Back from the festival, here are some links to some bands that played in Manndalen, Kåfjord community in Northern Norway
Drum Drum from Papua New Guinea
Wai, Maori-band from New Zealand
Back from the festival, here are some links to some bands that played in Manndalen, Kåfjord community in Northern Norway
Drum Drum from Papua New Guinea
Wai, Maori-band from New Zealand
Taima, Inuit band from Canada
Johan Sara jr - Saami Band from Northern…
I’ll be offline for one week to attend the Saami Indigenous Festival “Riddu Riddu” in Northern Norway.
From the self-description:
“Northern guests of this year are the Inuit people from Nunavik in Canada and for the very first time we have the pleasure of introducing a people from the southern hemisphere: the Sanpeople from Botswana. At Riddu Riddu you can enjoy all the beautiful cultural impressions and experience a modern indigenous atmosphere with artists from Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Siberia – and from Kautokeino, Kåfjord, Tromsø and Oslo.”
For information about the Saami, check >>Arctic Circle’s overview
I'll be offline for one week to attend the Saami Indigenous Festival "Riddu Riddu" in Northern Norway.
From the self-description: "Northern guests of this year are the Inuit people from Nunavik in Canada and for the very first time we have…
The Independent
The party aims to be a new force in New Zealand politics, wooing Maori voters who have traditionally supported Labour. It has threatened to join forces with the centre-right National Party to oust Ms Clark’s Labour minority government in an election due to be held next year.
Legislation placing the seabed and foreshore under public control is opposed by Maoris, who say it will deprive them of traditional ownership of coastal areas. The government says it is intended to protect public access to beaches and fisheries while accommodating Maori customs such as gathering seafood on ancestral lands. The plan sparked the biggest Maori protest for decades, with 20,000 demonstrators cramming the grounds of parliament in Wellington in May.
(article no longer available online)
The Independent
The party aims to be a new force in New Zealand politics, wooing Maori voters who have traditionally supported Labour. It has threatened to join forces with the centre-right National Party to oust Ms Clark's Labour minority government in…
BBC
A group of bushmen from Botswana who claim the government illegally evicted them from their ancestral lands have begun challenging the move in court. The Basarwa are recognised by many internationally as the indigenous people and claim a right to stay on their ancestral land. The BBC’s correspondent in the region, Alastair Leithead, describes the case as a historic one for the rights of bushmen in southern Africa. >>continue
BBC
A group of bushmen from Botswana who claim the government illegally evicted them from their ancestral lands have begun challenging the move in court. The Basarwa are recognised by many internationally as the indigenous people and claim a right to…
Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency
“Nomads constitute a cultural treasure, not a simple community, because the Iranian society can trace back its roots among them and still feeds on their agricultural products,” said Dr. Jalaludin Rafifar, nomad expert and head of the Anthropology Association of Tehran University. Economically speaking, nomads meet 20 percent of Iran’s needs to red meat, though they themselves are very content and incur little, if no, cost on the central government.
>>continue
Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency
“Nomads constitute a cultural treasure, not a simple community, because the Iranian society can trace back its roots among them and still feeds on their agricultural products,” said Dr. Jalaludin Rafifar, nomad expert and head of…