When a big chief dies on the Xingu indigenous reservation, its tribes gather for a unique funeral ritual called the Kuarup. Wearing body paint and bird feathers, they join in ceremonial dances, combat ...

Vanishing Worlds: Art And Ritual In Amazonia. Birmingham Museum of Art. Through July 27. The Birmingham Museum of Art is presenting a stunningly beautiful exhibition that is as much a record of ...

FEIJO, Brazil (Reuters) - As thousands of fires ravage the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, some indigenous tribes are turning to prayer in a bid to halt the destruction and protect their ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal officials Monday agreed to a request by two American Indian tribes for special protections for Nantucket Sound, a move that could delay construction of a proposed wind farm off ...

Often described as “uncontacted,” isolated groups living deep in the South American forest resist the ways of the modern world—at least for now Joshua Hammer Contributing writer On a cloudless ...

Tens of thousands of forest fires have been recorded in the Amazon during this year's dry season, the most in at least a decade FEIJO, Brazil, Sept 1 (Reuters) - As thousands of fires ravage the ...