Indian tribe secures unprecedented rights to tiger reserve
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 02/11/2011 - 8:48pmSoliga man worships at one of 487 sacred sites
inside the BR Hills reserve © Atree/Survival
SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL, November 2, 2011 - - In a landmark victory, a tribe in India has for the first time had their right to use their ancestral land recognized – even though it is inside a tiger reserve.
In 1974 members of the Soliga tribe were evicted from their homes in the Biligirirangan Hills, Karnataka state, by a local government intent on protecting the state’s wildlife.