Tag: indigenous

A still from a FUNAI video of The Man of the Hole, filmed during a government monitoring mission

Brazil’s Man of the Hole Is Dead. The Last Survivor of His Tribe’s Genocide

An Indigenous man known as “The Man of the Hole” has died in Brazil. ...

Two indigenous custodians of the land in the Brazilian Amazon | Pho Yre

A Message to Brazil: “We Are Not Occupying Your Lands. You Have Invaded Us.”

We will remember 2020 as the year when the coronavirus pandemic spread worldwide, reached ...

Olimpio Guajajara, wearing a bulletproof vest, crouches down in a team making the rounds in Arariboia - Photo: Olimpio Guajajara, personal file

Brazil’s Guardians of the Forest: a Story of Bravery and Blood

If we ask Olimpio Santos Guajajara when the Guardians of the Forest were founded, ...

Amazon, the land of fantasy

Turning It into a Magic Place Is Not Doing the Amazon Any Good

The Amazon, perhaps more than any other region of the globe, has consistently been ...

Indians Advocate Plurinational States Involving Brazil and Neighbors

Indigenous peoples from Brazil and neighboring countries would like to turn Latin American nations into ...

Brazilian Indians Learn How to Care for Their Water

To capacitate Brazil’s indigenous population and to create multiplying agents responsible for maintaining the ...

Brazil Wonders How to Educate Its Indians

Brazil’s Ministry of Education (MEC) is sponsoring a comprehensive debate on education and indigenous communities. ...