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April 12
Zo’é women make head dresses from the soft white breast feathers of the king vulture.
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December 11
Marcos Veron was killed in 2003 during an attempt to return to his land. Today, gunmen in Brazil are brazenly intimidating indigenous communities with a hit list of prominent leaders, following the high profile murder of Nísio Gomes last month.
Your support is vital for the Guarani’s survival. There are lots of ways you can help.
- Donate to Survival’s campaign for the Guarani
- Write to the Brazilian government using Survival’s online letter-writing tool
- Write to your MP or MEP (UK) or Senators and members of Congress (US).
- Write to your local Brazilian embassy
- If you want to get more involved, contact Survival
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November 11
14-year-old Geraldo Yanomami making a necklace from porcupine quills, Demini, Brazil.
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November 11
Survival has developing news from Brazil, where masked gunmen have executed an Indian religious leader in front of his community.
His last words were to his son Valmir: ‘Don’t leave this place. Take care of this land with courage. This is our land. Nobody will drag you from it. Look after my granddaughters and all the children well. I leave this land in your hands.’
Read more here.
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October 11
The Awá are one of only two nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes left in Brazil but their forest is dwindling as settlers and cattle ranchers invade.
