Released on: October 24, 2008, 3:45 pm

Press Release Author: Peter N. Jones

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Editor of Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources, Dr. Peter
N. Jones announces the publication of the databank and community resource's 100
article.

Press Release Body: A databank, community resource, and information portal sponsored
by the Bauu Institute and Press located in Boulder, Colorado, Indigenous Peoples
Issues and Resources (http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com) has quickly become a
leader in providing articles, news, and information on indigenous peoples from
around the world. Not only is the resource being hailed by the scientific community,
it is also fast becoming a go-to portal for various indigenous peoples around the
world.

On the occasion, Dr. Jones remarked, "Indigenous people today face numerous
challenges, in some cases more than any previous generation. Large multi-national
companies are extracting natural resources from indigenous people's traditional
homelands. Ecotourism is having an adverse effect on traditional indigenous cultural
values. The establishment of large preserves of wildlife management has caused
detrimental impacts to traditional subsistence lifeways by indigenous peoples
throughout the world. In order to help mitigate these ongoing and constant impacts,
the Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources site was established to help empower
indigenous peoples and provide information for mitigating these impacts."

The Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources site is a resource and information
portal that acts as a form of social outreach for those who want to find out what is
happening to the world's indigenous peoples, as well as a means of providing
information to the public about one of today's central human rights issues.

A contributing organization for the Development Gateway Foundation, the site not
only covers news stories from around the world, but also academic projects, case
studies, and special articles. Shedding more light on the nature of the site, Dr.
Jones said, "Although there are a number of sites that cover a particular topic or
indigenous group, this site is the first to attempt a holistic, global,
multidisciplinary perspective. As a result, a larger understanding is developed as
to the problems facing indigenous peoples around the world."

Always seeking contributors, news articles, academic papers, and the like, the
Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources site has ambitious plans for continued
growth. Several collaborative projects are in development, and with the Indigenous
Issues Today news blog, it is hoped that a positive impact can be made.


Web Site: http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com

Contact Details: PO Box 4445
Boulder, CO 80306