Brazil bars Doctors Without Borders COVID-19 help to indigenous villages Reuters 8-20-20 The Brazilian government has not allowed Médecins Sans Frontières to provide assistance to prevent and detect suspected cases of COVID-19 in seven villages of the Terena indigenous tribe in southern Brazil, the medical NGO said on...
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Líderes indígenas de Megantoni: “Nos pasean con los hospitales de contingencia” CAAAP 8-19-20 Las comunidades nativas y asentamientos rurales del distrito de Megantoni, provincia de La Convención, en Cusco, permanecen en alerta ante el avance de la pandemia por la COVID-19. Una situación que preocupa cada vez más...
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Ruta de la Salud Indígena Amazónica CONFENIAE 8-21-20 ¿Sabías que en la Amazonía, el riesgo de contraer COVID-19 es casi dos veces mayor? En Ecuador, por cada persona contagiada hay 1.94 personas afectadas en la Amazonía. En ese contexto, defender a la Amazonía y sus habitantes se vuelve un reto...
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Indigenous Amazonians face ravages of the ‘invader’ virus Financial Times 8-17-20 It is the white man “who brought the disease to the indigenous peoples of the Amazon”, Joilson Karapanã told me bitterly. In June, the indigenous warrior from the Karapanã tribe embarked with his father, the village chief,...
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HELP LAST SPEAKERS OF PERUVIAN LANGUAGES, COVID-19 GoFundMe 8-19-20 The Peruvian Amazon is being hard-hit by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. Among the most affected groups are the indigenous peoples, in particular the elderly, who in some cases may be the last speakers of the language. The...
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Indigenous protesters block key Brazil highway over country’s Covid-19 response France24 8-21-20 Armed with spears and bows, dozens of indigenous protesters in Brazil vowed Thursday to maintain a roadblock on a key highway until the authorities listen to their demands for help fighting Covid-19 and deforestation. Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/20200821-indigenous-protesters-block-key-brazil-highway-over-country-s-covid-19-response ...
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