BOGOTÁ — Miraña is his last name, as well as the name of his language and his people — who are traditionally from the Amazonian region of southern Colombia. Elio Miraña is from the Booanamʉ (Boa) clan ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 8 August 2008 On the eve of tomorrow's ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For more than a decade, two Indigenous communities deep in ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 2 July 2004 A spate ...

Meet eight Indigenous language activists from Guatemala and Colombia who are part of Rising Voices’ Indigenous Language Digital Activism Catalyst Program. The Catalyst Program is the result of 14 ...

UNGUIA, Colombia, September 22 (UNHCR) - Among Colombia's many indigenous groups threatened with extinction, few are in a riskier situation than the Tule. There are only about 1,200 of them left in ...

Indigenous communities neighboring the peoples living in isolation in Colombian Amazon have spent more than a decade helping the latter remain separate from the outside world. Members of the ...

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on August 9 is an annual United Nations holiday celebrating and honoring the estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples living in the world today.