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The devastating and irreparable death of Aruká Juma (2-18-21)

February 26, 2021

In AAA-SALSA COVID-19 Taskforce, COVID-19 Lowland South America

The devastating and irreparable death of Aruká Juma COIAB 2-18-21 The death of the last man of the Juma indigenous people, the warrior Amoim Aruká, by complications from Covid-19, is heartbreaking. The Juma people have suffered numerous massacres throughout their history. From 15,000 people at the beginning of...

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