As the great grandson of one of the last legendary Inuit storytellers, James Dommek Jr knew he had a good story. But he ...

The “pollera,” a bell skirt with layered petticoats, is the traditional dress of Indigenous women in Bolivia’s highlands ...

Flanked by a chemical plant and an oil rig construction yard, the site on Corpus Christi Bay may be the last of its kind on this stretch of coastline, now occupied by petrochemical facilities.

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That great story, and many others, are shared in a biography on Whitmore called The Oom by Miles Masterson. After having ...

A study by the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) reveals that 85% of Muslim women surveyed want polygamy abolished, with many reporting abandonme ...

Explore the challenges and ethical considerations of encountering uncontacted tribes in the Amazon rainforest. This video delves into the region's remote locations, the importance of respecting the ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For more than a decade, two Indigenous communities deep in ...

A new report reveals that social media influencers seeking viral fame are endangering uncontacted indigenous tribes to the point of potential extinction. According to findings released by advocacy ...

The issue often receives little priority from governments, which critics say see uncontacted peoples as politically marginal because they don't vote and their territories are often coveted for logging ...

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Uncontacted Indigenous tribes are “at the edge of survival” as growing contact by missionaries, miners, criminal gangs and social media influencers spreads diseases and wipes out forests, according to ...