"Dongria Kondh villagers in Orissa have refused to accept medicine and food from Vedanta Resources, in protest at the company’s plan to mine the tribe’s mountain.
Reports indicate that representatives of Vedanta Resources approached a health clinic in the Dongria village of Kurli, carrying medicine and rice, apparently as gifts for the community. Dongria leaders stopped the Vedanta vehicle before it could reach the clinic, and told the employees they were not welcome in Kurli village.
The Dongria Kondh are vigorously resisting Vedanta’s attempts to mine their sacred mountain. Alongside other tribal people in the area, the Dongria regularly block the roads leading into the hills. Vedanta’s mine will destroy the forests that support the Dongria’s self-sufficient lives, and spell the end for one of India’s most remote tribes."
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Survival International
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