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01.12.2008
A man from the remote Jarawa tribe on the Andaman Islands in India is missing and presumed dead following a conflict with a group of poachers who were fishing illegally on their land. Police have arrested the poachers.
The Jarawa man, called Hotelle and thought to be about 18 years old, was severely beaten in the conflict on 19 November. He was last seen struggling to keep afloat whilst the poachers continued to attack him. One of the fishermen was also killed by members of the tribe.
The poachers were camping near one of the Jarawa’s huts. When the Jarawa demanded some of the fish that had been caught in their reserve, the fishermen threw boiling water at them and beat them with sticks. The Jarawa killed one of the fishermen with their arrows, and the fishermen attacked a Jarawa man by beating him when he jumped into a river in an attempt to escape.
The invasion of their land by poachers poses a serious threat to the Jarawa, who number 320 and have only had friendly contact with the outside world since 1998. Poachers risk bringing in diseases to which the Jarawa have no immunity, and are rapidly depleting the wild foods on which the Jarawa are totally dependent. Entry to the Jarawa reserve by outsiders is illegal without a special permit, but poaching is now widespread.
Watch the first-ever filmed interview with a Jarawa talking about the invasion of their land by poachers Survival’s director Stephen Corry said today, ‘This tragedy must surely galvanise the Indian government to act to keep poachers off the Jarawa’s land. The Jarawa have hunted and fished on their land for 60,000 years, but the number of poachers has become so great that they pose a serious threat to the tribe’s survival. Now two men have died in the conflict. Poaching must not be allowed to continue.’
For more information please contact Miriam Ross at Survival International on (+44) (0)20 7687 8734 or (+44) (0)7504 543 367 or email mr@survival-international.org
The Jarawa man, called Hotelle and thought to be about 18 years old, was severely beaten in the conflict on 19 November. He was last seen struggling to keep afloat whilst the poachers continued to attack him. One of the fishermen was also killed by members of the tribe.
The poachers were camping near one of the Jarawa’s huts. When the Jarawa demanded some of the fish that had been caught in their reserve, the fishermen threw boiling water at them and beat them with sticks. The Jarawa killed one of the fishermen with their arrows, and the fishermen attacked a Jarawa man by beating him when he jumped into a river in an attempt to escape.
The invasion of their land by poachers poses a serious threat to the Jarawa, who number 320 and have only had friendly contact with the outside world since 1998. Poachers risk bringing in diseases to which the Jarawa have no immunity, and are rapidly depleting the wild foods on which the Jarawa are totally dependent. Entry to the Jarawa reserve by outsiders is illegal without a special permit, but poaching is now widespread.
Watch the first-ever filmed interview with a Jarawa talking about the invasion of their land by poachers Survival’s director Stephen Corry said today, ‘This tragedy must surely galvanise the Indian government to act to keep poachers off the Jarawa’s land. The Jarawa have hunted and fished on their land for 60,000 years, but the number of poachers has become so great that they pose a serious threat to the tribe’s survival. Now two men have died in the conflict. Poaching must not be allowed to continue.’
For more information please contact Miriam Ross at Survival International on (+44) (0)20 7687 8734 or (+44) (0)7504 543 367 or email mr@survival-international.org
28.11.2008
An indigenous leader from Ecuador has spoken about the ‘terrible consequences’ of first contact between his tribe and the outside world.
Ehenguime Enqueri Niwa, from the Waorani tribe, spoke publicly at a high-profile conference in Paraguay intended to help protect other tribes from suffering a similar fate to his own.
‘We were contacted by American missionaries,’ Enqueri recalled. ‘They made us wear clothes. That was when the polio arrived. It affected all of our group. Only 30 people escaped. Everyone was so angry.
‘Wao, our language, is being lost. Our culture is not being practiced. The education we receive is in Spanish. We feel like we’re disappearing.
‘We are against making contact with uncontacted tribes. They live peacefully, with their own way of life and their own food.
‘It’s identical to what is happening in Peru. For centuries the Waorani have defended their territories, but now the biggest threats are oil exploration, loggers and miners.’
The Waorani were contacted in the 1940s by American missionaries. Enqueri’s father was one of the first members of the tribe to be contacted and was also involved in the killing of five of the missionaries – an event that made world headlines at the time.
The conference in Paraguay was organised by CIPIACI, a federation of indigenous organisations set up to protect uncontacted tribes in South America.
Ehenguime Enqueri Niwa, from the Waorani tribe, spoke publicly at a high-profile conference in Paraguay intended to help protect other tribes from suffering a similar fate to his own.
‘We were contacted by American missionaries,’ Enqueri recalled. ‘They made us wear clothes. That was when the polio arrived. It affected all of our group. Only 30 people escaped. Everyone was so angry.
‘Wao, our language, is being lost. Our culture is not being practiced. The education we receive is in Spanish. We feel like we’re disappearing.
‘We are against making contact with uncontacted tribes. They live peacefully, with their own way of life and their own food.
‘It’s identical to what is happening in Peru. For centuries the Waorani have defended their territories, but now the biggest threats are oil exploration, loggers and miners.’
The Waorani were contacted in the 1940s by American missionaries. Enqueri’s father was one of the first members of the tribe to be contacted and was also involved in the killing of five of the missionaries – an event that made world headlines at the time.
The conference in Paraguay was organised by CIPIACI, a federation of indigenous organisations set up to protect uncontacted tribes in South America.
27.11.2008
Survival’s groundbreaking film about uncontacted tribes has been sent to every member of Paraguay’s Congress to highlight the threats to the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode, Paraguay’s last uncontacted Indians.
The film, narrated by Spanish celebrities Ana Belén and Oscar Jaenada, features an interview with a Totobiegosode man and previously unseen footage of his tribe’s territory being destroyed. It also features extraordinary footage of some of the world’s most isolated tribes in Brazil, Peru and India, including the moment of first contact between outsiders and the Brazilian Korubo tribe.
Multi-award-winning singer and actress Ana Belén said, in a statement to mark the launch of the film, ‘(Uncontacted tribes) are the most vulnerable people on the planet. If their land and rights to live there are not protected, they will disappear.’
Actor Oscar Jaenada stated, ‘It’s said that the savage is not the one living in the jungle, but the one who destroys it. Why are we allowing these tragedies to continue?’
The Totobiegosode's land is being rapidly destroyed by two Brazilian companies who want to graze cattle for beef. The amount of land cleared has almost tripled since May.
Last year Survival presented a petition of 57,000 signatures to Paraguayan embassies across Western Europe urging the Paraguayan government to title the Totobiegosode’s land.
Some Totobiegosode have already been contacted and since 1993 have been trying to protect the last substantial part of their territory. Under international law, Paraguay’s government is legally obliged to title this area to them.
Survival International’s Director, Stephen Corry, said today, ‘Being the home of the last uncontacted Indians outside the Amazon is one of the things Paraguay is best known for and their fate is of huge interest to many people around the world. For too many years their homeland has been destroyed in the face of government indifference – we hope things might now change.’To watch the film, in Spanish, click here. To watch an English version of the film, narrated by Oscar winner Julie Christie, click here.
The film, narrated by Spanish celebrities Ana Belén and Oscar Jaenada, features an interview with a Totobiegosode man and previously unseen footage of his tribe’s territory being destroyed. It also features extraordinary footage of some of the world’s most isolated tribes in Brazil, Peru and India, including the moment of first contact between outsiders and the Brazilian Korubo tribe.
Multi-award-winning singer and actress Ana Belén said, in a statement to mark the launch of the film, ‘(Uncontacted tribes) are the most vulnerable people on the planet. If their land and rights to live there are not protected, they will disappear.’
Actor Oscar Jaenada stated, ‘It’s said that the savage is not the one living in the jungle, but the one who destroys it. Why are we allowing these tragedies to continue?’
The Totobiegosode's land is being rapidly destroyed by two Brazilian companies who want to graze cattle for beef. The amount of land cleared has almost tripled since May.
Last year Survival presented a petition of 57,000 signatures to Paraguayan embassies across Western Europe urging the Paraguayan government to title the Totobiegosode’s land.
Some Totobiegosode have already been contacted and since 1993 have been trying to protect the last substantial part of their territory. Under international law, Paraguay’s government is legally obliged to title this area to them.
Survival International’s Director, Stephen Corry, said today, ‘Being the home of the last uncontacted Indians outside the Amazon is one of the things Paraguay is best known for and their fate is of huge interest to many people around the world. For too many years their homeland has been destroyed in the face of government indifference – we hope things might now change.’To watch the film, in Spanish, click here. To watch an English version of the film, narrated by Oscar winner Julie Christie, click here.
27.11.2008
The Kalahari Bushmen have appealed to the Pope to support them in their struggle to return to their land, as the Vatican established diplomatic relations with Botswana earlier this month.
A Bushman spokesman said today, ‘We beg the Pope to help, to pray for us so that the government changes its attitude towards us and respects our rights as indigenous peoples of this land.’
The establishment of diplomatic relations was initiated by Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae. He was the architect of the government’s controversial policy to forcibly evict the Bushmen from their ancestral lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Despite Botswana’s High Court having affirmed the Bushmen’s rights to live in the reserve in 2006, the government of the new president General Ian Khama continues to violate their rights. It has also given the company Gem Diamonds permission to mine diamonds on their land.
Not one Bushman has received a hunting permit, despite the High Court ruling that it was unlawful for the government to withhold permits. Nor are the Bushmen allowed to access the water borehole on their land. The lack of hunting and water has made life extremely difficult for the Bushmen.
Dom Erwin Kräutler, Bishop of Xingu, Brazil, said today, ‘In the 21st century it is more vital than ever that the Catholic Church support indigenous peoples throughout the world in the struggle for their rights.’
On 1 July, the Pope Benedict XVI expressed his solidarity and support for the indigenous peoples of Raposa-Serra do Sol in Brazil when he met them in the Vatican and declared ‘We will do everything possible to help protect your land.’
For more information please contact Miriam Ross at Survival International (+44) (0)20 7687 8734 or (+44) (0)7504 543 367 or email mr@survival-international.org
A Bushman spokesman said today, ‘We beg the Pope to help, to pray for us so that the government changes its attitude towards us and respects our rights as indigenous peoples of this land.’
The establishment of diplomatic relations was initiated by Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae. He was the architect of the government’s controversial policy to forcibly evict the Bushmen from their ancestral lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Despite Botswana’s High Court having affirmed the Bushmen’s rights to live in the reserve in 2006, the government of the new president General Ian Khama continues to violate their rights. It has also given the company Gem Diamonds permission to mine diamonds on their land.
Not one Bushman has received a hunting permit, despite the High Court ruling that it was unlawful for the government to withhold permits. Nor are the Bushmen allowed to access the water borehole on their land. The lack of hunting and water has made life extremely difficult for the Bushmen.
Dom Erwin Kräutler, Bishop of Xingu, Brazil, said today, ‘In the 21st century it is more vital than ever that the Catholic Church support indigenous peoples throughout the world in the struggle for their rights.’
On 1 July, the Pope Benedict XVI expressed his solidarity and support for the indigenous peoples of Raposa-Serra do Sol in Brazil when he met them in the Vatican and declared ‘We will do everything possible to help protect your land.’
For more information please contact Miriam Ross at Survival International (+44) (0)20 7687 8734 or (+44) (0)7504 543 367 or email mr@survival-international.org
24.11.2008
Two hundred Yanomami representatives, from Brazil and Venezuela, are meeting this week for the third general assembly of Hutukara, the Yanomami Association.
At the gathering, Indigenous representatives will debate the protection of Yanomami land. Discussions will focus especially on a draft bill on mining which is being discussed in Brazil's congress. If approved, the bill will permit large-scale mining in indigenous territories. This would constitute a serious threat not only to the Yanomami but also to many other tribes in Brazil.
Yanomami health is also on the agenda. Critical medical care is not reaching Yanomami communities because of corruption and incompetence in Brazil’s National Health Foundation (FUNASA).
The assembly’s coordinator, Dário Xiriana, said, ‘It is important that Yanomami discuss this mining bill so that they can understand mining, because minerals and oil have already been found in our land and the white people want to explore those things that are important to them. We worry about Yanomami land, which is sacred to us.’
The Yanomami are one of the largest relatively isolated tribes in South America. They live in the rainforests and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela.Read Survival's report on tribal peoples' health, 'Progress can kill'
At the gathering, Indigenous representatives will debate the protection of Yanomami land. Discussions will focus especially on a draft bill on mining which is being discussed in Brazil's congress. If approved, the bill will permit large-scale mining in indigenous territories. This would constitute a serious threat not only to the Yanomami but also to many other tribes in Brazil.
Yanomami health is also on the agenda. Critical medical care is not reaching Yanomami communities because of corruption and incompetence in Brazil’s National Health Foundation (FUNASA).
The assembly’s coordinator, Dário Xiriana, said, ‘It is important that Yanomami discuss this mining bill so that they can understand mining, because minerals and oil have already been found in our land and the white people want to explore those things that are important to them. We worry about Yanomami land, which is sacred to us.’
The Yanomami are one of the largest relatively isolated tribes in South America. They live in the rainforests and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela.Read Survival's report on tribal peoples' health, 'Progress can kill'
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Wir glauben, dass die öffentliche Meinung die wirksamste Kraft für Veränderungen darstellt. Ihre Stärke wird es Regierungen und Firmen immer schwieriger und letztendlich unmöglich machen, indigene Völker zu unterdrücken.
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Heute hat Survival Anhänger in 82 Ländern. Wir arbeiten auf drei sich gegenseitig ergänzende Arten für die Rechte indigener Völker: Aufklärung, Lobbyarbeit und Kampagnen. Außerdem bieten wir den indigenen Völkern eine Plattform, auf der sie die Außenwelt direkt ansprechen können. Wir arbeiten eng mit lokalen, indigenen Organisationen und konzentrieren uns auf die Völker und Gruppen, die am meisten zu verlieren haben, in der Regel die, die gerade erst mit der Außenwelt in Kontakt gekommen sind.
Wir glauben, dass die öffentliche Meinung die wirksamste Kraft für Veränderungen darstellt. Ihre Stärke wird es Regierungen und Firmen immer schwieriger und letztendlich unmöglich machen, indigene Völker zu unterdrücken.
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