Jan 06, 2010 | Huffington Post
Avatar and the Vocabulary of Evildoers –
Or, Why James Cameron's Script Isn't as Bad as You Think
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| While critics have unanimously agreed that the visual spectacle that is James Cameron's Avatar is beyond compare, there has been less enthusiasm for the plot line, which has been called out as flat and unoriginal.
It's quite true that the movie's script – which centers on a tribe of indigenous creatures whose ancestral arbore...
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Dec 11, 2009 | Latin American Herald Tribune
Peruvian Indians Deliver Ultimatum to U.S. Oil Firm
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| WASHINGTON – A Peruvian Amazon Indian federation is demanding that U.S.-based Hunt Oil Company leave a reserve where it has already begun laying the groundwork for exploration and production.
The Native Federation of the Rio Madre de Dios, or Fenamad, sent a letter to the company's president, Ray Hunt, giving him until this w...
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Dec 10, 2009 | IPS/TerraViva
Indigenous Peoples Raise Their Voice
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| COPENHAGEN - Indigenous peoples from many parts of the world are losing their lands and cultures due to climate change. And they want their voices to be heard in the debate on arresting global warming.
"We have rights to our lands, to our territories and our environment," says Malia Nobrega from the International Indigenous P...
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Dec 10, 2009 | GlobalPost
Tension Persists in Amazon Land Grab
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| BOGOTA – Six months ago, news of violence triggered by indigenous uprisings in the Peruvian hinterland grabbed headlines around the world for several days, then just as quickly disappeared. But in Peru, the tension persists, and some observers fear that if the root causes of the protests aren't addressed soon, they could provoke...
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Nov 17, 2009 | Amazon Watch
Indigenous people send ultimatum to Ray Hunt: "Get your oil company out of our protected areas"
As deadline approaches, tensions rise again in the Peruvian Amazon
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| San Francisco, CA-In a recent open letter to Hunt Oil Company President Ray Hunt, the Native Federation of the Río Madre de Dios (FENAMAD) gave Hunt until this week to leave the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve in the southern Peruvian Amazon as a condition to continuing any further talks with the indigenous communities living in the...
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Nov 13, 2009 | Energy Advisor
Peru Gov't and Indigenous Group Still Disagree on Bagua Clash
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| WASHINGTON-More than five months after a deadly clash between police and indigenous protesters in the Peruvian Amazon killed at least 34 people, leading the government to roll back efforts to open up the region for oil and gas development and other extractive industries, a Peruvian indigenous leader said native communities are s...
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Nov 12, 2009 | NACLA
Peru: Hunt Oil Contract to Reignite Amazon Uprising?
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| After the indigenous uprising in Peru's Amazon region in June, the country is in many ways fundamentally changed. For the first time, indigenous leaders from the rainforest are in direct dialogue with the highest levels of government. For the first time, a powerful alliance has emerged between rainforest peoples, highland campes...
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Oct 19, 2009 | Amo Amazonia
Hundreds form Human Banner in Peru to Draw Attention to Plight of the Amazon
Amo Amazonia Arts Festival in Lima Highlights Biological and Cultural Wealth and Diversity of Peruvian Amazon
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| High resolution aerial photographs are available here
Broadcast quality b-roll available upon request
Lima, Peru – Over 400 people spelled out "Amo Amazonia" ("I love the Amazon") across the Agua Dulce b...
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Oct 06, 2009 |
Amazon in Focus 2009
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| In celebration of our 13th year protecting the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous peoples, Amazon Watch released the second edition of A...
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Oct 02, 2009 | La República
PERU: Nativos Achuar acusan a petrolera Talismán de provocar crisis
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| La empresa petrolera Talismán fue acusada por los dirigentes de las comunidades nativas achuar del distrito de Andoas, provincia de Datem del Marañón (Loreto),de generar las condiciones para un enfrentamiento que pudo saldarse con muchas vidas.
Se trata de Lucas Irar Miik y Puanchir Mitiap Kapuchak, residentes de las comunida...
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