The isolation crept in so slowly I almost didn’t notice it happening. After I turned 70, people started dropping off. Not dying, though some did. Just fading away. Moving to be closer to their kids.

At the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues — the world’s largest convening of Indigenous peoples — Indigenous leaders from South America are taking the chance to spotlight threats ...

There’s not a whole lot more troubling than watching the meltdown of a marriage … even from afar. Certainly we have been exposed to plenty of marital drama that’s really none of our business.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mongabay interviewed Antenor Vaz, an international expert on recognition methodologies and protection policies for Indigenous peoples in isolation ...

Indigenous communities neighboring the peoples living in isolation in Colombian Amazon have spent more than a decade helping the latter remain separate from the outside world. Members of the ...