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Years-Long Mediation Leaves Bunong Farmers Indebted to Multinational Rubber Firm
More than a decade after subsidiaries of multinational rubber firm Socfin Group forcibly cleared and seized the farms, burial grounds and sacred forests of Bunong indigenous…
Ethnic Kuy Put Curse on Environment Officials Building Cow Stable in Wildlife…
Kuy indigenous peoples in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district invoked ancestral spirits and held a “curse ceremony” to hex powerful people, including department of environment officials…
Outstanding woman behind the Indigenous Peoples Day in Koh Kong
Amidst ongoing debates, many people continue to assert that women are incapable of achieving important things within their communities. It is worth noting that the significant ceremony known…
Joint Statement of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia Amid IPs Day 2023
During the 29th observance of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we, the Indigenous Peoples of Cambodia have come to a consensus to issue a statement to ensure that our…
Chief Deskaheh, First Indigenous Person Brings His Case to International Arena
Haudenosaunee Chief Deskaheh's 100th anniversary in Geneva commemorates his 1923 speech defending people's rights to their own laws, land, and faith.
Haudenosaunee Chief…
Statement of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact
This year marks the 29th International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, with the theme "Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Self-Determination." It reminds us of the significant…
History of World’s Indigenous Peoples Celebrating Day
History of World’s Indigenous Peoples Celebrating Day
Introduction
According to the United Nations, there are about 476 million indigenous people which is about 6.2% of the…
9 August: Indigenous Peoples Day
This year, Cambodia marks the celebration 17th of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, under the theme: leaving no one behind: Indigenous Peoples and the call for a new…