Imagine one day, the government asks you to evacuate your home and property, leave your, and forces you to abandon your culture and adopt a new culture which your colonizers have brought. This is something that Indigenous populations have to face. Native Americans are one of the most important parts of American society yet they […]Read More
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The Munda People: Indigenous Governance and Community Life in Jharkhand
The Munda people, who are they? They are a distinct ethnic group who resides primarily in the south and east of the Chotanagpur plateau. It consists of region such as Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal in India. Their identity is closely tied to their language, which is known as Mundari. It belongs to an Austroasiatic […]Read More
Indigenous Resistance in Brazil: The Fight for Land Rights in
Covering around 60% of Brazil’s territory, Amazon rainforest stands as on of the most iconic and vital landscapes on our planet. Its unparalleled richness in flora and fauna, along with its immense carbon storage capacity, makes it’s the cornerstone of Earth’s environment stability. The amazon rainforest is home to an estimated 390 billion individual trees […]Read More
Gond Art and Culture: The Indigenous Aesthetics of Central India
India’s cultural landscape has various threads of traditions, spirituality and creativity that is said to be connected with the stories of tribal communities. Among these communities, the Gonds stand strong as an example of resilience, creativity and cultural richness. Comprising just over 9 million, out of the total tribal population of India, the Gonds represent […]Read More
Aotearoa, a beautiful land that attracts visitors from the whole world. However, this land has a turbulent history that is marked by conflict, resistance and also resilience. The indigenous Maori people have gone through lot of struggles against the colonial encroachment and injustice which has gone unnoticed by many. Fought in the 19th century, these […]Read More