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Resistance announced against land usurpation in Peru
The Native Federation of Madre de Dios River and tributaries (FENAMAD) has denounced the governments actions toward granting mining concessions to indigenous lands in Peru, and have announced they must resort to self-defense in order to defend their right to the land. They say the concessions are for one, a violation of the constitution and [...]
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Amazon: in the hands of a few
Recently, the Enawene-Nawe, a people indigenous to the Juruena River basin in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil, invited Greenpeace to visit them and document their ways of life, which Greenpeace had previously expressed an interest in doing. Greenpeace accepted, and set out, accompanied by OPAN (Native Amazon Operation) members and 2 european journalists. But [...]
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Underreported Struggles #5, August 2007
With Indigenous Peoples Day swiftly passing by, Indigenous People throughout the world continue to be subjected to a seemingly endless barrage of offenses by militias, governments, and corporations alike. Efforts to assimilate the People into mainstream society has increased twofold this month, while corporations increasingly work to criminalize, alienate, and divide communities; even make them [...]
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Slavery prejudice, colonialism and development
Survival International has released a report comparing the arguments used to justify the dispossession of the Kalahari Bushmen from their land, with the arguments used to defend the transatlantic slave trade. This comparison may come as a shock to some, but the rhetoric in both cases is profoundly similar. Incidentally, it is also the same [...]
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Our Land, Our Life
"The land is very important to us. It is very sacred to the Western Shoshone People. It represents life, and to take our land is to take our life. And I find it quote appauling that a country like the United States is legitimizing the theft of Western Shoshone land."-- Carrie Dann, Western Shoshone grandmother [...]
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Suriname Indigenous Petition Against Park
On Friday, The Organization of Indigenous People (OIS) submitted a petition to the Surinamese government and the French ambassador to Suriname, calling for an end to activities in the recently created two million hectare French Guiana Park The French Army has recently begun ordering Indigenous People to stop all hunting and fishing in a disputed [...]
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The Work of the Mapuche continues
A community from chubut province has filed a criminal action lawsuit against Luciano Benetton, whom they hold responsible from usurping Mapuche lands. From Real World Radio A member of Santa Rosa Leleque community, Mauro Millan, said in an interview with Mas Voces radio station that Benetton is Argentina’s “largest estate-owner” and that he owns 300 [...]
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- Barcelona Transition group on Global Minga in Defense of Mother Earth and Her Peoples, October 12-16:
- Ximena on Mapuche on Hunger Strike over Chile’s Militancy:
- Carey Conway on China is Manipulating Canada’s First Nations:
- Jamie Kneen on China is Manipulating Canada’s First Nations:
- Ganan on Bangladesh military opens fire on Indigenous Jumma People:
