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Mongabay: The Munduruku indigenous tribe have begun to mark out the limits of their land, in an action that could halt the giant São Luiz do Tapajós hydroelectric dam, the apple of the Brazilian government's eye. Although sacred, this land will be flooded if the dam goes ahead. "We are not leaving," says the village chief. Along the banks of Brazil's Tapajós River in the west of the state of Pará, the forest undergrowth crackles as Munduruku warriors march over it. They are about 20 in number, all strong,......
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Brazil: Dams or indigenous land: battle over the Munduruku frontier
Posted by Mongabay: Ana Aranha and Jessica Mota on February 20th, 2015
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