November 20, 2008

Uncontacted Tribe Faces Genocide

"A Brazilian government official has warned that the last known survivors of an uncontacted Amazon tribe will face genocide unless illegal logging and ranching on their land are stopped.

An official from Brazil's Indian affairs department, FUNAI, said today, ‘There is a real risk of genocide if FUNAI is not able to protect the Piripkura’s land.’"

ORIGINAL SOURCE: Survival International

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