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‘Jaguar people’s’ urgent appeal to oil company’s shareholders
Posted by Survival: None Given on June 21st, 2013
Survival: An Amazonian tribe has sent an urgent appeal to shareholders of Canadian-Colombian oil giant Pacific Rubiales to protect the lives of uncontacted Indians in Peru, whose survival is threatened by the company`s work on their land. In an urgent video message Salomon Dunu, a member of the Matsés tribe, said, 'Our uncontacted brothers live in the forest, we have heard them many times so we know they exist… Tell the world that the Matsés are firm in our position against the oil company. We do not want...
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Hundreds of Brazilian Indians occupy Congress to stop proposed land policy
Posted by Survival: None Given on April 19th, 2013
Survival: Indians of various tribes invaded and occupied part of the country’s Congress this week, to protest at attempts to change the law regarding their land rights.
The Indians are outraged about a proposed constitutional amendment that would weaken their hold on their territories. They fear that ‘PEC 215’, by giving Congress power in the demarcation process, will cause further delays and obstacles to the recognition and protection of their ancestral land.
The Indians say they will not stop protesting...