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Amazon tribe blockade railroad in protest against Brazilian mining giant
This is the first time the Awá have initiated a protest of this kind on their own.© SurvivalMembers of Brazil’s Awá tribe have blockaded a railroad owned by Vale mining company in the eastern...
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Dongria celebrate recent court victory over mining company
The Dongria are pleased at the court's verdict, but still concerned about ongoing pressure and possible future efforts to mine in their hills© Lewis Davies/SurvivalHundreds of Dongria Kondh and their...
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Olympics: Torch reaches land of tribe facing “genocide”
The Guarani feel a deep sense of connection to their land and have protested against its theft and destruction© CIMI/SurvivalThe Olympic torch is set to arrive on June 25 in a state where the Guarani...
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Indonesia: Tribe attacked in palm oil plantation
The Orang Rimba have lived in the forests of Sumatra for generations, but now they are under threat© SurvivalMembers of the nomadic Orang Rimba tribe in Indonesia have been attacked and their...
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Brazilian experts blast US academics’ call for uncontacted tribes to be...
There are around 100 uncontacted tribes in the Amazon. We know very little about them, but many have expressed a clear desire to remain uncontacted© G. Miranda/FUNAI/SurvivalThe Brazilian government’s...
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Brazil: Outrage as Indians' homes bulldozed, community evicted
Guarani leader Damiana Cavanha after the eviction from Apy Ka'y© Aty GuasuA video showing a tribal community’s homes being bulldozed, condemning families to live by the side of a major highway, has...
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Oscar winner Mark Rylance makes plea to prevent annihilation of tribal peoples
Survival ambassador Mark Rylance during the recording of the film in Survival's London office© SurvivalOscar winning actor Mark Rylance has made a film for Survival International, the global movement...
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Indian government makes dramatic U-turn after outcry over forest rights
Millions of tribal people live in India's forests. The Forest Rights Act protects many of their fundamental rights.© Harshit Charles/ SurvivalA proposed new forests policy in India has been hastily...
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India: Park guard shoots child in infamous “shoot-to-kill” national park
Akash Oram in hospital after he was shot by park guards (click photo to see full size)© JEEPANA seven year old tribal boy is reportedly in a critical condition after being shot by a park guard in a...
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Tiger Day: Campaigners demand a conservation model that respects tigers and...
A tiger and her two cubs were recently killed by a park guard in Pench tiger reserve. Forest officials are often accused of corruption and involvement in poaching© Sandip DeyFor international Tiger Day...
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Olympics: Tribe facing “genocide” defies ranchers after baby’s death
The Guarani have a deep sense of connection to their land, but have seen most of it stolen and destroyed by intensive agriculture.© Fiona Watson/SurvivalOn the eve of the Olympics, a tribe in Brazil...
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“Stop Brazil’s Genocide”: Brazil blocks dangerous dam
On the eve of the Rio Olympics, Brazil has blocked a dam which would have destroyed forest of the Munduruku tribe© Maíra Irigaray/Amazon WatchAs the Rio Olympics kick off, Brazil has blocked the...
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UN Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Uncontacted Amazon tribe faces annihilation
The Kawahiva's land is being targeted by illegal loggers and cattle ranchers© FUNAI 2013On UN Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Survival International is calling for the full demarcation and protection of the...
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Botswana: Helicopter crashes after shooting at Bushmen
Bushmen have been criminalized for feeding their families under Botswana’s hunting ban.© Forest Woodward / Survival, 2015A group of Bushmen who were hunting antelope to feed their families have been...
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Brazil: Amazon fires threaten to wipe out uncontacted Indians
Fires are destroying pre-Amazon forest and threatening to wipe out uncontacted Indians for the second time in less than a year© INPEForest fires are raging in an indigenous territory on the edge of the...
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Will IUCN tackle conservation's shoot on sight problem?
Akash Oram, a tribal boy, was shot by a park guard in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India© JEEPALSurvival International has urged the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural...
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Paralympics: Outrage as Rio 2016 organizers accuse tribal people of...
Suruwaha father and child, Brazil. Evangelical missionaries have falsely accused the tribe of infanticide on several occasions.© Adriana Huber/SurvivalIn an official press release, the organizers of...
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Amazon Indians take one look at “us” – and head back into the forest
Amakaria and Jakarewyj, isolated Awá women, who made contact with a settled Awá community in December 2014© Madalena Borges/CIMI-MATwo uncontacted Indians from the Amazon have completed an...
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Paraguay: Government defies order to protect uncontacted tribe
"Many Ayoreo were contacted from the 1970s onwards. Since then they have suffered from poverty, disease and the destruction of their land."© SurvivalThe Paraguayan government has failed to act to...
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Survival International announces nominees for “Racist of the Year” award
Cartoon by Bill Leak published in The Australian and widely accused of racism towards Aboriginal people© Bill Leak/ The AustralianSurvival International has announced four nominees for its notorious...
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