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Mexico march celebrates World's Indigenous Day

Hundreds of Indigenous people dressed in traditional clothing marched down Paseo de la Reforma, one of Mexico City's main avenues, to the National Palace to demand inclusiveness from the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Conscious Travel

What is Indigenous tourism and is it sustainable?

Indigenous travel experiences that help, rather than hinder, the world’s oldest communities.

Nature

How has 30 years of logging saved the rainforest in Guatemala?

For International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we look at how a community-led programme in the Maya Biosphere Reserve is revolutionising how we think about conservation.

Living

Indigenous Amazonian diets 'hold the key' to longer lives, says study

This International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we look at how populations of the Bolivian Amazon have been found to possess healthier brains than Europeans.

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Green News

Giving Indigenous groups land rights 'vital' to tackling deforestation

For International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we look at how their territories contain about one third of all carbon stored in the forests of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Canada

Hundreds unmarked graves found at another indigenous school in Canada

Last month the remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s largest Indigenous residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia.

World News

Pope voices 'pain' over Canadian residence school deaths

Pope Francis expressed his pain over the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous students.

Canada

Remains of 215 children found at Canadian Indigenous school

The school was one of 139 such institutions set up in the country in the late 19th century in which First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were forcibly conscripted.

People

The Welsh mountain battle: Why Snowdon should switch to Yr Wyddfa

Wales is trying to reclaim its tallest mountain’s Indigenous name, but colonial attitudes run deep.

People

Why these surfers in Australia are learning about Indigenous culture

Students surfers are being taught about the rich history of their local surf breaks.

Conscious Travel

Why is community immersion the future of responsible tourism?

Jenny Southan argues how community-based travel will be a cornerstone of tourism in 2021.

Conscious Travel

Community immersion tourism: Staying with a Bedouin family in Oman

As part of our Conscious Travel series, we look at influencer Eva Zu Beck’s recent experience in Wahiba Sands.

Green News

Arctic Refuge oil drilling: delayed or halted?

One of the last untouched ecosystems in the world has just narrowly escaped oil drilling for the time being.

Conscious Travel

How can we travel to remote communities while still being ethical?

Jenny Southan talks with three industry experts about how to take part in community immersion trips responsibly.

Conscious Travel

What’s it like to spend time with remote communities?

Jenny Southan travels to Lapland to stay with the only Indigenous community in the EU.

Green News

Why Trump’s final attempt to drill Arctic oil was an ‘epic failure’

Parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have just been auctioned off for oil drilling.

Green News

How is climate change hurting reindeer populations in the Arctic?

The livelihoods of Indigenous communities are also under threat in Sweden and Finland.

USA

Biden picks Native American Deb Haaland for interior secretary

"A voice like mine has never been a Cabinet secretary or at the head of the Department of Interior," Haaland said, vowing to be "fierce".

Green News

Indigenous photographer captures tribe fighting for the rainforest

A set of photos show the Guajajara people working hard to protect the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

Living

Why Nemonte Nenquimo has become the voice of the Indigenous population

Nenquimo has been named one of Time Magazine's Most Influential People of 2020.