Society / Indigenous People

Dario Vacirca examines efforts to prosecute ongoing crimes against Australia’s First Nations.

Alexis Wright gives an epic account of the life and work of a man who took the campaign for Aboriginal rights to the highest levels in her award-winning biography of renowned activist, Tracker Tilmouth.

State and corporate interests across Northern Australia are steamrolling the rights and aspirations of Indigenous peoples in pursuit of economic largesse, Ben Abbatangelo writes.

Veteran activist, academic and actor Gary Foley talks to Zoe Holman about the past and future of Aboriginal resistance.

Senator Lidia Thorpe talks to Zoe Holman about power, Treaty and Australia’s identity crisis.

From the First Fleet’s arrival to today’s fight for recognition, we trace the turbulent history of Aboriginal Australians—a journey of dispossession, resistance, and resilience.

This is not your land. After the defeat of a 2023 referendum on the inclusion of a First Nations Voice in parliament, Zoe Holman traces the claims to self-determination made by Indigenous peoples in Australia, culminating in today’s rallying call for Treaty.

Argentina’s new leadership amplifies struggles for the Mapuche community, writes Saskia Fischer.

Report from Australia by Zoe Holman.

Another day of mourning for First Nations people in Australia, reports Will Higginbotham.

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is an environmental activist and member of Chad’s pastoralist Mbororo community who believes in twinning traditional knowledge with science to tackle ecosystem challenges.

Peru’s Manu National Park is a biodiversity success story. But its management has left its ancestral peoples without voice and agency. Could that be about to change? asks Jack Lo Lau.