A new international campaign hopes to save a group of people who have been dubbed "the most threatened tribe in the world" — the Awá tribe of Brazil — from encroaching outsiders who are gobbling up ...

One of the world’s most threatened tribes, the ad hopes to boost knowledge of the Awá protest campaign which was officially launched by British actor Colin Firth in April 2012. Entitled ‘Stop ...

The act of breastfeeding helps to establish a bond between the woman and the animal, making it a 'hanima,' or family member. The Awa tribe is one of the world's most endangered indigenous groups.

A deadline for the removal of illegal settlers from the lands of a threatened tribe in Brazil has passed without action, according to a British-based advocacy group for indigenous people's rights. The ...

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This report was originally published on Servindi, edited by Global Voices. In Colombia, the Awá people and their land are in the middle of an armed and socio-environmental conflict caused by other ...

RICAURTE, Colombia, August 8 (UNHCR) - On Wednesday, the United Nations will mark World Indigenous Day. But in Colombia, where armed conflict is putting enormous pressure on the survival of indigenous ...

After a violent ambush, Karapiru wandered the forests of eastern Brazil for a decade. On July 16 he became another victim of the pandemic. Karapiru, a member of Brazil’s Awá tribe, poses in his home ...

Amazon fires this year are seriously threatening Indigenous territories in which isolated uncontacted Indigenous groups make their homes. Brazil has an estimated 100+ isolated Indigenous groups living ...

BOGOTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Twelve members of the Awa Indian tribe in Colombia were killed by gunmen in military fatigues who burst into their house at daybreak on Wednesday and fired indiscriminately, ...