We break indigenous societies and yet are scared of ‘them’

Two tribal rights activists urge civil society to protect indigenous families facing the onslaught of inhuman greed and extreme apathy

How the Act governing the Statue of Unity area violates the Constitution and the PESA Act

The provisions take away the autonomy of the tribal population to manage resources

US Congress passes tribal sovereignty act

Law will restore Native American leaders’ control over employee-employer relations on American-Indian lands

“समाज और राष्ट्र के विरोधाभास का प्रतीक है बेड़िया समुदाय”

32 साल से पहले दिल्ली, वाराणसी, राजस्थान और अब मध्य प्रदेश के रायसेन जिले में बेड़िया समुदाय के बीच रहकर उनकी जिंदगी आसान बनाने ...

COVID-19: Tribal handicraft worth Rs 100 cr unsold

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India to intervene, buy unsold items 

Pro-poor schemes in plenty, but no end to tribal community struggles

Governance has virtually collapsed in tribal regions; most welfare and development schemes hardly reach even 10% of the targets

Did tribal voters seal BJP’s fate in Chhattisgarh

Eviction, blocking access to forest rights could have been major bugbears

Very little is understood about Fifth and Sixth schedules of Indian constitution

On the 69th anniversary of passage of Fifth and Sixth Schedules, DTE brings first ever tabular comparison of these provisions

Education for tribals: Bottlenecks and the way forward

Recognising tribal culture, language, cognitive strength, curriculum and inherent learning ability of children can revamp tribal education system

महुए की मिठास अब होगी खास‍!

आदिवासियों द्वारा महुए से बनाए जाने वाले पारंपरिक पेय को शहरी बाजार में उतारने के लिए ट्राईफेड ने आईआईटी दिल्ली के साथ मिलकर तैयार ...

India’s tribal village infrastructure in a shambles

75% without access to healthcare, 51% without PDS, 52% without piped water

Displaced from the hills: Livelihoods of tribal communities in Eastern Ghats under threat

Importance of biodiversity for communities dependant on agriculture has assumed greater significance with new farm laws, which may result in …

Nilgiris tribals allege they were duped of compensation

21 tribal families say forest officials allied with property dealers to dupe them of the money they received for relocating from Tamil Nadu’…

एक अनोखी मैरिज किट से थमा बाल विवाह का चलन

माता की चुनरी से शादी का लहंगा और लोगों से इकट्ठा किए गए सामान से बनाई गई है यह मैरिज किट  

The push to drive indigenous people out of forests

Life of a Dongria Kondh tribal offers insights on Indian government’s reckless interventions into the lives of indigenous people

Amendments to century-old laws on tribal rights spark protests in Jharkhand

The proposed amendments would increase land acquisitions for mining and other industrial uses, causing mass displacement of tribals

जग बीती: आदिवासी महिलाओं ने मांगा समान अधिकार

Silence on MSP for minor forest produce

Revised guidelines on minor forest produce will hurt forest-based economy of tribal communities

The Island of Turtles

BJP leader Tarun Vijay recently tweeted that Havelock Island in the Andaman Archipelago should be renamed as “Rani Lakshmibai Island”.…

Land grab forcing Madhya Pradesh tribals to migrate

The struggle for land recognition is still on with tribals denied rights to own and cultivate even ancestral lands

SC notice to Chhattisgarh on the way tribal advisory councils function

Centre issues circular clarifying governors have special role in supervising governance of tribal areas to ensure partial autonomy

औषधीय व गुणकारी पानी दाहशमनी के बारे में जानते हैं आप?

औषधियां, जो सामान्य पानी को खुशबूदार और स्वास्थ्यवर्धक पेय में बदलकर जीवन में नई स्फूर्ति पैदा करती हैं

A decade on, only 40% of FRA claims approved

The latest status report of the FRA says most claims were rejected by either gram sabhas or district committees

COVID-19 is lethal for the world's indigenous peoples

Reverse migration, social discrimination and loss of their homes could have serious effects on the livelihood, health and well-being of …

Tribal rights in India are a grey picture: experts

In the light of the recent murder of a US national in the Andamans by an isolated tribe, experts say the rights of indigenous communities in …