Reply #59: S. American Indians: Respect Uncontacted Tribes [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

S. American Indians: Respect Uncontacted Tribes
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 4:14 pm


South American Indians demand ‘respect’ for uncontacted tribes
An indigenous federation that defends uncontacted tribes across South America has demanded that Peru’s government respects the rights and lives of uncontacted Indians living in the remote Peruvian rainforest.

The demand comes after unique photos of an uncontacted tribe living in Brazil, near the Peruvian border, made world headlines. Other tribes in the region are believed to be at risk from uncontacted Indians from Peru fleeing into Brazil to escape illegal logging.

The demand was made by the International Indigenous Committee for the Protection of Uncontacted Tribes and those in Initial Contact in Amazonia, the Chaco and Eastern Paraguay (CIPIACI).

'The movement of isolated tribes into Brazil seems to be the result of the constant aggression and threats they have been facing on their land in Peru,' CIPIACI’s statement reads. 'Effectively, this kind of displacement has been going on for the last few years because of the invasion of their territories, mainly by loggers or missionaries who follow them and want to contact and evangelise them.

More:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00085.htm