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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Comando Matico: Solidaridad ancestral en tiempos de COVID-19 Marycielo Palomino 8-20-20 A cinco meses de confirmarse el primer caso de coronavirus en el Perú, se ha registrado alrededor de 100 mil casos de COVID-19 en la Amazonía de nuestro país, con un trágico saldo de más de 2000...
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Actualización de registros COVID-19 en territorios amazónicos del Ecuador CONFENIAE 20 de agosto, 2020 ...
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