Article 2M8XT A government of death is plundering our ancient Munduruku lands. Help us stop it

A government of death is plundering our ancient Munduruku lands. Help us stop it

by
Members of the Pariri Indigenous Association and I
from on (#2M8XT)

As the UN forum on indigenous issues meets in New York, we, the Munduruku people of Brazil, demand an end to the destruction of our territory

We, the Munduruku people, send our thoughts and words to you who live far away. We echo the cry for help from our mother, the forest, and from all the indigenous peoples in Brazil.

Our home of Mundurukinia and all 13,000 of our people are threatened by the Brazilian government's plans to build more than 40 hydroelectric dams in the Tapajos basin, as well as an industrial waterway and other major projects.

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