indigenous people / minorities

China’s minority fears

Published on November 5, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, Asia, indigenous people / minorities, politics, religion cosmology

BBC

Five days of pitched battles between thousands of Hui Muslims and Han Chinese villagers in Henan province left at least seven people dead, the latest in a series of large-scale confrontations that have come to light in recent weeks.

Often hidden in the past, these tensions are now bubbling to the surface, exacerbated by new problems associated with economic growth, such as the country’s widening wealth gap and increased competition for scarce resources. >> continue

BBC

Often hidden…

San court case against Botswana govt to resume

Published on October 28, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, indigenous people / minorities, San-bushmen

Afrol News

– The landmark court case against Botswana’s government by evicted communities of the San people is to recommence next week. The case was adjourned in July. The San communities are fighting for their right to return to their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

While authorities in Gaborone quote the need to protect the environment and to develop the San people, activists claim that the real reason behind the eviction is the reserve’s potential for diamond mining and safari tourism. During the July hearings, the court was told by anthropologist George Silberbauer that the San indeed were the indigenous inhabitants of the extensive Central Kalahari Game Reserve >> continue

Afrol News

- The landmark court case against Botswana's government by evicted communities of the San people is to recommence next week. The case was adjourned in July. The San communities are fighting for their right to return to their ancestral…

Women struggle for power in Sápmi

Published on October 19, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, gender, indigenous people / minorities, Saami

Sami Radio

The President of the Saami Parliament, Sven-Roald Nystø, will not run for office next year. Consequently the stage is set for a change of power – for the first time in history, the President could be a woman. >> les mer

Sami Radio

Columbus Day: Celebrating a holocaust

Published on October 12, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, indigenous people / minorities, Native American, Northern America, Us and Them

MSNBC / The Indian Country

Stannard, board member of the new American Indian Genocide Museum being established in Houston, said the most massive act of genocide in the world followed the arrival of Columbus in the Americas.

When Columbus first sighted land on Oct. 12, 1492, the American Indian Holocaust began. The Spanish were driven by their lust for gold and silver and the English fueled by their desire for property. Christians killed with zeal those they believed defiled with sin. Their goal was exterminating the Indian race. Overall, 95 percent were obliterated. >> continue

SEE ALSO
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MSNBC / The Indian Country

Stannard, board member of the new American Indian Genocide Museum being established in Houston, said the most massive act of genocide in the world followed the arrival of Columbus in the Americas.

When Columbus first sighted land…

New link: Pictures from Tibet

Published on October 12, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, Asia, culture traditions, indigenous people / minorities, websites

Tibet Information Network has published a huge collection of pictures about different topics like Culture and Society, Education, Environment and Religion >> continue

(via tibet.ethno.info)

Tibet Information Network has published a huge collection of pictures about different topics like Culture and Society, Education, Environment and Religion >> continue

(via tibet.ethno.info)