Indigenous and Aboriginal peoples are better at looking after their environment than anyone else, but they are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands in the name of conservation. It is clear that Indigenous peoples have been recognised [by the UN]; but it is also clear that legal recognition does not mean that the rights, territories, resources and cultures of indigenous peoples are respected. Governments, corporations, loggers, campesino farmers, cattle-ranching companies and many others still covet their land and resources, and continue to find ways to acquire them... The fact that areas inhabited by indigenous peoples are often also deemed crucial for conservation has been the focus of long-standing conflict and debate. In order to stand in solidarity with tribal peoples, we must understand the nuances of cultural survival that industrialists downplay. We must also understand the difference between traditional hunters and urban-based poaching profiteers. We must listen to the voices of tribal peoples - as well as non-human species - who are being forced off their lands on every continent, often by well-meaning conservationists. This dislocation is quickly followed on by heavy industrial exploitation of the land via diamond mines, fracking, rare earth mineral mines, and palm oil exploitation to name a few industrial activities that quickly occur once tribal people are forcibly relocated and cultural genocide is instituted. The moment civilization ends indigenous peoples will immediately be better off. deepgreenresistance.org theguardian/global-development/2014/sep/23/indigenous-people-crisis-land-resources
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 05:56:17 +0000
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