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Waiapi tribe of the Amazon forced to defend their homes from miners
These are the Waiapi, an ancient tribe living in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest but now fearing invasion by international mining companies. Leading AFP reporters to a tiny settlement of palm ...
Brazil apologizes to families of victims of military dictatorship’s mass grave
Brazil’s government has apologized to families of victims of the country’s military dictatorship whose remains could be among ...
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Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Historical records show the tribe has inhabited the area for at least 200 years. Brazilian law prohibits mining on Indigenous land. In a statement to The Associated Press, Brazil's Indigenous ...
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Pressure bears down around uncontacted tribes at the edge of Brazil’s arc of deforestation
They’re curious about us, and we’re curious about them.” That’s how Daniel Cangussu describes the recent interaction with a ...
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Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe ... jagged shoreline that has been home for centuries to Indigenous people known as Mura. “It’s the most beautiful sunset,” said ...
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‘Unprecedented’ Supreme Court bill threatens Indigenous rights in Brazil
Presented in February by Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes, a draft bill violates Indigenous people's constitutional rights ...
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Brazilian Muslims seek return of enslaved uprising leader's skull from Harvard
The skull is among thousands of human remains the university has said it will return to their original Native American ...