Peru-Brazil border September 2014 Four indigenous leaders from the Ashaninka tribe were assassinated at the beginning of the month. The Ashaninka are one of South Americas largest tribes. Their homeland covers a vast region, from the Upper Juruá river in Brazil to the watersheds of the Peruvian Andes. For over a century, however, colonists, rubber tappers, loggers, oil companies, and drug traffickers have invaded their lands and killed their people, and the government pretends that this is not happening. Hundreds of indigenous people have been assassinated and many leaders continue to receive death threats. The Ashaninka tribe organized search committees and released statement so the people can hear their story of oppression. photographs by Mike Goldwater
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:13:57 +0000
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