Intercontinental Cry https://icmagazine.org News From the Front Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:32:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Turiwara Peoples reclaim one of their ancestral villages in Pará, Brazil https://icmagazine.org/turiwara-peoples-reclaim-one-of-their-ancestral-villages-in-para-brazil/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:32:18 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=53198 Last Updated on October 1, 2026 On November 11, 2025, dozens of Turiwara families, including children and the elderly, reclaimed a small portion of their ancestral territory in the municipality of Tailândia, in the state of Pará. There, on the banks of the Acará River, they refounded the traditional village of Tukano Sawa, creating an […]

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]]> White Nationalists Bring Their Message to Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Reserve https://icmagazine.org/white-nationalists-bring-their-message-to-tkemlups-te-secwepemc-reserve/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:39:24 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=53180 There was something grimly revealing about the scene that unfolded on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory Sunday morning: men dressed in black, their faces concealed by white masks, gathering just days before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Then came the message. “Got bones?” The banner, displayed later from an overpass above the Trans-Canada Highway, […]

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]]> Indigenous Communities Face New Wave of Evictions in Argentina https://icmagazine.org/indigenous-communities-face-new-wave-of-evictions-in-argentina/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:10:21 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=53172 Last Updated on September 23, 2026 Indigenous communities in Argentina are facing a new wave of evictions from lands they consider to be ancestral territory, following a series of moves from President Javier Milei’s government to strengthen private property rights. In recent weeks, police have carried out or attempted evictions involving Mapuche, Quechua and Mbya […]

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]]> I Have One Week Left to Raise $305.17 https://icmagazine.org/i-have-one-week-left-to-raise-305-17/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:47:45 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=53163 One week ago, I asked IC’s readers for help keeping Intercontinental Cry going. Today, I have one week left — and $305.17 still to raise. First, I want to say thank you. Several readers have stepped forward since I published my original appeal. Some made generous donations. Others shared the fundraiser with their friends and […]

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]]> Revised Consent Rules Raise Concerns Over Indigenous Rights in the Philippines https://icmagazine.org/revised-consent-rules-raise-concerns-over-indigenous-rights-in-the-philippines/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:50:46 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=53141 Last Updated on September 20, 2026 The Philippine government’s revised rules for securing Indigenous communities’ consent to projects on their ancestral lands could weaken one of the country’s key protections for Indigenous rights. According to Human Rights Watch, the new guidelines adopted by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, or NCIP, could weaken protections for […]

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]]> I have two weeks to raise $500 to keep IC going https://icmagazine.org/i-have-two-weeks-to-raise-500-to-keep-ic-going/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:29:01 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=53158 Last Updated on September 14, 2026 I don’t usually write appeals like this. For more than two decades, I’ve worked to keep Intercontinental Cry alive because I believe Indigenous Peoples deserve journalism that takes their struggles seriously — journalism that listens, investigates, connects the dots and holds power to account. IC has never been a […]

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]]> Indigenous Ngäbe community attacked by dozens of men with machetes https://icmagazine.org/indigenous-ngabe-community-attacked-by-dozens-of-men-with-machetes/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:27:13 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=53150 Last Updated on August 31, 2026 The Ngäbe community of Quebrada Nigua in Bocas del Toro province, Panama, has come under sustained attacked by a group of armed men, traumatizing families and devastating livelihoods. According to Benjamín Abrego, the grandson of the late Ngäbe leader Julio Netobre, more than 50 men descended on Quebrada Nigua […]

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]]> Nicaragua Escalates Detentions and Disappearances of Indigenous Peoples https://icmagazine.org/nicaragua-escalates-detentions-and-disappearances-of-indigenous-peoples/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:20:19 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=53137 Last Updated on August 31, 2026 The Bosawás Biosphere Reserve (Reserva Natural Bosawás) is located in the semi-autonomous region of Nicaragua and it continues to weather nebulous attacks by those seeking to exploit its abundant natural resources. The ‘Lungs of Central America’ — as it is known — is nestled inside the semi-autonomous Indigenous nation of La […]

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]]> Mexico’s Supreme Court to consider whether Maya stingless bees should have legal rights https://icmagazine.org/mexicos-supreme-court-to-consider-whether-maya-stingless-bees-should-have-legal-rights/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:20:29 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52839 Last Updated on August 10, 2026 Mexico’s Supreme Court is set to consider whether native stingless bees should have legal rights, a case brought by Maya communities who say the insects are vital to their culture, livelihoods and the ecosystems they help sustain. The case involves melipona bees in the municipality of Hopelchén, where Maya […]

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]]> Eagle and Condor: How Ecuador Translated Indigenous Cosmology Into Constitutional Law https://icmagazine.org/eagle-and-condor-how-ecuador-translated-indigenous-cosmology-into-constitutional-law/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:38:34 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52834 Last Updated on August 8, 2026 In 2008 Ecuador became the first country in history to grant constitutional rights to nature. Rivers, forests, and ecosystems were no longer treated solely as resources to be managed, but as living entities with rights of their own. For some it was a legal innovation. For others it was […]

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