Indigenous governor rescued by community members
The governor of the indigenous community Resguardo Gran Mallama in the department of Nariño was rescued by members of her community after she was kidnapped on Monday. Ana Pastora Belacazar…
The governor of the indigenous community Resguardo Gran Mallama in the department of Nariño was rescued by members of her community after she was kidnapped on Monday. Ana Pastora Belacazar…
A land restitution plan to return land to over 130,000 families is announced by Colombian Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo, reports Caracol Radio. The government plans to implement a series of…
Indigenous leader Rodolfo Aricate Amaya was killed by two gunmen outside his home in the Cauca department, south-western Colombia. Amaya, a leader in the Paez community, had been receiving threats…
Some estimated 20,000 demonstrators took to the streets in Bogota on Tuesday to demand respect for indigenous rights. The Columbus Day demonstration was attended by indigenous rights groups and other…
Nearly 1,650 members of the Siapidara clan of the Embera indigenous group, displaced from their native lands by armed conflict in 2008, plan to return home. The group took the…
According to the Secretary General of the National Indigenous Organization in Colombia (ONIC), there have been more than 100 assassinations of indigenous people so far in 2010. Luis Fernando Arias…
Several Colombian indigenous communities on Wednesday signed their own “Kyoto Protocol,” an agreement to preserve their cultures and the ecosystems they live in. More than 400 people participated in the…
A new documentary series offers a glimpse in the world of tradition, mysticism and beauty of the indigenous Wayuu tribe in the north of Colombia. In the 13-episode series, called…
With 2,000 square kilometers of forest destroyed every year, the future of the Amazon rainforest in Colombia appears bleak, reports Colombian newspaper El Espectador. The forest, known as the “lungs of…