A cloak of thousands of scarlet ibis feathers, sacred to the Indigenous Tupinambá people of Brazil, has been in Danish hands since the 1600s. Now it has finally been returned to Brazil in the midst of an ongoing dispute over Indigenous rights in the country.
Indigenous Land
Landmark Treaty to protect Traditional and Indigenous knowledge
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The 193 member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization agreed to a groundbreaking new treaty requiring patents to disclose if an invention was derived using Indigenous and traditional knowledge.
Indigenous Land
Tratado histórico para proteger el conocimiento tradicional e indígena
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Los 193 estados miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual acordaron un nuevo tratado innovador que exige que las patentes revelen si una invención se obtuvo utilizando conocimientos indígenas y tradicionales.
Culture
NMAI celebrates 20 years on the National Mall
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The National Museum of the American Indian celebrates its 20th anniversary of opening its doors on the National Mall at its annual Folklife Festival this summer.
Culture
Event emphasizes more Indigenous legal recognition needed across the Americas
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A seminar in Mexico discusses the advances and challenges in implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Indigenous Land
An Indigenous community and their sacred plant point to renewable future
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A government project support in the sustainable practices of the Ava Guaraní Indigenous Peoples in eastern Paraguay highlights how Indigenous knowledge, economics, and native plants can create a climate-friendly sustainable future.