Tag: indians
Among Brazilian Indians Children Are More Likely to Die than the Elderly
The Brazilian Ministry of Health’s study, Health in Brazil, 2005, reveals that there are ...
240 Indians Murdered in Brazil in Last 10 Years
With the murder of Dorvalino Rocha, a Guarani Kaiowá leader from the Nhande Ru ...
Seven Brazilian Indians in Prison Since December for Protesting
On December 27, 2005, eight Indians were arrested in Chapecó, state of Santa Catarina, ...
38 Indian Activists Killed in Brazil in 2005, the Worst in 10 Years
In Brazil, indigenous peoples continue to suffer violence and severe economic deprivation as a ...
A Tragedy on the Making: Hundreds of Indians in Brazil Wait by the Roadside
Judicial countermeasures have created a serious situation that could become a tragedy involving Indians ...
85% of Schools for Indians in Brazil Don’t Go Over 4th Grade
Brazil’s indigenous population will get around 400 new schools, according to information from the ...
Brazilian Indians Threaten to Kill Themselves After Being Thrown Off Their Lands
Over one hundred federal police evicted the Guarani-Kaiowa Indians of Ñanderú Marangatú, Mato Grosso ...
Brazil Police Evict Indians and Abandon Them on Roadside
Brazil’s Federal Police and Mato Grosso do Sul state police agents, acting under a ...
Survey Shows: Brazilian Indians Are Less Illiterate and More Evangelical
Illiteracy among Indians in Brazil fell sharply in the decade between 1991, when it ...
Brazil’s Indians Growing Six Times Faster Than Average Population
A survey by the Brazilian government statistical bureau (IBGE) has found that Brazil’s Indian ...
