Tag: indians

Brazil’s Indians Growing Six Times Faster Than Average Population

A survey by the Brazilian government statistical bureau (IBGE) has found that Brazil’s Indian ...

UN Hears About Plight of Brazilian Indian

The assassination of Indians in Brazil and the risky situation of human right defenders ...

Brazil Fears an Isolated Indian Tribe Has Been Victim of Genocide

The Brazilian federal police have launched a major operation to remove settlers and loggers ...

More Brazilian Indians Looking for Basic Schooling

Registration of indigenous students for elementary school has increased in the last three years, ...

Brazilian Indians Gain Right to Live in Isolation

Of the 35 articles of the American Declaration of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, three have ...

More than 3,000 Indians in Brazil Celebrate Return of Reservation Indians

Two tuxaua Indians (leaders) accused of involvement in a fire at the Raposa/Serra do ...

Brazilian Indians Reoccupy Lands. Farmers React with Death Threats and Lynching Attempt

Two weeks ago, the Maxakali indigenous people reoccupied their lands in rural areas in ...

Brazilian Officer Who Killed Indian Faces Jury 9 Years After Crime

Today, August 4, a military police officer charged with murdering Raimundo Silvino, an indigenous ...

Zero Hunger to the Rescue of Brazilian Indians

Two and a half thousand victims of malnutrition from indigenous communities in the state ...

Solar Energy Brings Electricity to Brazilian Indians

Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has already set aside US$ 199,000 (470,000 reais) ...