With children, HIV infection is not treated just by pills. Children need the care of family, they have to have friends, they have to go to school. It's not just medical care." When Dr. Pagakrong Lumbiganon speaks about her work
Despite the fact that indigenous Native Americans resided in all parts of the present-day United States prior to its colonization and national formation, Native American tribes are still not recognized in all States of the Union. Often this is simply
Nez Perce Country provides basic information on the prehistory of the Snake and Clearwater River region, the culture of the Nez Perce, and the history of the people since the arrival of the White Man to the Pacific Northwest. It
In British Columbia, Canada, indigenous First Nations are engaged in a process of negotiating and specifying the meaning of treaties originally signed with the then fledgling nation of Canada over a century ago. The process of modernizing these treaties and
New figures on Indigenous health and welfare indicate little improvement in mortality rates. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show Indigenous mortality rates between 2001 and 2005 were three times that of non-Indigenous people in Queensland, Western Australia,
All Australians are being invited to attend the growing Indigenous dawn service at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anzac Memorial in Canberra tomorrow. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commemorative Ceremony, which began informally around a decade ago, is
New study on biofuel production focuses on gender: Rapid increases in the large-scale production of liquid biofuels in developing countries could exacerbate the marginalization of women in rural areas threatening their livelihoods, according to a new FAO study. The study
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced the 2008 call for grant applications from indigenous peoples' organizations and their communities. The Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility offers grants to fund projects, innovative approaches and partnerships that promote the development
