Tag: Native South American
Amazon Tribes Harvest Rain For Clean Water
The Siona, Secoya and Kofan indigenous peoples have been living with the consequences of oil drilling in Ecuador’s northeastern Sucumbíos province for several generations. Learn more at https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/with-no-oil-cleanup-in-sight-amazon-tribes-harvest-rain-for-clean-water/?fbclid=IwAR38fSx2dxdP73x1rj3soBD05GvYNZXHjk4PPzevZ79UvH2pmKKaeOP-tsE #Amazon #Indigenous #SouthAmerica
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Indigenous Venezuelans Driven Out By Economy
Living off a garbage dump in a foreign country has become a better option than staying at home for some Venezuelans. The United Nations says nearly two million people have left Venezuela over the past four years. Among them thousands…
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Brazil’s Indigenous Population Fights Back
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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Indigenous Communities Crippled In Argentina Amid Economic Crisis
In Argentina, prices are soaring, unemployment is high and the currency, the peso has lost half its value so far this year. Inflation rate is now at 34.4 percent – one of the highest in the world. For the indigenous…
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Inca Origins – Native America
The Qorikancha is closely associated with the Inca origin story. Located at the center of Inca Cuzco, Peru, it is the primary temple of the sun god Inti. As the story goes, Inti gives his children a golden staff and…
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Brazil’s First Female Indigenous Vice Presidential Candidate
Sonia Guajajara is a Socialism and Liberty Party candidate for the vice presidency of Brazil, the first indigenous person to run for the position, with Guilherme Boulos running for president.
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Killa Raymi – The Celebration of Pachamama’s Fertility
Killa Raymi, the celebration of Pachamama’s fertility is an important celebration of the moon, the corn, and femininity that takes place on September 21st each year in the Andean highland.
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Waorani People Map Their Rainforest To Save It
For the Waorani, the forest is a self-sustaining infrastructure, but to the government of Ecuador, it is a commodity. So the group is ‘counter-mapping’ the disputed area where oil lies to show hunting trails, wildlife hotspots & more assets that…
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