This article is republished courtesy of Latin American Bureau, the original article can be found here. In the local language, Zo’é means‘we, people like us’, as distinct from kirahis, ‘outsiders, non-indigenous’. The language is a branch (specifically sub-group... Read Article
There’s still time to catch a number of short films from Indigenous Latin American filmmakers at Native Spirit Festival: the UK’s first and only annual independent festival to promote Indigenous filmmakers, media and artists. With increasing focus on... Read Article
Just three days remain to support this passionate project launched by Nayana Fernandez/MiráPorã to help preserve the ancestral territory of Munduruku Indians who are in danger of their land laying victim – as we’ve seen too often already... Read Article
A judge has ordered Brazil’s largest mining company to suspend plans to double a controversial railway track, which would have put the livelihoods of Earth’s most threatened tribe in jeopardy. In a major setback for mining giant Vale,... Read Article
Gunmen in Brazil are brazenly intimidating indigenous communities with a hit list of prominent leaders, following the high profile murder of Nísio Gomes last month. Reportedly employed by powerful landowners in Mato Grosso do Sul state, the gunmen... Read Article
