Peru: Chicha, the electric pulse of cumbia

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, ...

Taiwanese indigenous drag queens fight stigma one wig at a time

At a rowdy gay bar in Taipei, 28-year old Vilian ends a Friday night drag show by putting on a traditional tribal tunic over his white silk negligee and dancing to an aboriginal song that has become a ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Monday powwow to highlight weekend of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations

Indigenous People's Day is a state holiday and government offices are closed. There will be celebrations on the Plaza all ...
Mongabay

Indigenous women in Peru use technology to protect Amazon forests

Kichwa, Ticuna and Matsés women are leading forest patrols and training other women in the use of technology such as GPS, drones and satellite alerts. They are protecting the forest not only as an ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Peru rejects reserve plan for Indigenous tribes

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Peru's Congress on Friday rejected a proposal to create a long-delayed Amazon reserve meant to protect uncontacted Indigenous tribes living in voluntary isolation along the border ...
WSB-TV

Peru rejects creation of Amazon reserve to protect uncontacted tribes, drawing Indigenous outcry

BOGOTA, Colombia — (AP) — Peru's Congress rejected Friday a proposal to create a long-delayed Amazon reserve meant to protect uncontacted Indigenous tribes living in voluntary isolation along the ...