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Namibia: Himbas, struggle for survive
By Delmi Alvarez
Posted in all, features, africa, slides on 3 February 2010
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Idealized by tourists, members of Namibia’s Himba tribe struggle to maintain control of their lives and their land. This beautiful African tribe is now threatened by ongoing projects from the government of Namibia and also by invasion of Western tourists who put in danger their identity. In 1980 the lifestyle of the Himba seemed about [...]

Tunisia: Traditional Social Network In The Sahara
By Marc-André Pauzé
Posted in all, features, africa, slides on 9 October 2009
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Douz, Tunisia : From all times, mankind found reason to gather and interact. With modern world frenzy, we live isolated from each others even though communication and social network tools like Twitter and Facebook abound. There are still ancient way to gather and share news.
Right on the edge of the Sahara, Douz is built in [...]

Congo: Baka Indigenous People Fighting For Survival
By Graeme Williams
Posted in all, features, africa, slides on 4 September 2009
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The Republic of Congo’s indigenous people, the country’s first inhabitants, are under threat.  The Baka, one of 15 ethnic groups, who traditionally have lived as hunters and gathers in the forest of central Africa, confront two grave dangers.  Their traditional habitat is under threat from commercial logging and when they do leave the forest, they [...]

Papua New Guinea: Paradise Lost
By Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific on 29 July 2009
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Watch multimedia slideshow with narration on this work and story.
My view is filled with green, green as far as I can see: dark green, vibrant green, tired looking green but all green with the occasional splash of muddy brown. I’m in a helicopter flying over the rainforests of the Gulf and Western Provinces, Papua New [...]

Western Sahara: The Forgotten People
By Paulo Nunes dos Santos
Posted in all, features, africa, slides on 22 July 2009
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As soon as the Moroccan occupation of the Western Sahara started and the vicious and bloody war diffused, nearly 200,000 Saharawis made their way across the desert, under aerial bombardment, to refugee camps in Algeria. Five camps were created under the control of the Polisario Front - the Sahawaris’ national liberation movement, which had appeared [...]

Canada: The Law Of Silence, Starting To Weaken
By Marc-André Pauzé
Posted in all, features, north america, slides on 7 July 2009
Stats: 1,497 views and 3 Comments

Text and Photos Marc-André Pauzé
Whereas we are witnesses of the slow disintegration of the Amer-Indian communities, marked by a very high infant mortality, a chronic unemployment and self-destroying violence, some portions of hope appears on the horizon.
Photojournalist and nurse specialized in backcountry medecine, Marc-Andre Pauzé will report from various canadians indigenous communities in a [...]