Raoni appealed to United Nations and international community to press the Brazilian government to review development projects in the Amazon and preserve the rights of indigenous.
Terra: Indigenous leader Raoni asks UN help against infrastructure in Amazon
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10 December 2012 at 0:00 (Updated on 14 September 2020 at 11:21)
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