Brazilian indigenous woman claim solidarity of indigenous relatives in the world

Brazilian indigenous woman claim solidarity of indigenous relatives in the world

Dear indigenous relatives in the world,

The last years we have suffered the worsening of the abuses of indigenous rights in Brazil: in this land still struggle against the colonization process they call "progress" and "civilization".

Our territories are attacked systematically relying on the government's omission:

They delegitimize our right to our ancestral lands, sanctuaries where we were born and where our ancestors are buried, moving and leaving us on the roads.

Farmers promote shootings in our villages and camps, the main strategy assassinate our chiefs and spiritual leaders - shamans.

They use their power to manipulate the police and hire professional killers to make surprise attacks.

They poison our water with heavy metals and pesticides, use chemical and biological weapons to kill us slowly from disease and hunger.

This violence is not just from the large landowners but also by the government that in it's rush to build a unprecedented amount of hydroelectric plants in the Amazon, or expand agribusiness in our country, has omitted it's commitment to ensure our constitutional rights.

Currently in the National Congress they are trying to approve a constitutional amendment that would deliver the power of demarcation of our lands to the owners of the Brazilian agribusiness allies of large multinationals.

One of the regions with the greatest violence is in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, region of cattle ranchers and soybean farmers: since 2002 they murdered more than 300 leaders from the Guarani and Kaiowá nations, this Wednesday killed a child in a shootout and during this week there was not a single day without a person being murdered.

That is the reality of many people in Brazil as the Terena, Munduruku, Pataxó Hãhãhãe, Kaingang, Guarani, Awa Guajá and other indigenous in every corner of Brazil.

We are desperately seeking to report on all international spaces, we ask for your help and cooperation to draw attention to the world.

This violence must stop.

Daiara Tukano

News about the threatened Indians in Brazil - #Tenharim #Humaitá

News about the threatened Indians in Brazil - #Tenharim #Humaitá

Recent news about the conflicts in the Southern Amazonas state, Brazil, by Elaíze Farias: 

Troops of the Federal Police arrived yesterday (27) in Humaitá. There were two meetings - one in the Town Hall and other in the Army barracks. The Tenharim Indians refugees in the barracks were not invited to participate in the meetings. 

Ivanildo Tenharim told me last Saturday that the Indians do not know clearly what actions are being planned and executed in yesterday’s conflict area, when hundreds of people made an anti-indigenous protest on the Transamazonic road, more specifically in the area where there were invasions of villages and fire in the toll base where Tenharim charge the road use. What is known is that the troops would enter into the Indian territory to "do a search" of the missing men (or their bodies) in the villages, since there is suspicion that Tenharim Indians would have killed these three people (which they deny). 

The other concern is the persistence of Indian people in the barracks. There is no prevision about the leaving of the 140 Indians from the place. The Tenharim are awaiting a response from Funai to resolve the case. In addition to these informations which we summarized here, Ivanildo gave me the following account: 

Boat  that provided important services to indigenous peoples, burned by vandals

"They did two meetings, but we did not participate. We just knew that they did the meetings, no Indians were present. We do not know what they are doing on the road: If they are going to enter into the village the village or they are trying to protect the Indians from the farmers’ protests. No Indian leader in the barracks is accompanying the troops at this time. Now we are waiting for the presence of Funai, that promised on Saturday to send a team here with us. We are isolated here in the barracks. We want to leave. It's too bad. It's that way of barracks, all we want to do we have to ask. We're not used to it. But we still do not know when we'll get out of here ".

See more about this conflict in: Amazonia Real

Massacre de índios em Rondônia (anos 1980) – vídeo Corumbiara

O cineasta Vincent Carelli fala sobre o documentário vencedor do Festival de Gramado 2009, denunciando a realidade do massacre de índios ocorrido em Rondônia, na década de 1980. O fato tinha sido denunciado, em 1985, pelo indigenista Marcelo dos Santos, mas foi dado como “ficção” pelas autoridades e fazendeiros locais. Assista aos comentários do cineasta e a passagens do filme, neste vídeo:

Sobre esse documentário, leia também o artigo de Leandro Saraiva, “Enfia essa câmera no rabo”, publicado na revista Retrato do Brasil, n. 27, out. 2009 e disponível para download. 

Vídeo com o filme completo