You are here: Homepage Tag indigenous peoples Articles Photo: Mauricio Sierra Indigenous rights | Mexico “We need to be loud every day” Born into a rural Indigenous community, Eufrosina Mendoza Cruz was hardly destined to pursue a political career. Yet, she championed the rights of Mexican Indigenous women, becoming both an activist and a member of parliament. A conversation about self-determination and perseverance Interview with Eufrosina Cruz Mendoza 09/07/2024 Illustration: Victoria Villasana Women’s rights | Mexico Women’s rights on the agenda In Mexico, there’s often a gap between women’s rights on paper and in reality: Violence against women is rampant, many girls fall pregnant, unpaid care work is mostly on women’s shoulders. Five feminist activists take stock: what has improved, what still needs to be done? 09/07/2024 Photo: Graham Denholm Desert trip | Australia “Not a sound, except for the wind” As a young woman, Robyn Davidson travelled alone through the Australian desert. Over the decades, she's returned again and again. A conversation about the fascination of extreme places Interview with Robyn Davidson 01/06/2024 [Translate to English:] Photo: Luisa Dörr Day trip | Bolivia A skate park in Cochabamba Smashing stereotypes: Young women in traditional dress meet to skateboard in the Pacata Alta neighbourhood in the north of Cochabamba By Luisa Dörr 11/30/2023 Manuel teaches dancing to Siddi children in Mainalli. He is a farmer and gives free workshops for children from the village in his spare time so that they can pass on old cultural traditions to the next generation Photo: Saurabh Narang Indigenous culture | India Keeping an African identity in contemporary India The Siddi ethnic group migrated to India from East Africa centuries ago. Since then, their communities have cultivated their very own culture By Saurabh Narang 11/20/2023 A class at the Coqualeetza Residential School in British Columbia in 1932 Photo: United Church of Canada Archives Discrimination | Canada “Kill the ‘Indian’ in the kid” For decades, indigenous children in Canada were sent to Christian boarding schools for re-education, where many experienced abuse. Journalist Michel Jean has written about this trauma Interview with Michel Jean 11/05/2023 Judge Abby Abinanti is a member of the Yurok, an indigenous community in Northern California, and has worked for Californian state courts for many years Photo: private Indigenous justice | USA “These days, we have very few trials” Judge Abby Abinanti worked for decades in both U.S. state courts and the Yurok Tribal Court. She says many lessons can be learnt from her community’s close-knit approach to justice Interview with Abby Abinanti 09/20/2023 Potable water | New Zealand I am the river New Zealand is struggling with bursting sewage pipes and contaminated drinking water. Now the indigenous population is to collaborate on solutions By Vanessa Ellingham 07/01/2022 Fruits and vegetables for a vegan lifestyle Photo: Javier Zayas Photography / Getty Images Food cultures | Brazil It’s time to rethink veganism Going vegan seems to be an answer to many problems – from health to climate change. But who can even afford a vegan lifestyle? Barbara Miranda discusses indigenous perspectives By Barbara Miranda 01/07/2022 Patrick Gourneau, grandfather of the author and inspiration for the novel's character Thomas Photo: State Historical Society of North Dakota Books | USA Statutory eradication Louise Erdrich talks about resistance by indigenous peoples in 1950s America By Gundula Haage 10/01/2021 Environment | Norway Talk of the town in Troms and Finnmark In the north of Norway, citizens are protesting against a planned copper mine By Victoria Sundt Garder 10/01/2021 The poetess Natasha Kanapé Fountaine. Photo Julie Artacho Literature | Canada “With my poetry I return home” The Innu poet Natasha Kanapé Fontaine on her success and her struggles. By Natasha Kanapé Fontaine 09/25/2020 Odile Joanette and Gloria Morgan Photo: Gundula Haage Indigenous cinema | Canada “The camera is our weapon” Odile Joanette and Gloria Morgen make films with indigenous populations. What happens when people tell their own stories? By Odile Joanette, Gloria Morgan 09/25/2020 Wet'suwet'en people hold a ceremony during their protest against the Coastal Gas Pipeline Photo: Amber Bracken Self-government | Canada Republic of indigenous nations How Canada’s indigenous nations are trying to revive old forms of self-determination. By Pamela Palmater 09/25/2020
Photo: Mauricio Sierra Indigenous rights | Mexico “We need to be loud every day” Born into a rural Indigenous community, Eufrosina Mendoza Cruz was hardly destined to pursue a political career. Yet, she championed the rights of Mexican Indigenous women, becoming both an activist and a member of parliament. A conversation about self-determination and perseverance Interview with Eufrosina Cruz Mendoza 09/07/2024
Illustration: Victoria Villasana Women’s rights | Mexico Women’s rights on the agenda In Mexico, there’s often a gap between women’s rights on paper and in reality: Violence against women is rampant, many girls fall pregnant, unpaid care work is mostly on women’s shoulders. Five feminist activists take stock: what has improved, what still needs to be done? 09/07/2024
Photo: Graham Denholm Desert trip | Australia “Not a sound, except for the wind” As a young woman, Robyn Davidson travelled alone through the Australian desert. Over the decades, she's returned again and again. A conversation about the fascination of extreme places Interview with Robyn Davidson 01/06/2024
[Translate to English:] Photo: Luisa Dörr Day trip | Bolivia A skate park in Cochabamba Smashing stereotypes: Young women in traditional dress meet to skateboard in the Pacata Alta neighbourhood in the north of Cochabamba By Luisa Dörr 11/30/2023
Manuel teaches dancing to Siddi children in Mainalli. He is a farmer and gives free workshops for children from the village in his spare time so that they can pass on old cultural traditions to the next generation Photo: Saurabh Narang Indigenous culture | India Keeping an African identity in contemporary India The Siddi ethnic group migrated to India from East Africa centuries ago. Since then, their communities have cultivated their very own culture By Saurabh Narang 11/20/2023
A class at the Coqualeetza Residential School in British Columbia in 1932 Photo: United Church of Canada Archives Discrimination | Canada “Kill the ‘Indian’ in the kid” For decades, indigenous children in Canada were sent to Christian boarding schools for re-education, where many experienced abuse. Journalist Michel Jean has written about this trauma Interview with Michel Jean 11/05/2023
Judge Abby Abinanti is a member of the Yurok, an indigenous community in Northern California, and has worked for Californian state courts for many years Photo: private Indigenous justice | USA “These days, we have very few trials” Judge Abby Abinanti worked for decades in both U.S. state courts and the Yurok Tribal Court. She says many lessons can be learnt from her community’s close-knit approach to justice Interview with Abby Abinanti 09/20/2023
Potable water | New Zealand I am the river New Zealand is struggling with bursting sewage pipes and contaminated drinking water. Now the indigenous population is to collaborate on solutions By Vanessa Ellingham 07/01/2022
Fruits and vegetables for a vegan lifestyle Photo: Javier Zayas Photography / Getty Images Food cultures | Brazil It’s time to rethink veganism Going vegan seems to be an answer to many problems – from health to climate change. But who can even afford a vegan lifestyle? Barbara Miranda discusses indigenous perspectives By Barbara Miranda 01/07/2022
Patrick Gourneau, grandfather of the author and inspiration for the novel's character Thomas Photo: State Historical Society of North Dakota Books | USA Statutory eradication Louise Erdrich talks about resistance by indigenous peoples in 1950s America By Gundula Haage 10/01/2021
Environment | Norway Talk of the town in Troms and Finnmark In the north of Norway, citizens are protesting against a planned copper mine By Victoria Sundt Garder 10/01/2021
The poetess Natasha Kanapé Fountaine. Photo Julie Artacho Literature | Canada “With my poetry I return home” The Innu poet Natasha Kanapé Fontaine on her success and her struggles. By Natasha Kanapé Fontaine 09/25/2020
Odile Joanette and Gloria Morgan Photo: Gundula Haage Indigenous cinema | Canada “The camera is our weapon” Odile Joanette and Gloria Morgen make films with indigenous populations. What happens when people tell their own stories? By Odile Joanette, Gloria Morgan 09/25/2020
Wet'suwet'en people hold a ceremony during their protest against the Coastal Gas Pipeline Photo: Amber Bracken Self-government | Canada Republic of indigenous nations How Canada’s indigenous nations are trying to revive old forms of self-determination. By Pamela Palmater 09/25/2020
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