indigenous peoples

Some of the indigenous corn varieties growing in Taylor Keen's backyard. Cherokee White is a kind of sweet corn with white, purple, and yellower kernels that is ground for flour. Green Oaxacan is processed to make hominy and corn meal.

Tribes Revive Indigenous Crops, And The Food Traditions That Go With Them

11:26am November 18, 2016

by Grant Gerlock

Members of some Native American tribes are hoping to revive their food and farming traditions by planting the kinds of indigenous crops their ancestors once grew.

Health & Safety

Killing Reindeer To Stop Anthrax Could Snuff Out A Nomadic Culture

10:43am October 12, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Zombie bacteria in defrosting reindeer carcasses brought anthrax back to Siberia. Now the government wants to slaughter 250,000 reindeer to stop the spread.

National

Indigenous Peoples' Day Gains Momentum As A Replacement For Columbus Day

8:36pm October 07, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Denver, where Columbus Day was first celebrated about 100 years ago, now permanently recognizes Indigenous Peoples' Day.

University students who belong to indigenous tribes prepare for a ceremony to affirm their ethnic identity. Taiwan's aboriginal tribes arrived thousands of years before Chinese immigrants, but now account for only 2 percent of the population.

World News

Taiwanese President Issues Country's First Apology To Indigenous People

2:26pm August 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

"We have to face the truth," Tsai Ing-wen said to representatives of the native tribes of Taiwan. She said her government offered its "fullest apology" for the treatment of aboriginal Taiwanese.

World News

Taiwan's Aborigines Hope A New President Will Bring Better Treatment

8:27am June 11, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Aborigines account for 2 percent of Taiwan's population and face numerous challenges. In an aboriginal village, people hope Taiwan's new president will provide more favorable treatment and policies.

Nuuk, Greenland's capital, hosted about 2,000 people for this year's Arctic Winter Games. It was the biggest event ever held in Greenland.

At Arctic Winter Games, Biathlons, Stick Pulls And Sledge Jumps

4:26pm March 12, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

At the Olympics of Inuit sports, athletes from Greenland, Alaska, Canada and Russia face off in games like the finger pull and Alaskan high kick. But collaboration is more important than competition.

Queue Listen Now

Rosa Coj Bocel visits NPR's office in Washington, D.C., where she attended a film festival that screened a short documentary about her life.

Tragedy Made Her A Fighter — And The Star Of An 11-Minute Film

3:51pm November 11, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

Her life had spiraled out of control: school dropout, pregnant, parents kicked her out, baby died. Find out how Rosa Coj Bocel of Guatemala fought back.