Indigenous Tribes in Peru

Moving Peru Forward: An Interview with the Film-Makers Behind ‘When Two Worlds Collide’

By Danny Concha 14 September, 2016

This year, Yachaywasi Films takes us right to the heart of one of Peru’s most dramatic and controversial conflicts in... Read Article

Peru Defies UN Breakthrough On Uncontacted Tribes

By Russ Slater 05 April, 2012

Peru’s government is ignoring new UN guidelines on the protection of uncontacted Indians in the Amazon. Instead of backing the... Read Article

Illegal Logging Site Seized Just Days After Photos of Uncontacted Indians Released

By Russ Slater 08 February, 2012

Peru has raided an illegal logging site in the Manú National Park, just days after the world caught its first... Read Article

Peru’s Indians bribed with painkillers and pens as gas giants move in

By Russ Slater 14 September, 2011

Isolated Indians in southeast Peru are being ‘bribed’ with painkillers and pens, as industry giants seek to open up their... Read Article