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    Colombia’s U’wa Face New Threats

    U'wa Indigenous Group Confront New Threats to their Lives and Territory

    January 2011 | Amazon Watch | Report

    Colombia's U'wa Face New Threats

    Known as “the people who speak”, the U’wa are a peaceful Indigenous community of roughly 6,200 people who live in the cloud forest of northeastern Colombia, straddling the border with Venezuela. They have fought against oil development on their land for over 15 years.

    Please contact Andrew Miller, Amazon Watch’s DC Advocacy Coordinator, to learn more about this issue.

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