Indigenous People Occupy the Nortao Hydroelectric Power Plant in Protest
Region: BrazilTranslated from Portuguese More than 50 Indians of ethnicities Arara and Cinta Larga, armed with bows, arrows and burduna, are camped out, this morning, at the Hydroelectric Energy (UHE) Dardanelles, A... more
Views: 2199McDonald's... McStress!
Region: BrazilThere are things in life we sometimes wish we never asked because their answers will inevitably bring even more questions. Down here, in Brazil, I have found three of these things, just by having dinner at McDonald&rs... more
Views: 1399Peru in shock move to abolish uncontacted tribe’s reserve
Region: Peru
The survival of the uncontacted tribe whose images caused a worldwide sensation in February is in jeopardy, after Peruvian government plans to abolish a reserve that protects their territory were exposed. The Indi... more
Views: 2305Yanomami Indians seize plane in health protest
Region: Brazil
Yanomami Indians in the Brazilian Amazon have captured an airplane used by health workers, in protest at corruption within the health service. The Yanomami are outraged by the nomination of a new indigenous health coor... more
Views: 1856Tension mounts as Brazilian Indians retake land
Region: Brazil
A community of Guarani Indians in Brazil has retaken part of its ancestral land in an act of desperation, having lived by the side of a highway for a year and a half. The Guarani marched back to their land last week, un... more
Views: 2259Latin America’s African Roots Explored
Region: United States
Latin America’s African Roots Explored An article in UrbanMecca.com announced http:/www./urbanmecca.net that Black in Latin America, a new four–part series “on the influence of African descent on Latin ... more
Views: 2837Endangered uncontacted tribe to feature on Discovery Channel
Region: Brazil
The Discovery Channel will show unique footage of an uncontacted tribe on Sunday, April 17 (9pm, ET and PT) in the Grasslands and Jungles episode of the new, groundbreaking show Human Planet. The film shows an uncontact... more
Views: 1827Amazon tribe’s unique fishing ritual could be their last
Region: Brazil
The Enawene Nawe tribe of Brazil have begun their unique annual fishing ritual, amid fears that the 80 dams planned for the Juruena river basin are destroying their fish. The tribe’s extraordinary ‘Yã... more
Views: 1897Amazon Indians protest in London as judge blocks Brazil dam
Region: Brazil
Three Amazon Indians protested in London today against dams which threaten to destroy the lands and lives of thousands of tribal people. Ruth Buendia Mestoquiari, an Ashaninka Indian from Peru, Sheyla Juruna, a Juruna... more
Views: 891Amazon Indians in London to stop dams that will destroy them
Region: France
Three Amazon Indians have begun a journey through Europe to protest against dams which threaten to destroy the lands and lives of thousands of tribal people. Ruth Buendia Mestoquiari, an Ashaninka Indian from Peru, Sh... more
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