Amazon Indians blockade dam site
The remote Enawene Nawe tribe have blockaded the construction site of a hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon, which they say will destroy their vital fishing grounds.
News from the Enawene Nawe
Enawene Nawe village burned to the ground
The village of the remote Enawene Nawe tribe in Brazil has burned to the ground in a fire, leaving them to rebuild their homes from scratch.
Enawene Nawe blockade succeeds
The Brazilian government has agreed to several key demands of the Enawene Nawe Indians after they blockaded a major highway. The government's Indian agency, FUNAI, will survey lands claimed by the Enawene Nawe and other tribes, with the aim of officially
Remote Amazon tribe to travel to Brasília
The remote Enawene Nawe tribe have dismantled their three day blockade of one of the main highways in Mato Grosso state and are set to travel to the Brazilian capital, Brasília, to meet government officials.
Amazon tribe block highway to stop hydroelectric dams
A remote Amazonian tribe are blockading a major highway in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso in protest at a series of hydroelectric dams that will destroy their vital fishing grounds. The Enawene Nawe Indians set up their blockade yesterday morning.
New wave of dam building threatens Amazon Indians
As Brazil celebrates its national Day of the Indian on 19 April, a new wave of dam building in the Brazilian Amazon is threatening the lives of remote Indian tribes.
Dams threaten fishing tribe
The isolated Enawene Nawe tribe has spoken out against a series of dams which could destroy their livelihood.
Landmark trial begins
19 years after the murder of Vicente Canas, the trial of those accused of killing him began today in Cuiabá, capital of Mato Grosso state.