Dramatic video shows attack on Indian village
An extraordinary video released by the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR) and Survival International.
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Brazilian Indians in London in bid to save Amazon
Two Brazilian Indians will arrive in London next week to make a desperate plea for help to save their Amazon forest home.
Government team investigates uncontacted tribes
Spurred into action by a wave of international protest, a Peruvian government team is currently in a remote part of the Amazon investigating the plight of uncontacted Indians.
'Don't wipe out uncontacted tribes' say Indians
Peru’s Amazon Indian organisation has urged the Peruvian government not to ‘wipe out uncontacted tribes’ living in the remote Peruvian rainforest.
Prime Minister to apologise
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper is due to deliver a formal apology today to the thousands of Aboriginal Canadians who passed through the country's residential school system.
Uncontacted tribe pictures provoke public outrage
Photographs published last week of an uncontacted tribe in Brazil near the Peruvian border have provoked public outrage, with over 1,300 people writing letters to Peru’s government to demand an end to illegal logging.
South American Indians demand ‘respect’ for uncontacted tribes
An Indigenous federation that defends uncontacted tribes across South America has demanded that Peru’s government respects the rights and lives of uncontacted Indians living in the remote Peruvian rainforest.
Uncontacted tribe photos spur government into action
Peru’s government has announced plans to investigate the plight of uncontacted Indians living in the remote Peruvian Amazon.