You will find an extensive list of indigenous organizations. - From UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - http://www.firstpeoples.org/indigenouslist.htm

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