The world needs to learn from Indigenous wisdom

The Mapuche environmental activist disappeared under mysterious circumstances in November 2024; since then, the investigation has hardly progressed. The case shows how dangerous Indigenous activism is in Chile. Resistance to the forestry industry has repe

The Maasai know how to treat malaria with bark. Like many other Indigenous groups, they have immense medical knowledge. However, like the entire Maasai way of life, this knowledge is gradually being lost due to forced resettlement for the sake of profit.

Only in 2015 did the German government acknowledge that the war against Indigenous communities in the former colony of South West Africa culminated in genocide. To date, the descendants of the victims have not received adequate compensation.