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A coalition of Indigenous elders, conservationists, and cattle ranchers is pushing Western Australia to stop treating dingoes as pests and embrace them as ecological allies. Their surprising success story: farms where dingoes actually help manage livestock land.
Thousands gathered in Sovima Village as the sacred Sekrenyi festival brought together leaders from diverse Naga tribes to celebrate cultural heritage, spiritual renewal, and indigenous unity. The event transformed an ancient purification ritual into a modern call for peace and trust across communities.
Archaeologists in Venezuela just uncovered a massive petroglyph complex that could be 8,000 years old, featuring ancient symbols of the sun, water, and ancestral spirits. The discovery is reshaping what we know about early human creativity in South America.
In 1991, Dr. Madhumala Chattopadhyay became the first woman to peacefully contact the Sentinelese, one of the world's most isolated tribes. Her groundbreaking approach proved respect and patience could bridge centuries of isolation.
The Zafimaniry people of Madagascar are finding creative ways to preserve their UNESCO-recognized woodcraft traditions even as deforestation forces them to reimagine their forest-based way of life. Communities are blending old customs with new realities, keeping their cultural identity alive.
Indigenous cultures that view time as a spiral rather than a straight line are teaching scientists new ways to tackle environmental crises. Māori wisdom from New Zealand shows how rethinking our relationship with past, future, and nature could help communities prepare for what comes after ecological tipping points.
Pedro Uc Be writes poetry in the Maya language to defend his people's land and preserve their stories. His work just earned him lifetime recognition at Mexico's most prestigious book fair.
A rescue group has saved over 100,000 ancient grass trees from bulldozers in Western Australia over 20 years. These slow-growing native plants can live for 400 years but grow just 1.5 centimeters annually.
Ancient whale bone harpoons discovered in Brazilian museum collections prove indigenous people were hunting massive whales 5,000 years ago using just wooden rafts and bone tools. The discovery doubles the known timeline of human whaling and reveals sophisticated ocean knowledge that existed millennia before modern technology.
Scientists and philosophers are rediscovering what indigenous cultures always knew: we're connected to the natural world in ways loneliness can't touch. India's ancient Aravalli hills are proving that trees, animals, and mountains aren't just scenery but living communities we desperately need.
Ghana's Education Minister promises to include the Ga and Adangbe languages in a new Google-partnered AI learning platform, preserving indigenous culture in digital education. The move brings local languages into cutting-edge technology while honoring traditional heritage.
A Toronto city block now features buildings designed entirely by and for Indigenous communities, with traditional healing spaces, symbolic architecture, and cultural elements woven into every detail. It's a blueprint for how cities can honor the people who first called them home.
Mexico is rolling out redesigned 10 and 20-peso coins featuring the Mexica sun god Tonatiuh and the iconic Maya Temple of Kukulkán. Every transaction will now carry a piece of the country's rich indigenous history.