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Politics
and Reindeer
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Pekka Aikio comes from the far north of Europe - he's a member
of the Sami community - a group of people that have traditionally
lived by herding reindeer in the Arctic. For twenty years he
has worked in the parliament set up in Finland to represent
his community.
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Loss
of a Childhood
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When Cecil Dickson was taken away from his parents he was just
four years old. The policeman that came to collect him and his
older brothers was carrying out the policy of the Australian
government of the time to bring up Aboriginal and half-caste
children in European families or in children's homes that encouraged
them to adopt 'white' culture. As a result many children, like
Cecil, were forcibly removed from their homes.
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Hunting
and Gathering
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The Hadza people of Tanzania still live by hunting and gathering
- a way of life that has changed little over thousands of years.
But now the land and the wild animals they depend on to provide
their food are under threat. Simon Charles is one Hadza who
is doing what he can to help his community - but at the moment
it feels like a losing battle.
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Fighting
for Land
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Hilda Samson lives in Venezuela. She worries that since moving
from their home in the jungle her community of Carib, or Karina,
Indians have forgotten their culture, language and traditions.
She also finds herself in constant conflict with the miners
who are extracting gold from her land - without her permission.
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Stories
from the Past
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Liz Campbell is a storyteller. She preserves the traditions
of her Native American community by telling the tales that have
been told for generations and which provide her people with
much of their 'history'. She tells us one story that's been
passed down to her by her family.
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