18 Colombian Soldiers Held by Indigenous Group Released After 36 Hours

Eighteen Colombian soldiers who were held captive for 36 hours by an indigenous group were released late on2, Colombia’s ...
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Colombia takes regional lead in Indigenous self-government, raising hopes for Amazon protection

FILE - People maneuver by boat through the low water levels of a tributary that connects with the Amazon River, in Isla de la Fantasia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP ...

‘We’re not afraid': Life goes on for Indigenous Colombians despite volcano eruption risk

Oliverio Quira often checks on his cattle near the Purace volcano in southwestern Colombia. Despite a recent alert about a ...
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Photos: Colombia’s Indigenous Nasa push back against cultural loss to reconnect with nature

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Ofelia Opocué, a Nasa elder, was forced to leave her community in southwestern Colombia 23 years ago, and is now reviving her culture by creating ...
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Colombia's indigenous people find little to celebrate on key day

COLOMBIA, 9 August (UNHCR) - Rising 6,000 feet above sea-level, the peaks of the Sierra Nevada tower above Colombia's Caribbean Coast in the north of the country. The Kogi Indians are the guardians of ...
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The underreported killing of Colombia’s Indigenous land guardian, ‘The Wolf’ (Photos)

Carlos Andrés Ascué Tumbo, a 30-year-old Indigenous land guardian and educator, was the 115th social leader killed in Colombia this year. He served as a member of the Kiwe Thegnas (or Indigenous Guard ...
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Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

When Patricia Elago Zetty's 13-year-old son went missing in Colombia's conflict-ridden southwest, she didn't hesitate. Elago and five fellow members of the Indigenous Guard trekked across mountainous ...
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In Colombia, Indigenous youth seek to protect land. They have to escape violence to do it

LAS DELICIAS, Colombia — Adriana Pazu wiped away tears as she remembered a colleague who was shot dead earlier this year by an armed dissident group for defending their land. Pazu, an Indigenous ...
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Colombia: World Indigenous Day

To mark World Indigenous Day tomorrow, ( Wednesday) UNHCR in Colombia will call on all armed groups in the country to keep the country's indigenous population out of the armed conflict and respect the ...
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After COP30, indigenous narratives are more important than ever

As last month’s COP30 climate negotiations unfolded in Belém, Brazil, activists converged on the city to advocate for keeping ...
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Indigenous Income Disparity And Resguardo Land In Colombia

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 10, No. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous well-Being (November 2019), pp. 1-29 (31 pages) This article ...
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Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

Read full article: ‘No longer needed:’ Florida official recommends modernizing system, ending need for yellow registration decals Itiyah Yisrael says she was helped by HealthLink, a city program that ...