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Indigenous Christmas Origins

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

Flying reindeer, Santa coming down the chimney, elves with pointy hats, mistletoe - all these Christmas myths originate from Aboriginal cultures. more...

Prussian Indigenous Revival

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

The Prusi indigenous people of former Prussia, thought to be extinct since the Crusades, are making a comeback. Young European pagans are reclaiming tribal identities. more...

Indigenous Cyprus

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

Native Cypriots have endured millennia of multiple invaders, yet retain their cultural integrity and claim to land, despite losing half their island to Turkish invaders. more...

Luxembourg Indigenousness

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

The indigenous Trevisi of Luxembourg were colonised by Rome 2000 years ago. Can their culturally unique descendants be described as indigenous today? more...

French Celts - Bretons

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

Indigenous Breton guestwriter speaks about loss of Bretagne's indigenous language and cultural identity. more...

Russian Indigenous Kazakhs

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

The nomadic Kazakhs of Russia have been colonised by Slavs, Cossacks, Stalinists, and Soviets. Result - famine, fallout, and an average age of 31. more...

Corsican Tribal Diaspora

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

In countering loss of culture and the exodus of indigenous Corsicans from their motherland, is Corsica marginalising its ethnic minority of Arab immigrants? more...

Netherlands Indigenous People

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

The Frisians are the indigenous people of the Netherlands. They have successfully fought for the right to maintain the Frisian language, spoken there for millennia. more...

Albion Indigenous Viewpoint

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

Celtic indigenous guest writer talks about colonial massacres of sacred animals, and British native peoples struggling to maintain contact with land and spirit. more...

Adyghe, A Caucasian Tribe

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

The Adyghe people are one of many indigenous tribes of the Caucassus region, displaced by Russian invaders. Caucasian doesn't mean "white". Meet the real deal. more...

Basque Native Rights

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

The Basques, the most invaded indigenous group on the planet, are fortunate enough to have gained true self-determination as a separatist state. more...

Isle Of Man Natives

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

The Isle Of Man has been invaded by at least four different nations, but still retains its own indigenous customary rights. more...

Macedonian Indigenous Rights

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

"Macedonia" is the oldest surviving indigenous European nation by name, originating from 7000 BC. Today, they struggle for autonomy against Greek colonists. more...

Saemieh Aboriginal Rights

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

Ever heard the word "Tundra"? An aboriginal language word of the Reindeer people of Scandinavia, the Indigenous Sami. more...

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