The South Central Gond indigenous people live in the forests and hills of India in Maharashatra and Andhra Pradesh, north of the Godavari River. They are essentially concentrated in the Chandrapur, Adilabad, and Garhichiroli districts. The Southeast Gond indigenous people live in the forests and hills of southern India. They are primarily concentrated in the […]
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Gond Indigenous Peoples of India Impacted by Deforestation
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
Tags: indigenous+peoples · deforestation · human rights · india · colonialism · environment
The BaKa and Bambendzele Indigenous Peoples
May 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
In the forests of Central Africa, the BaKa and Bambendzele indigenous peoples practice a traditional subsistence lifeway based on hunting and gathering. Often referred to as “pygmies” because they rarely grow taller than five feet, they live mostly in southern and northeastern Gabon, southern Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congo River basin of […]
Tags: deforestation · Bambendzele · BaKa · Congo · africa