Comments on: Masked Gunmen Attack Amazon Tribe http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/masked-gunmen-attack-amazon-tribe/1359 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:42:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jake West http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/masked-gunmen-attack-amazon-tribe/1359/comment-page-1#comment-147935 Jake West Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:34:17 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/masked-gunmen-attack-amazon-tribe/1359#comment-147935 Well one thing is for sure, it is politically incorrect to criticize someone who is indigenous. The poltical force is with these indigenous Amazonians. For more info, check out <a href="http://www.amazon-tribes.com/" rel="nofollow">Amazon Tribes</a> Peace out, Jake Well one thing is for sure, it is politically incorrect to criticize someone who is indigenous. The poltical force is with these indigenous Amazonians. For more info, check out Amazon Tribes

Peace out,

Jake

]]> By: Breno Peck http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/masked-gunmen-attack-amazon-tribe/1359/comment-page-1#comment-64450 Breno Peck Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:36:54 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/masked-gunmen-attack-amazon-tribe/1359#comment-64450 This is not a simple matter. Federal Government DID officially recognize Raposa-Serra do Sol boundaries, but it wasn't neither what the indians nor what the people living there desired. First off, it's a huge area, almost half of the Roraima state (which is roughly the size of France, a bit smaller). Secondly, there are farmers there who own that land legitimally since the 19th century who have been thrown out with extremely low indenizations. Some parts of this territory don't even traditionally belong to the indians. This has been the greatest mistake concerning indian lands ever in Brazil's history, but doing so seems to please international audience, so government is a tad slow to fix things up there. It's not a matter of throwing indians away -- no person in Brazil endorses this kind of action. It's just a matter of doing things the right way. This is not a simple matter. Federal Government DID officially recognize Raposa-Serra do Sol boundaries, but it wasn’t neither what the indians nor what the people living there desired. First off, it’s a huge area, almost half of the Roraima state (which is roughly the size of France, a bit smaller). Secondly, there are farmers there who own that land legitimally since the 19th century who have been thrown out with extremely low indenizations. Some parts of this territory don’t even traditionally belong to the indians.

This has been the greatest mistake concerning indian lands ever in Brazil’s history, but doing so seems to please international audience, so government is a tad slow to fix things up there. It’s not a matter of throwing indians away — no person in Brazil endorses this kind of action. It’s just a matter of doing things the right way.

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