Philosophy, Debate and Politics
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They have traditional dances, bows and arrows, the songs and the warpaint. But the Amazon Guajajara tribe also have cameras, mobiles, drones and GPS trackers. The fight to confront illegal poachers and loggers in the Amazon is one which affects…
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Rare video of uncontacted members of Brazil’s Awa Amazon tribe has emerged, as activists warn of growing threats to this tribe from loggers who are nearing their traditional hunting ground. #Amazon #Indigenous #UncontactedTribe
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Brazil’s capital Brasilia became the scene of a massive encampment on Wednesday, replete with singing and dancing by members of indigenous tribes from around the country who are converging on the city for three days of protests. #Brazil #Indigenous #Bolsonaro…
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In Brazil’s Amazon indigenous tribes have maintained the land for centuries. But recently there has been concern over the future of their rights to the terrain. Throughout his political career, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has made his view on the…
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As a candidate, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised to stop protecting lands that have long been home to indigenous tribes. Since his inauguration Jan. 1, 2019, there have been more invasions of indigenous reserves by armed men staking their claims.…
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He’s called the Trump of the Tropics. But will President Bolsonaro sacrifice the Amazon, and its indigenous people, in order to ‘make Brazil great again’? #Indigenous #Brazil #Amazon
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Muddy waste from a ruptured dam at a mine in Brazil’s southeast, that left nearly 360 people killed and missing, is reaching an indigenous community in the region, contaminating its water supply.
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Joênia Wapichana (officially Joênia Batista de Carvalho) is the first woman indigenous lawyer in Brazil and a member of the Wapichana tribe of northern Brazil. After taking a land dispute to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Ms. Wapichana became…
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Xulwi is a Guajajara warrior. He lives on a reservation on the edge of Brazil’s Amazon region where illegal logging is rampant and harmful to the environment. Illegal loggers in the Amazon region are often heavily armed and far from…
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