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Disaster looms for indigenous Amazon tribes as COVID-19 cases multiply (6-12-20)

Disaster looms for indigenous Amazon tribes as COVID-19 cases multiply Scott Wallace 6-12-20 With the coronavirus spreading into remote territories across the Brazilian Amazon, indigenous leaders and rights officials are pleading with the government to adopt urgent measures to head off a catastrophe. According to figures compiled by the...

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‘Vamos fazer lockdown na aldeia’: governança indígena e desgoverno (6-11-20)

‘Vamos fazer lockdown na aldeia’: governança indígena e desgoverno Carlos Fausto 6-11-20 A covid-19 começou como uma doença de ricos, mas se espalhou seguindo a topologia da desigualdade brasileira. E, nesse quesito, os indígenas se juntam aos mais pobres, entre os quais não apenas se observa um...

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The U’wa Community’s Nonviolent Resistance to COVID-19 and Attacks in Colombia (6-11-20)

The U'wa Community's Nonviolent Resistance to COVID-19 and Attacks in Colombia Andrew E. Miller 6-11-20 The U'wa Indigenous Guard, active in the cloud forest of Colombia near the border with Venezuela, were formed to nonviolently defend U'wa territory from a multitude of external threats from extractive companies and...

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Pueblos indígenas de la Amazonía se aíslan, pero aun así se contagian de covid-19 (6-11-20)

Pueblos indígenas de la Amazonía se aíslan, pero aun así se contagian de covid-19 Fabián Maisanche 6-11-20 El contagio con covid-19 en las nacionalidades indígenas de la Amazonía mantiene en alerta a estos territorios. Hasta ayer, 10 de junio del 2020, la dirigencia de la Confederación de Nacionalidades...

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