News from the Brazilian Indians

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  Javari Valley Indians dying due to lack of medical care 11 January 2008

  Eight Indians, including five children, died in the Javari Valley in the Brazilian state of Amazonas in December.

   
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  Indians tell President Lula ‘We will not accept mining on our land’ 19 November 2007

  Kayapó Indian leader Raoni has delivered a letter to Brazil’s President Lula, telling him, ‘We will not accept mining on indigenous land’.

   
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  Stars of BBC ‘Tribe’ series hit by disease epidemic 20 August 2007

  The Matis Indians of Brazil, stars of tomorrow's episode of 'Tribe' on BBC TV, are facing an epidemic which has already killed members of this tiny tribe.

   
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  Indians and NGOs unite to oppose to Xingu dams 5 June 2007

  Indigenous peoples and NGOs have met in the Amazon town of Altamira in Brazil to discuss their concerns about a series of hydroelectric dams planned for the Xingu river, one of the Amazon's main tributaries.

   
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  Indian anger at Pope's comments 14 May 2007

  Brazilian Indians have reacted with anger to Pope Benedict XVI's claim during his recent trip to Brazil that their ancestors had been 'silently longing' to become Christians when Brazil was colonised 500 years ago.

   
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  Ikpeng tribe – ‘We will not let this dam be built’ 30 April 2007

  The Ikpeng tribe of the Xingu Park in Brazil have written an impassioned letter demanding that plans to build a hydroelectric dam on their river be halted.

   
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  Malaria and hepatitis threaten Javari Valley tribes 27 April 2007

  The Indians of the Javari Valley in the Brazilian Amazon have warned that rates of malaria and hepatitis in their communities are spiralling out of control, and that uncontacted tribes in the area are in grave danger.

   
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  Indians and NGOs campaign to save Xingu River 16 February 2007

  Indigenous peoples, NGOs and farmers are combining forces to save the headwaters of the Xingu River, a major tributary of the Amazon.

   
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  Bishops warn of genocide of uncontacted Indians 3 August 2006

  Bishops and other religious leaders in the Amazonian state of Mato Grosso are warning that uncontacted Indians of the Rio Pardo are 'suffering the imminent threat of genocide'.

   
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  Brazil: Xavante Indians launch campaign to save river basin 5 July 2006

  Xavante Indians blockaded a national highway in Mato Grosso state to draw attention to the devastating impact of soya cultivation on the Rio das Mortes river basin.

   
 
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