News and Reviews
2007
Older news and reviews prepared for this website are listed on the News and Reviews 2004-2005 page, and for 2006 on the 2006 page. News and reviews from 2007 are listed below. All stories are also listed in the News and Reviews Subject Listing. They are also listed and linked at the bottom of each society entry in the Encyclopedia of Selected Peaceful Societies, after the heading: Updates: News and Reviews. News and reviews about peacefulness in general are referred to from the bottom of the Facts page, while news stories about this website are linked from the About This Website page. News and Reviews can also be found with the Google search bar.
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December 27, 2007. French Blunders Anger All Sides in Polynesia
December 27, 2007. Political Rivalries in Tahiti [journal article review]
December 20, 2007. Ladakhis Demand Official Status for their Language
December 20, 2007. Have a Peaceful Christmas Bird Count [magazine article review]
December 13, 2007. The Indigenous People of the Congo and the World Bank
December 13, 2007. Best Peace Books of the Year
December 6, 2007. Egyptian Opposition Party Champions Nubian Cause
December 6, 2007. Canadian Supreme Court will Hear Hutterite Case
November 29, 2007. Hunting for the G/wi
November 29, 2007. Gender Equality Among the Batek [book review]
November 22, 2007. Have the Birhor Vanished?
November 22, 2007. High-tech Medical Care for Tristan Islanders
November 15, 2007 . Ladakhi Buddhists Still Fuss About Population
November 15, 2007 . Amish Young People Grow Up [book review]
November 8, 2007. Constitutional Guarantees in Malaysia for the Orang Asli
November 8, 2007. The Peaceful Politics of Yaa Baa in Thailand [journal article review]
November 1, 2007. Lepcha Protests Continue Over Dam Threat
November 1, 2007. Inuit Language Stability [journal article review]
October 25, 2007. Mbuti Press their Case in Washington
October 25, 2007. Changes in the Changtang Region of Ladakh
October 18, 2007. Zapotec and Buid Featured in Public Events
October 18, 2007. Piaroa Farming Effectiveness [journal article review]
October 11, 2007. World Bank Report May Help the Mbuti
October 11, 2007. Dumping Garbage in the Arctic Ocean
October 4, 2007. Peace Conference Begins with Speech about the Amish
October 4, 2007. Inuit Name-Souls Confront Modern, Rational Thinkers [anthology chapter review]
September 27, 2007. Another Van Der Post Writes about the Bushmen
September 27, 2007 . Amish Negotiations Settle Conflicts [journal article review]
September 20, 2007. Controversial Dam Approved in Kerala
September 20, 2007. Politeness and Respect in Zapotec Speech [anthology chapter review]
September 13, 2007. Solar Powered Amish
September 13, 2007. Ladakhi Buddhists of the Zangskar Valley [journal article review]
September 6, 2007. Hutterites Cope with Cellphones
September 6, 2007. Persistence Hunting by the G/wi [journal article review]
August 30, 2007. Witchcraft among the Fipa
August 30, 2007. Mangyan Societies Threatened by Strip Mining
August 23, 2007. Elections, Indigenous Peoples, and Networking in Brazzaville
August 23, 2007. Amish Health Care, Part II [journal article review]
August 16, 2007. Lepchas Continue Protests Over Proposed Dams
August 16, 2007. Amish Health Care, Part I [reviews of journal articles]
August 9, 2007. Steps Toward Peace in Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh
August 9, 2007. Piaroa Local Knowledge and the Politics of Contemporary Venezuela [anthology chapter review]
August 2, 2007. Semai Still Hold Developers at Bay
August 2, 2007. Atanarjuat: Love, Violence, and Reconciliation in Inuit Myth [DVD and journal article reviews]
July 26, 2007. Canadian Appreciation for the Inukshuk
July 26, 2007. Talking: Persuasion and Story Telling among the San [journal article review]
July 19, 2007. G/wi Arrested for Hunting on their Own Land
July 19, 2007. Hutterite Colonies Accept Change
July 12, 2007. Dam Building Threatens Sacred Lepcha Landscape
July 12, 2007. Order and Harmony: Conflict Resolution in Ladakh [book review]
June 21, 2007. Unique Speech Patterns on Tristan da Cunha [journal article review]
June 14, 2007. Nubian Discontent Continues
June 14, 2007. Amish Possessions: Consumer Crap and Traditional Heirlooms
June 7, 2007. New Book Examines Amish Forgiveness
June 7, 2007. Ju/’hoansi Encounters with HIV/AIDS [anthology chapter reviews, part 3]
May 31, 2007. Population Growth in Ladakh
May 31, 2007. Ju/’hoansi of Botswana Slowly Gain Land and Water Rights [anthology chapter reviews, part 2]
May 24, 2007. Hutterites Win Court Appeal Regarding Photo IDs
May 24, 2007. Empty Promises to the Nubians
May 17, 2007. UN Permanent Forum May Help Promote G/wi Rights to their Lands
May 17, 2007. The Ju/’hoansi and the Kalahari Peoples Fund [anthology chapter reviews, part 1]
May 10, 2007. Blogging the Mbuti
May 10, 2007. Ladakhi Women and their Peraks [anthology chapter review]
May 3, 2007. Nubians Ask for Their Rights
May 3, 2007. Integrating Traditional Inuit Values into Contemporary Nunavut Government, Part 2, the Legislature [journal article review]
April 26, 2007. Mbuti Appeal for their Rights
April 26, 2007. Integrating Traditional Inuit Values into Contemporary Nunavut Government: Part 1, the Bureaucracy [journal article review]
April 19, 2007. Homage to Hamza el Din
April 19, 2007. Semai Protest a Botanical Garden—Update
April 19, 2007. Prosperity Increases on Rural Thai Farms [journal article review]
April 12, 2007. Amish Use of Cell Phones Increases
April 12, 2007. Warfare Could Become Obsolete—If We So Desire [book review]
April 5, 2007. Women’s House on Ifaluk Provides Refuge from Men
April 5, 2007. The Development of Children in Ufipa [anthology chapter review]
March 29, 2007. Buid Featured in American Filipino Magazine
March 29, 2007. Semai Protest a Botanical Garden
March 22, 2007. Chewong Refuse to Move
March 22, 2007. Shamanism Survives among the Inuit [journal article and video review]
March 15, 2007. Can an Erect Penis Point Toward Peace?
March 15, 2007. Amish Schools Flourish and Change [journal article review]
March 8, 2007. Wal-Mart Conquers the Zapotec
March 8, 2007. Ladakhi Reactions to Tourist Photography [journal article review]
March 1, 2007. Birhor Lose Forests to Coal Mines
March 1, 2007. Orang Asli Lands in a Malay World [journal article review]
February 22, 2007. SUNY Buffalo Focuses on Semai Nonviolence
February 22, 2007. Ju/’hoansi Chronicles—The Marshall Family Legacy, part 2 of 2 [video review]
February 15, 2007. Ju/’hoansi Still Losing Lands in Namibia
February 15, 2007. Ju/’hoansi Chronicles—The Marshall Family Legacy, part 1 of 2 [book review]
February 8, 2007. Yanadis Gain Lands—To Their Dismay
February 8, 2007. Gandhi Conference Hears Proposal for Kashmir/Ladakh Settlement
February 8, 2007. Traditional Paliyan Herbal Preparations [journal article review]
February 1, 2007. Lancaster County Amish: Their Midwives and Home Births
February 1, 2007. Spirit Mediums and Magic Monks in Thailand [journal article review]
January 25, 2007. Blogging a Birth on Tristan da Cunha
January 25, 2007. Nubians Dance by the Nile, and Dissipate Conflicts [short story review]
January 18, 2007. G/wi Finally Start to Go Home
January 18, 2007. Gestures Display Meanings in an Inuit Village [anthology chapter review, part 3 of 3]
January 11, 2007. Removing the Chewong Will Make Room for More Valuable People
January 11, 2007. Preserving the Culture of Igloolik [anthology chapter review, part 2 of 3]
January 4, 2007. Ladakhis Welcome the New Year
January 4, 2007. Unikkaartuit: People’s Stories about Suicides [anthology chapter review, part 1 of 3]