A top expert on isolated Amazon tribes in Brazil was killed by an arrow that struck him in the chest as he approached an indigenous group, friends and a police witness said on Thursday.

LIMA, Peru—Pressed up against the remote jungle border with Brazil’s Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, Peru’s Amazonian region of Yavari Mirim has long been known as home to some of the last tribal ...

An aerial view of the Nanay River, a tributary of the Amazon, in Iquitos, Peru, Sept. 10, 2024 (AP photo by Cesar Von Bancles). LIMA, Peru—Pressed up against the remote jungle border with Brazil’s ...

Peru is on the verge of rolling back several longstanding protections for Indigenous people and their territories, critics ...

“North Sentinel [Island] is the Mount Everest of the missionary world,” the young American is told. “Start with something smaller.” John Allen Chau replies: “I’m not thinking small. I’m going big.” ...

Atxu Marima survived the flu that killed his family after a jaguar attack drove them from their Indigenous group in the ...

A foggy morning at Calispell Meadows on the Colville National Forest in northeast Washington. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service) Tribal lands in the Pacific Northwest are earning national ...

Nigeria tops the list as Africa’s most culturally diverse nation, with more than 370 tribes. The Hausa-Fulani dominate the north, the Yoruba are prominent in the southwest, and the Igbo hold sway in ...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs furloughed more than 1,100 employees on the first day of the government shutdown, leaving questions about what services will be available. Tribal schools overseen by ...

Miccosukee Tribe celebrates 200 years of culture at American Indian Day festival The Miccosukee Tribe is sharing its traditions and history this weekend with families visiting the Everglades for the ...