Great Expectations: What will tribal India’s ask be from President Droupadi Murmu

The tribal communities of India hope that as president, Murmu will be able to ameliorate their suffering caused due to a host of factors

The fall of the Aztecs: What lessons does it offer 500 years down the line

Down To Earth talks to historian Camilla Townsend about what the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs means, especially to indigenous people in Mexico …

'Belgium does owe reparations to the Congo'

Down To Earth talks to American historian, Adam Hochschild about his book on King Leopold of Belgium whose reign is responsible for the deaths of …

Why the WWF’s ‘Fortress Conservation’ model is ethically wrong

As India gets ready for the July 24 Supreme Court verdict on possible eviction of its forest-dwelling communities in response to conservationists&…

Environmental stewards: White House asks federal agencies to include indigenous knowledge in governance

The government directive will apply to Native American, Pacific Islander and Alaskan Native communities

Namibian Genocide: Need to discuss, engage and bring about meaningful responsibility & culpability, says J M Moosa

Centre for African Studies (JNU) professor talks about implications of graves and artefacts being found on Shark Island, a notorious …

Carelessness, lack of prompt action behind regular forest fires in Purulia

The regular forest fires have become a threat to the ecological system and environment

Simply Put: ‘I’ for indigenous, ‘E’ for Extinct

Kachnar: Turn over a delicious leaf

The beautiful leaves of kachnar are nutritious too

Anxiety, angst and anger in the High Arctic

As world powers race to extract the wealth of the melting Far North, the devastating impact on its ecology and indigenous peoples requires a …

Fortress Conservation: Tension in Tanzania’s Loliondo as troops move in to evict Maasai to make way for game reserve

The game reserve, once it materialises, will reportedly be used by the UAE royal family  

IN PHOTOS: Dev gudis of Bastar get a new lease of life

Across India, sacred groves are known by many names. In Jharkhand, they are generally called sarnas; in Chhattisgarh, dev gudis, which means the …

Mining push continues despite water crisis in Neskantaga First Nation and Ontario’s Ring of Fire

It is exactly the foundation that Canada is built on. It is one of the ways that colonialism not only survives, but thrives

Portrait of Hemi Pomara as a young man: how we uncovered the oldest surviving photograph of a Māori

With the recent urgent debates about how we remember our colonial past, and moves to reclaim indigenous histories, stories such as Hemi Pomara&…

These miniature brinjals can be cooked in myriad ways

Khamen akhaba is grown extensively across the northeast and used in indigenous medicines to treat asthma, allergic rhinitis, nasal catarrh, skin …

Sahiwal cattle, the pride of the Subcontinent, is going places in rural Kenya

With its high milk and meat yield, its resistance to drought and diseases, the breed has brought great changes in Kenya’s villages

Homegrown benefit: Why ‘desi’ should be the catchword for India’s dairy sector

A shift from exotic and crossbred cattle to indigenous breeds that are better adapted to changing climate and resistant to diseases will help the …

Reform, restitution, justice: UN report suggests host of measures to protect indigenous rights

Denying indigenous peoples their rights self-defeating: UN Report

Only the Gir indigenous cow breed is being promoted under Rashtriya Gokul Mission; here is why

Gir is a hardy, adaptable breed with high milk yield and calm disposition; experts however say genetically superior cows should be identified and …

IN PHOTOS: Indigenous protestors camp at Bolsonaro's doorstep as crucial native title case begins

A Brasilia court will hear a case on whether legal protection should be accorded to only those lands owned by native people in 1988

Why the move to foist a GI tag on Mandu’s baobab tree is a no-brainer

Commerce ministry’s drive to push up the Geographical Indications tally is a lazy exercise that does not benefit local communities

Commonwealth adopts ‘Living Lands Charter’ for future generations

Document at CHOGM Rwanda comes after 2 years of consultation, engagement and negotiation with Commonwealth members, UN Rio Convention & other …

New evidence emerges on how Mayas fortified maize, built indoor toilets

Scientists find maize starch spherulites , a unique byproduct of nixtamalisation, as well as tapeworms at a Maya archaeological site

How Ukraine invasion will hit Russia’s marginalised: An indigenous activist explains

Down To Earth talks to Pavel Sulyandziga, an indigenous activist about what is happening in Russia, especially to its indigenous and marginalised …

‘Las Casas’ defence of indigenous rights has left a deep mark on Pope Francis’

Down To Earth speaks to Carmody Grey, assistant professor of Catholic theology in the department of theology and religion, Durham University, UK, …