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There you go! – Survival’s cartoon book

There you go! – Survival’s cartoon book – takes a satirical swipe at the ‘development’ of tribal peoples. With beautiful illustrations and wry humour, Oren Ginzburg tells the story of how tribal peoples are being destroyed in the name of … Continue reading

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The Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide – free download and other resources

The Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide, which was developed in collaboration with International Funders for Indigenous Peoples and First Peoples Worldwide, has been distributed to hundreds of Indigenous communities and nonprofit organizations in both English and Spanish. more> Source: … Continue reading

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Tip | e-Reader applications for smartphones and other devices

In order to read the ePub version of the guided tour, you need an e-Reader application. A suitable application may already be pre-installed on your device. eReaders come in a variety of forms. They can be devices designed specifically for eBooks and other digital … Continue reading

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A guided tour of this website for offline reading – ePub version for Kindle, iPad, iPod and smartphones (update)

 New: two updated versions of a guided tour - Version 21-04-2013 Choose and click to download for free ePub version (8 MB, compatible with portable devices incl. smartphones with an e-Reader installed) printfriendly PDF version (2,6 MB, 16 pages A4 or similar compatible with any … Continue reading

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Tribal Children’s Right to Education in India: proclamations on child rights

Author: Mehendale, Archana,  Bangalore 2003, Child Rights International Network: www.crin.org Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child For the Day of General Discussion on “Isolated Communities and Ignored Claims: Tribal Children’s Right to Education in India”. Tribal communities in India … Continue reading

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The No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples (e book)

This guide looks beyond the exotic images tracing the story of different indigenous people from their first contact with explorers and colonizers to the present day. Much of this story is told by the indigenous people themselves and they present … Continue reading

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Santal resources on archive.org

Example: some of the resources found by typing “Santal” (or Santhal) in the archive.org Search window Santal Folk Tales – Campbell, A. Book from Project Gutenberg: Santal Folk Tales Folklore of the Santal Parganas – Bompas, Cecil Henry Book from Project Gutenberg: … Continue reading

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Toda and Kota resources on archive.org – Nilgiri (South India)

Example: one of several resources found by typing “Nilgiri” in the archive.org Search window Anthropology of the Todas and Kotas of the Nilgiri Hills : and of the Bráhmans, Kammálans, Pallis, and Pariahs of Madras City (1896) Author: Thurston, Edgar, 1855-1935 Subject: … Continue reading

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Find a resource on archive.org – The Internet Archive

Find a resource in the Search-window seen here: http://www.archive.org Tip: search for a specific community like “Santal” (or Santhal); or a region like Nilgiri (Toda and Kota communities) >>

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Adivasi: the Birhor tribe in Jharkhand – eBook by Jharkhandi.org

The Birhor is one of the primitive Tribal Groups of the State of Jharkhand. They are found in the districts of Hazaribagh, Ranchi, Lohardaga, Palamu, Garhwa, Dhanbad, Singhbhum and Giridih and Gumla in present Jharkhand State. They belong to proto … Continue reading

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