Human rights activist Joseph Moses Oleshagay sheds light on the Maasai's struggle against forced evictions, green grabbing policies in Tanzania, and its colonial roots.
The discovery of lithium resources in Jammu and Kashmir holds the potential to accelerate India's energy shift, but it comes as an uncertainty for locals in Salar.
Amsterdam-based artist Chihiro Geuzebroek talks about her art and activism that wittingly questions issue of war, climate emergency, and appropriation of Indigenous cultures.
In the vibrant neighbourhoods of California’s Oakland, a community of indigenous Mam people has found a new home, bringing with them a rich cultural heritage and a determination to overcome the adversities they continue to face in the United States. Originating from the western highlands of Guatemala, the Mam people’s
In Episode 02, Dr. Riwtik hosts researcher Gabriela Villacis Izquierdo, a doctoral candidate at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Gabriela provides a comprehensive insight into her work that revolves around her engagement with former combatants in Colombia, actively involved in the task of humanitarian
A plantation project has changed the dynamics of social reproduction for Marind indigenous women, who engage in additional unpaid labor, or serve as household workers.
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