native peoples

Tribal voice - Easy

Enjoy a preview of the art tour of Arnhem Land in Australia (Spotlight 1/2011), with an introduction to the songs and songlines of the Yolngu people.

Life among the Aborigines

Our January cover story invites you to explore the culture of one of the most secretive societies on Earth — that of the Aborigines.

Spotlight Audio gives you not only American English and British English, but often Australian, South African, Irish and other regional forms of pronunciation in 60 minutes of interviews, exercises and dialogues.

Debate: Does ethnotourism help or hurt native cultures?

This month in the Debate section of Spotlight, we look at an emerging trend in travelling: ethnotourism. Spotlight correspondent Lorraine Mallinder asked people in Montreal what they think about it.

Nationality or citizenship?

Mike Pilewski asks: "Can you travel if no one recognizes your passport?" A Native American sports team found out the answer recently.

Medicine man Jan van der Westhuizen (left) on the phone. Photo: Jan Stuermann

Men on their mobiles in South Africa

"The mobile phone revolution continues," says a UN report about the phenomenon that's changing life across the planet. Mobile subscriptions in Africa rose from 54 million to almost 350 million between 2003 and 2008 — the biggest growth in the world.

Travel: Colorado

Doug Bolduc from the US is here with me in the studio today to read an excerpt from our travel feature on Colorado. The west is still wild in this part of the country — but it's not always quite what you expect.

Spotlight 1/2010

Shop more, spend less

We're travelling to New York City — with a weak dollar and a strong desire to shop. Our secret weapon is author Claudia Hellmann. Let's go!

The man who saved America

America owes not only its first Thanksgiving, but possibly its very existence, to the help of a Native American called Squanto.

San medicine man Jan van der Westhuizen. Photo: Jan Stuermann

The hunter and his Kalahari habitat

Water is hard to find in the Kalahari, so the San people carry some in an ostrich eggshell. They eat anything available, including zebra, giraffe, insects, snakes, eggs and wild honey. The San are not wasteful, and every part of the animal is used.

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