Inspired by Wänä’cä, a leader who is mentioned in the ancestral songs of the Huöttöja people, Hortimio Ochoa is the visible face of defense of the Cataniapo hydrographic basin in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas. It is an area subject to increasingly evident pressure associated with mining, deforestation and the incursion of illegal armed groups
Tag: indígenas
Indigenous communities under siege in Rondon’s land
The invasions of indigenous territories in Rondonia are not something new. But data on episodes of violence in the countryside, such as assassinations of leaders and threats to communities, reveal the resurgence of this fight.
The Guardian: Belo Monte, Brazil – tribes living in the shadow of a megadam
Next year the Belo Monte dam will flood vast swathes of Amazon rainforest. Indian tribes living on the river have lost their fight to halt the project – now they await the floods that threaten their entire way of life.
New Stanford Model Can Reveal Globalization’s Effects On The Amazon
Stanford has unveiled new software that will be able to understand how outside influences can affect the sustainability of Indigenous people in the Amazon.
Bloomberg Businessweek: Last of Eden: In the Shadow of Brazil’s Largest Construction Site
Series of photos by Taylor Weidman show what life is like for people who live around the construction site of the Belo Monte dam in Brazil.
Luz Meyi: 5 indígenas amazónicas cuentan porqué las mujeres son clave para la reforestación
Luz Meyi Patiño. Amazonas “Soy del pueblo Murui Muina, lo que llamaban uitoto. En la Amazonía hay una hormiga grande que se llama uidodo que es muy carnívoras, y como nosotros también éramos, pero éramos, nos empezaron a decir así, pero somos Murui Muina. Nos tocó un desplazamiento en 1995 y estamos en la cabecera […]