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Edna Carolina Mayorga

Edna Carolina Mayorga winner of Whitten Research Fund 2020

Edna Carolina Mayorga Sánchez Winner or the Norm and Sibby Whitten Research Fund 2020   Representations of mental health from an Indigenous Amazonian perspective of the Ticuna ethnic group, between Colombia and Brazil The objective of the research is to identify the mental health representations of the  Indigenous Ticuna...

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The COVID-19 pandemic intensified resource conflicts and indigenous resistance in Brazil (15-11-20)

The COVID-19 pandemic intensified resource conflicts and indigenous resistance in Brazil Mary Menton, Felipe Milanez, et al. / World Development Journal 15-11-20 Highlights A history of territorial struggles strengthened the ability of some groups of indigenous peoples in Brazil to combat COVID-19. Indigenous led self-protection and resistance counter...

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A Tragedy Foretold: COVID-19 Infections Spike in Yanomami Territory (11-19-20)

A Tragedy Foretold: COVID-19 Infections Spike in Yanomami Territory Rainforest Foundation US 11-19-20 Yanomami and Ye’kwana organizations and a network of researchers launch an unprecedented report that details the progress of the pandemic in the indigenous territory, suggesting that one in three yanomami may have already been infected...

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COVID-19 cases soar in Brazil’s largest indigenous reservation (11-19-20)

COVID-19 cases soar in Brazil's largest indigenous reservation Lisandra Paraguassu, Reuters 11-19-20 The coronavirus has spread rapidly through the Yanomami indigenous reservation in northern Brazil and more than a third of its 27,000 people could have been exposed, according to a report produced by their leaders. Read more: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-brazil-yanomami/covid-19-cases-soar-in-brazils-largest-indigenous-reservation-idUKKBN27Z355...

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