Tag: reservation

Brazil Supreme Rules Kuwait-Size Territory Belongs to Amazon Indians

Indians from the Brazilian Amazon have won a major victory with Brazil's Supreme Court ...

Back to Their Land, Brazilian Indians Don’t Want to Depend on Government

Two weeks ago the Krahô-Kanela people returned to their Mata Alagada land. They are ...

Brazil’s Push to Protect Biodiversity Involves Indians and Slaves Descendants

The purpose of the commission created last week, as part of the Week of ...

Brazilian Indians Granted Land on Indigenous People’s Day

Five indigenous lands had their bounds officially confirmed April 19, when the "Day of ...

Brazil Vows Compensation to 250 Families Living in Indian Territory

Brazil’s National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (Incra) estimates that, in all, around ...

Brazil Ready to Resettle Farmers Living in Indian Reservation

Around 97% of the non-indigenous families that occupy parts of the Raposa Serra do ...

Indian Lands in Brazil Help Prevent Deforestation as Much as Parks

Indian lands in Brazil contribute as much to the prevention of deforestation as do ...

Repossession of Indian Land in Brazil Comes with Death

One indigenous person from Brazil was killed and five were injured after ranchers reacted ...

With EU Help, Amazonas, Brazil, Creates New Forest Reserves

Governor Eduardo Braga, of the state of Amazonas, Brazil , signed decrees today creating ...

New Reservation to Repay Debt Brazil Owes Indians, Says Lula

On Friday, April 15, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree ...