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Shipibo-Konibo elects first tribal council in Peruvian Amazon
 On Oct. 18, the Shipibo-Konibo elected its first tribal council, consisting of an Apo (Chief) and four officers. The election was the culmination of the 2nd Congress of the Shipibo-Konibo held Oct. 16 – 18 at the Institute of Bilingual Education of Yarinacocha outside of Pucallpa, Peru. Read more » More Latin Indigenous StoriesEconomist de Soto angers Peru Natives, experts with documentary
Hernando de Soto, a renowned Peruvian economist, has upset Natives as well as the foremost local experts on Peruvian Natives and Amazon issues with a documentary critics see as another attempt to strip Peruvian Natives of their lands so they can be transferred to oil and lumber companies. Read more » 
Venezuelan ambassador in Alaska to promote cultural, commercial exchange
WASHINGTON – When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. ambassador last fall for allegedly inciting violence in the streets of Bolivia, a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions occurred, including the Bush administration’s expulsion of Venezuela’s ambassador to Washington. Read more » Indigenous Hondurans face persecution and great risk after coup
The coup government of Honduras is severely repressing opposition, curtailing constitutional rights, allowing excessive police violence which could be linked to several deaths, beatings and disappearances. Read more » Latin Indigenous Headlines
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