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Protest Swim in Defense of the Xingu River
Kayapó women bathe their children in the Xingu River Photo by Glenn SwitkesRead an article about the protest swim in...
Xingu Forever Alive
We, representatives of indigenous peoples, river bank dwellers, gatherers of forest products, family farmers, urban dwellers, social movements, and non-governmental...
In Defense of the Xingu
The attack on the Eletrobrás official set off a series of recriminations, aimed at discrediting the movement. But, the Kayapó...
Encounter in its Final Day
Yesterday, Amazon Indians and other Encounter attendants took part in dialogues focused on indigenous participation in infrastructure planning and also...
Final Declaration of the Indigenous Peoples Participating in the Xingu Forever Alive Encounter, May 19-23, 2008
We, peoples of the Xingu River, do not want to hear any more about this story of dams on the...
Blog Recounts Turbulent Day Two
Patrick Cunningham blogs daily from Altamira, Brazil. His words and photographs capture the participants' enthusiasm as well as the tension...
Battling for Water in the Amazon
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Tensions Boil Over at Altamira
Shock. Despair. I was on the panel discussing the impacts of Belo Monte Dam, when about eight Kayapó Indians incensed...
Organizing Commission Regrets Wounding of Eletrobrás Official
Official Press Statement The organizing commission of the Xingu Alive Forever Encounter regrets the incident in which a representative of...
The Xingu Forever Alive
Today, one thousand Brazilian Amazon Indians and their allies begin a five-day protest of proposed hydroelectric dams for the Xingu...