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22 Aug 2012 12 minute read

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'At home in this universe': Alice Walker in her own words

The award-winning author, poet and activist considers herself above all a daughter of the Earth, as she explains to ...

A bit of healthy non-competition

21 Aug 2012 3 minute read

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A bit of healthy non-competition

As Olympic fever fades, Mari Marcel Thekaekara celebrates a less ruthless approach to play seen in India’s...

Before and after: the site of Brazil’s Belo Monte dam

7 Aug 2012 2 minute read

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Before and after: the site of Brazil’s Belo Monte dam

Fernando de Cunha explains why locals have spent the last 20 years fighting the construction of the world’s...

Once contacted, never conquered: heroes of the Amazon

11 Jul 2012 4 minute read

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Once contacted, never conquered: heroes of the Amazon

A journalist, an expedition and the Arrow People add up to a life-changing read for David Hill.

Poor Indian kids checkmating the odds

7 Jun 2012 2 minute read

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Poor Indian kids checkmating the odds

One man’s drive to teach dalit children chess is putting pride back into a community, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara...

Garden party with the forest people

1 Jun 2012 3 minute read

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Garden party with the forest people

Mari Marcel Thekaekara learns a lot about her own back yard when her adivasi friends come to visit.

Inside India’s forest communities

28 May 2012 3 minute read

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Inside India’s forest communities

Mari Marcel Thekaekara is enchanted by the adivasi communities deep in the heart of Tamil Nadu.

Some thoughts on becoming a woman in India

11 May 2012 3 minute read

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Some thoughts on becoming a woman in India

In some Indian communities a girl's first period is treated with great fanfare, in others it is a carefully kept secret, says...

The cycle diaries: into ‘real’ India

19 Mar 2012 3 minute read

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The cycle diaries: into ‘real’ India

A bike ride through the heart of India to raise money for indigenous children captured the imagination of everyone involved,...

Victory for Asháninka against Amazonian dam-builders

25 Nov 2011 1 minute read

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Victory for Asháninka against Amazonian dam-builders

Respect for indigenous rights leads to company pull-out on controversial dam project in Peru, reports Vanessa Baird...

Let's make the economy work for the people

14 Oct 2011 3 minute read

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Let's make the economy work for the people

With the wealth gap widening, Mari Marcel Thekaekara on a plan to link ethical investors with producers and...

1 Oct 2011 13 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Peru's dam busters

Vanessa Baird discovers why the Asháninka people of the River Ene are taking a hard line against dam builders – and others.

1 Oct 2011 4 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Avatar for real

From Canada to Congo, from India to Australia, indigenous communities are fighting for their lives and livelihoods.

Podcast: Vanessa Baird on nature's defenders

30 Sep 2011 1 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Podcast: Vanessa Baird on nature's defenders

An interview with Vanessa Baird, author of our October issue's main feature on the indigenous peoples resisting...

17 Aug 2011 6 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Indigenous Colombians demand an end to violence

Caught in the middle of an ongoing conflict between the government and the rebel FARC, community leaders denounce the war and...

1 Jul 2011 3 minute read

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Interview with Adam Beach

The Canadian First Nations actor, star of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and US TV dramas Big Love and Law and Order, talks to...

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