Indigenous Peoples

"Homelands," tells Indigenous stories about the relationship between people and place, and why this is significant.

"I have always been attracted to serving the poor and the indigenous people, particularly the Dumagat tribe, who seem to be the most marginalized among the Filipino tribals," says Father Pete Montallana

Every year on August 9, the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed.
This year's theme is "The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge."

The restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic did not hamper the observance of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in India, with several online events led by various Church organisations, on their own or in collaboration with various civic groups.

Bangladesh's indigenous languages are under threat and some could die without positive action to preserve them.

Human rights and activist groups raised alarm over a police “rescue operation” of tribal students from a Church-run university in the central Philippines on Monday, February 15.

Christian groups held a demonstration in Madhupur, in the Division of Tangail in Bangladesh, to protest the displacement of indigenous peoples from their ancestral lands.

Return to native cultures. Take care of the roots, because from the roots comes the strength that will make you grow, prosper and bear fruit.