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SURINAM
. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE SPEAK
(The following is from a statement by George Pierre, representing Caraiben and Lokono people
of the Indigenous organization TUNA-SARAPA at the meeting of the Coordinadora of the Amazon
Basin, June 1988.)
Civil War Brings Turmoil
"Brothers and sisters, we come from the
"Our brothers and sisters lived spread out
region of Guyana, north of the Amazon River and
throughout the Surinam territory in 39 villages, of
bordered by the Chinoco River, the Amazon, and
between 75 and 2,000 people. Between October
Atlantic Ocean. In Indian communities, we are
1986 and January 1987, 26 of these villages were
8,000 Caraiben, 4,000 Lokonos, 2,000 Trios!),eQq;::··· totally sacked and burned, due to the civil war
Aloeko~janas, 600 v:rajarekoeles: and 30,0 V,Va~~~?~;:t betyv.een the army led by ex-soldier Roni BrunsPeople m these regions are umted by langu(l e·•i!l'" mjk, ~nd the. army of Commander Colonel Desi
culture, religion, ways of life, and the struggl ·
·
Bouterse, .leader of Surinam's military junta.
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During this civil war, we had opted for a neutral
land rights.
w_e live by ~racticing agriSuliuJ.:e, fis.~g,
position;··. whlch, created suspicion in both the
huntmg, and makmg crafts. The F~D1en: cwr;vate
; r~bel army. and the junta.
cassave (manioc), annanas (pin~appl~s)~Cpinda~,, r: ··, . . 8,000Indians. had to flee to French Guyana,
(peanuts), camotes (sw.eet pota\dt::s1!· :?pi wf:H"~~~< •· :Bt~z,il, artdtoSurir!am's capital, Paramaribo. Many
known com, and a variety of gre,e11s:.J;Y~men··Clocc\
other brothers and sisters fell into the hands of
the ceramic work, weaving the 4m;Um9cks and
Brunswijk's ar.my,7and were then tortured, raped, I
preparing various foods, such as n\ani()c. :,i.'" .. i~~
and killed. Thi.Sdvil war has been catastrophic for
We men are responsible for the p:t}p'at~ti~:Bf.~~;~~)
SinceNo~e:inber 25, 1987, Surinam has had a
·the land for cultivation. Hunting is 'aJso ~Et~~::.~~ • derr.9cra~ic"gcivemment.
work. We take our sons with us, so that th~y·:~~:;;;~·,. ,
..Brothers and Sisters: In the hope that our
also learn. Handicrafts are the work of both~mefi~·~·< health and true religion and medicinal force holds
and women. The men weave baskets and bags, •···· · our work together. Jallalla!''
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Tuna Sarapa Surigrind manioc, prepare arrows, and sew fishing
nets. Fishing takes place in rivers as well as in the
name, Postbus 10497, 100IEL, Amsterdam
sea. We use floating nets one to two kilometers in
Holland.
------------------length with boats we build, but which use outboard motors.
Women do the ceramic work, weaving the
hammocks and preparing various foods, such as
manioc. Many of our brothers and sisters also
::;
work in: industry and administration, but we are
really a minority. Some of us, with difficulty,
~
opened small shops to sell food and various
things, small transportation companies, and companies to treat fish.
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PERU
AIDESEP CALLS FOR CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT AMAZON
POLICYL_j
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The Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDESEP) held its
Thirteenth Assembly in September, 1988, and
called for changes in Peruvian government policy
to include Indian participation in designing
Amazon development policies.
Among the themes discussed were those of
land, natural resources and ecology, production
and commercialization, social services, and
organization. Consensus emerged on several key
points:
•"to demand changes in the government's economic policies for the Amazon, so that development benefits our comm~nities, and not the
bosses and business interests" -to develop an
urgent program for nutrition and medicine, with
the funding for this project controlled by Indian
representatives in order to avoid corruption;
•to develop a national plan for land titling for
Indian communities, with AIDESEP coordinating
the self-demarcation of Indian lands.
•that international funds from development agencies be prioritized to "recognize, title, and increase
the size of" Indian lands, "because we are the
ancestral owners and the best caretakers of the
Amazon''.
Representatives of the 19 regional organiza-tions attending the meeting in Villa la Paz, Chosica elected a new Board, consisting of :
President, Miqueas Mishari, Ashaninka
Vice-President, Roman Shajiam Sakejat,
Aguaruna-Huambisa
Vocals, Eli Sanchez Rodriguez, Shipibo and
Raul Casanto, Shingari
Treasurer, Oswaldo Manihuari Muray~
Cocama; and
Secretary, Santos Adan Atsua, Aguaruna.
SOURCE : "Voz Indigena'', Av. San Eugenio 981,
Lima 13, Peru.
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ASHANINKA INDIANS HELD IN
SLAVERY ~ -S-._c;_?
Among the most serious · violations of the
human rights of Indian people in Peru is the
enslavement of the Ashaninka people in the
Ucayali, Tambo, and Urubamba River regions.
At the recent Congress of the Regional Indian
Organization of Atalaya (OIRA), delegates called
for immediate action on the part of the Peruvian
authorities to stop these violations.
Delegates of the community of Diobamba
stated that 'Beman Cagna, owner of the Fundo
Nueva Luz has been exploiting more than 50
Ashaninka families for more than 30 years
through slavery and hard labor without payment,
and with threats of putting people in the private
jail he has built. Cagna has about 60 men working
in the extraction oflumber in the Tahuania Creek,
forcing them to work from 6am to 6pm.".
Florinda Arenas Campos denounced the
patron Victor Merino for raping her 15-year old
daughter in fron of her. Later, she said, Merino
took the young woman to the Fundo Salvaje on
the Ucayali River. In spite of Florinda's denunciations, no action has been taken by the authorities.
She revealed that Merino has 20 Indian people
working in his house as slaves.
There may be thousands of Indian people in
the Atalaya region who are being physically mistreated or held in slavery, whose lands have been
stolen,. Some who protested have been murdered.
According to OIRA, this is in clear violation of the
Law of Native Communities and related government regulations.
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PERU
AIDESEP CALLS FOR CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT AMAZON
POLICYL_j
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LJ
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...r-i..
The Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDESEP) held its
Thirteenth Assembly in September, 1988, and
called for changes in Peruvian government policy
to include Indian participation in designing
Amazon development policies.
Among the themes discussed were those of
land, natural resources and ecology, production
and commercialization, social services, and
organization. Consensus emerged on several key
points:
•"to demand changes in the government's economic policies for the Amazon, so that development benefits our comm~nities, and not the
bosses and business interests" -to develop an
urgent program for nutrition and medicine, with
the funding for this project controlled by Indian
representatives in order to avoid corruption;
•to develop a national plan for land titling for
Indian communities, with AIDESEP coordinating
the self-demarcation of Indian lands.
•that international funds from development agencies be prioritized to "recognize, title, and increase
the size of" Indian lands, "because we are the
ancestral owners and the best caretakers of the
Amazon''.
Representatives of the 19 regional organiza-tions attending the meeting in Villa la Paz, Chosica elected a new Board, consisting of :
President, Miqueas Mishari, Ashaninka
Vice-President, Roman Shajiam Sakejat,
Aguaruna-Huambisa
Vocals, Eli Sanchez Rodriguez, Shipibo and
Raul Casanto, Shingari
Treasurer, Oswaldo Manihuari Muray~
Cocama; and
Secretary, Santos Adan Atsua, Aguaruna.
SOURCE : "Voz Indigena'', Av. San Eugenio 981,
Lima 13, Peru.
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~-
ASHANINKA INDIANS HELD IN
SLAVERY ~ -S-._c;_?
Among the most serious · violations of the
human rights of Indian people in Peru is the
enslavement of the Ashaninka people in the
Ucayali, Tambo, and Urubamba River regions.
At the recent Congress of the Regional Indian
Organization of Atalaya (OIRA), delegates called
for immediate action on the part of the Peruvian
authorities to stop these violations.
Delegates of the community of Diobamba
stated that 'Beman Cagna, owner of the Fundo
Nueva Luz has been exploiting more than 50
Ashaninka families for more than 30 years
through slavery and hard labor without payment,
and with threats of putting people in the private
jail he has built. Cagna has about 60 men working
in the extraction oflumber in the Tahuania Creek,
forcing them to work from 6am to 6pm.".
Florinda Arenas Campos denounced the
patron Victor Merino for raping her 15-year old
daughter in fron of her. Later, she said, Merino
took the young woman to the Fundo Salvaje on
the Ucayali River. In spite of Florinda's denunciations, no action has been taken by the authorities.
She revealed that Merino has 20 Indian people
working in his house as slaves.
There may be thousands of Indian people in
the Atalaya region who are being physically mistreated or held in slavery, whose lands have been
stolen,. Some who protested have been murdered.
According to OIRA, this is in clear violation of the
Law of Native Communities and related government regulations.
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CONFENIAE PRESSES FOR HUAORANI LAND DELIMITATION
~~~
The Confederation of Indian Nations of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE) is supporting
the Huaorani Indians in an attempt to delimit and protect their territory from the encroachment of
colonists and from the adverse effects of oil development. Together, they are cutting a survey line and
making the boundaries of the approximately 7,722 square miles of traditional Huaorani territory, an
area about the size of New Jersey. The Huaorani have been trying to secure rights to these lands, vital
_for the continued physical and cultural survival of their people.
Huaorani territorial integrity is threatened
from two directions-first by the building of state
roads bisecting their territory, and secondly by
the building of oil roads into the more remote
eastern part of their land.
The first incursion into the heart of Huaorani
territory has been the building of roads which
have brought the Huaorani into conflict with
colonists seeking to establish land claims within
the area with the support of the government's
land titling institute (IERAC).
The most immediate threat comes from colonization along the
Coca-Curaray road, which is being constructed as
part of the national transportation system. The
Coca-Curaray road has already nearly bisected a
corridor of Huaorani territory-a stretch of land
approximately 60 km. long that connects the
already titled Huaorani Reserve (only one-third of
tradit~onal Huaorani territory) with a larger part
of therr land now located within the boundaries of
Yasuni National Park.
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The second danger to Huaorani territorial • paralization of all oil activities within the Huaointegrity is linked to the development of oil rani territory and Yasuni Park, examination of the
reserves on a lease granted to Conoco, an Ameri- terms of the oil contracts, and a new policy on oil
can oil company. Conoco has already drilled ten extraction in the Amazon to be formulated with
wells on Huaorani territory within Yasuni Park, the participation of CONFENIAE;
and is considering putting four of these wells into • immediate action on the part of IERAC to preproduction. They insist that they must build a vent further invasions ofHuaorani land by colonos;
road to install and service the pipeline needed to • the suspension of all roadbuilding in Huaorani
pump out the oil, and have already surveyed and territory by the Ecuadorian Army Corps of Engimarked most of the extension of the road. Once neers until the lands are legally recognized, and
the route is known, colonists will inevitably follow until the problems with colonos and oil companies
the road to claim land the Huaorani say is theirs. are resolved;
CONFENIAE and numerous national and inter- • the government to work with CONFENIAE on
national environmental groups have vigorously proposals for the integrated development of the
protested the construction of a road for oil explo- Huaorani nation;
ration within Huaorani territory.
• the government to take responsibility for any
In light of these developments, CONFENIAE serious problems that are caused within Huaorani
territory;
is calling for:
• topographic measurements of the Huaorani area • the National Board of Tourism to prohibit tourwith the participation of the regional federations ism in the Huaorani area, or else they will have to
of CONFENIAE;
be responsible for any unfortunate circumstances
• the new government of Dr. Rodrigo Borja Ceval- that take place.
los to proceed with the urgent legalization of the
Huaorani territory;
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Send letters or telegrams to Pres. Rodrigo Borja Cevallos, Presidencia de la
Republica, Garcia Moreno 1043, Quito, Ecuador. Send a copy to CONFENIAE, Aptdo. 4180, Quito
Ecuador.
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IN MEMORIAM: FRANCISCO
MENDES FILHO (1944-1988)
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On December.22,1988, "Chico'' Mend~~~~
President· oftheRubber Tappers' Uriio!L,ei~~
· Xapurl,Acre, was gurined down by an as,sa~,5l
sin hired by cattle ranchers~ During his Jiffl~~i
tiille, Chico Mendes worked to forge<·~~
alliance between rubber tappers and I114!~t
genous people of the Amazon, viewing b?:S!i:'l
groups as com:mon .victims of the predatocy~l
d~stt;JCtion ()f th~rainforest. Chico 1\1e~d~if~J
.·. . ... . ~veson through a new fuundationi;n,Y
his'nam.e which will support the !llbb~j
:'tappers' struggle.
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A<:corarngto.ChicoMendes/Tthinktf{i~j
,~~·~~ .."~· thaf we are starting to bring.§tQl
. . ..· ~lli~ce ..ofthe peoples oftl{~J
raJmtlJtest is what \consider to be on~ qf t~~;J
ttu)StiJ:rlpcrrtaJnt f>teps forward in thes · • '·
·.·. •. · . 6f;\ma26nia.
Chico Mendes worked to forge an Alliance of the
Peoples of the Amazon.
© 1989 Aguirre/Switkes/ AMAZONIA
.· .•.•,• . •·•••
1llote }han ·10(1 years~ the rub ,. ,
.tal)p(~rsw~re ttsed by .their posses h~~:J.~J
. .. · ·. ·. ·. asslaves... used ag~inst tl:~e~g~::~
....
<illS, . IU~ssacre those Indians whoweref1:1¢;i
·legithnate o.vnersofthese forests. !odai•~l
important·· awakening has .takeri p~~~:d I
where the Indian ahd the seringueiro.ha'ie.i !
I\OW discovered thattheyarenot enemie(~:il
<that it was those who caused this fighfitlg! .
.who were the ~eal enem.ies then--,and.f~1~.J~.I
.
the real enemtes today are those who,'~ .
d~vouring and devastating our rainf()te~f&.l~ '
·andwho want to finish off Amazonia.". ·;;~, I
Chico Mendes: wor~ lives onthroug;~~~.i
new foundation. in.his name which.~;/
supp()rt the rubber. tappers' struggle ~:,G,
1
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WR<\TYOU CANDO: Donations may):)~l •
sent to the. Chico Mendes FuD.d, c/o
.·Environmental Defense Fund, 257 Park!\~1
· So., NeW Yor\<, NY10010. ·
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ACRE PROTECTION PLA 1'"
INADEQUATE
:--.., 1111
In 1985, the Interamerican Development Bank,
yielding to protests that their plan to pave the BR364 road from Porto Velho, Rondonia to Rio
Branco, Acre would adversely impact Indigenous
people, rubber tappers, and other people of Acre,
created a "Plan for the Protection of the Environment and Indigenous Communities (PMACI)," to
be designed and implemented before the road
project was approved.
The latest version of PMACI, however, shows
that the "national security" considerations of the
Brazilian military have been placed above the
concerns of the populations struggling for survival in Acre. In particular, the plan calls for the
creation of '1ndigenous Colonies," which UNIAcre, the regional council of the Brazilian Indian
movement, has flatly rejected, saying that it will
continue to press for the complete, legal demarcation of Indian lands. The Brazilian military has
ruled out recognition of large extensions of Indian
lands in the border regions as a threat to "national
security." (See Yanomami article above.)
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Send letters or telegrams
to Enrique V. Iglesias, President, The Interamerican Development Bank, 808 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, protesting the failure to
incorporate the concerns of Native people into the
PMACI.
£NfYUANTO 1550 8M WASII!Nt]TON. . .
/i~z~(~~
'Acre will get money only after you demarcate Indian
lands." 'Who would think-Gringos with a heavy
consc1ence.
•
II
MACUXIINDIAN KILLED IN JAIL
Velario Damasio Macuxi, 17, was found dead in
his cell at the civil police station in the town of
Normandia, Roraim~ on October 23rd. Other
youths held in the police station allege that they
had been severely beaten by members of the
police.
.
The Macuxi, of the savannah reg1on of the
northern Amazon, have suffered encroachment
on their ancestral lands by cattle ranchers.
Recently, the Macuxi have become more assertive
of their land rights, and in 1988, SAIIC sponsored
the visit of Gilberto Macux~ one of the tribe's
spokesmen, to the U.S. (See Summer 1988
newsletter.)
Amnesty International, which has launc~ed a
year-long campaign to denounce human n?ht_s
violations in Brazil, says that a number of meldents have been reported where Macuxi Indians
engaged in non-violent activities aimed at protecting their land were detained and abused by the
police and army.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Amnesty International, 322 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10001.
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ACRE PROTECTION PLA 1'"
INADEQUATE
:--.., 1111
In 1985, the Interamerican Development Bank,
yielding to protests that their plan to pave the BR364 road from Porto Velho, Rondonia to Rio
Branco, Acre would adversely impact Indigenous
people, rubber tappers, and other people of Acre,
created a "Plan for the Protection of the Environment and Indigenous Communities (PMACI)," to
be designed and implemented before the road
project was approved.
The latest version of PMACI, however, shows
that the "national security" considerations of the
Brazilian military have been placed above the
concerns of the populations struggling for survival in Acre. In particular, the plan calls for the
creation of '1ndigenous Colonies," which UNIAcre, the regional council of the Brazilian Indian
movement, has flatly rejected, saying that it will
continue to press for the complete, legal demarcation of Indian lands. The Brazilian military has
ruled out recognition of large extensions of Indian
lands in the border regions as a threat to "national
security." (See Yanomami article above.)
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Send letters or telegrams
to Enrique V. Iglesias, President, The Interamerican Development Bank, 808 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, protesting the failure to
incorporate the concerns of Native people into the
PMACI.
£NfYUANTO 1550 8M WASII!Nt]TON. . .
/i~z~(~~
'Acre will get money only after you demarcate Indian
lands." 'Who would think-Gringos with a heavy
consc1ence.
•
II
MACUXIINDIAN KILLED IN JAIL
Velario Damasio Macuxi, 17, was found dead in
his cell at the civil police station in the town of
Normandia, Roraim~ on October 23rd. Other
youths held in the police station allege that they
had been severely beaten by members of the
police.
.
The Macuxi, of the savannah reg1on of the
northern Amazon, have suffered encroachment
on their ancestral lands by cattle ranchers.
Recently, the Macuxi have become more assertive
of their land rights, and in 1988, SAIIC sponsored
the visit of Gilberto Macux~ one of the tribe's
spokesmen, to the U.S. (See Summer 1988
newsletter.)
Amnesty International, which has launc~ed a
year-long campaign to denounce human n?ht_s
violations in Brazil, says that a number of meldents have been reported where Macuxi Indians
engaged in non-violent activities aimed at protecting their land were detained and abused by the
police and army.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Amnesty International, 322 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10001.
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YANOMAMI LEADER WINS U.N. AWARD
Ivanildo Wawnaweytheri Yanomami, 34,
speaks about the situation in his territory:
"In the beginning, when there were no
whites, there were no planes, there were
only Yanomarni on the Earth. They say that
the Yanornarni have a god, and the white
man has his god. And there carne a time
when the god of the white man made the
Naba. Our god, Ornarna, lived with the
Yanornarni, instructed them. When the time
changed, the Naba appeared, planes began
to fly, and boats carne on the river. It was at
that time that the Naba began to appear, that
he carne into contact with the Yanornarni.
Until that time, no one suffered from diseases, the Yanornarni lived welL always had
plentiful food, the children did not suffer as
they do today. The Yanornarni began to
become sad and Ornarna went away.
Now [my people] think that there will
come a time when there will be no more
Yanornarni. And they are very worried. At
Surucucu, where whites never before
entered, any kind of ailment, even a weak
flu, kills the Yanornarni. They are very weak
and I have already seen· much sadness.
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Send telegrams to
Pres. Sarney insisting that Intenninisterial
Decree (Portaria) 250 be annulled, that the
gold prospectors (garimpeiros) be expelled
and the Yanornarni be guaranteed their constitutional right to use of their lands. (Pres.
Jose Samey, Presidencia da Republica, Gabinete Civil, Palacio do Planalto, CEP 70150
Brasilia, DF, BRASIL-Telex 613ll7 PRDF)
SOURCE: "Urihi," Commission for the
Creation of the Yanomami Park (CCPY),
Rua Manoel da Nobrega ill 3a. cj. 32, CEP
04001 Sao Paulo SP, Brasil.
Davi Yanornarni joins the late Chico Mendes as
winner of the United Nations Environmental Program's Global 500 Award.
He says, "With this
prize I am stronger. In my tribe the Yanornarni, we
are backward, we are primitive; there everybody
runs around naked. I was not born to live in the
city. I was raised in the forest, and I never left my
horne where my parents were born and raised
' I knew that the gold prospectors would come
to my land, I knew all this. I knew the FUNAI
would allow the gold prospectors to invade. The
Indians asked the FUNAI to remove the gold
prospectors and nothing happened. I am not
against the gold prospectors. I am against gold
prospecting, because it makes holes and ruins. the
rivers and the river channels. The Yanornaffil do
not do that, cut the ground, cut the trees, bum the
forest. We are not enemies of nature. The whites
also suffer- the poor. Aren't they suffering? For.
they have no land to plant things on, no land to
live on. Most of my relatives do not know I have
won this prize. We are so spread out- it is hard
to communicate. They will only know when I
arrive. But I have other relatives who are very
worried about me. The medicine men who work
to protect me are very worried. Because I am an
only son who defends the Yanornarni people. So
the medicine men are doing their work so that
what happened to Chico Mendes will not hapi:'en
to me. There are also warriors who are on my s1de,
taking care of me. And that is what I had to say.
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YANOMAMI LEADER WINS U.N. AWARD
Ivanildo Wawnaweytheri Yanomami, 34,
speaks about the situation in his territory:
"In the beginning, when there were no
whites, there were no planes, there were
only Yanomarni on the Earth. They say that
the Yanornarni have a god, and the white
man has his god. And there carne a time
when the god of the white man made the
Naba. Our god, Ornarna, lived with the
Yanornarni, instructed them. When the time
changed, the Naba appeared, planes began
to fly, and boats carne on the river. It was at
that time that the Naba began to appear, that
he carne into contact with the Yanornarni.
Until that time, no one suffered from diseases, the Yanornarni lived welL always had
plentiful food, the children did not suffer as
they do today. The Yanornarni began to
become sad and Ornarna went away.
Now [my people] think that there will
come a time when there will be no more
Yanornarni. And they are very worried. At
Surucucu, where whites never before
entered, any kind of ailment, even a weak
flu, kills the Yanornarni. They are very weak
and I have already seen· much sadness.
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Send telegrams to
Pres. Sarney insisting that Intenninisterial
Decree (Portaria) 250 be annulled, that the
gold prospectors (garimpeiros) be expelled
and the Yanornarni be guaranteed their constitutional right to use of their lands. (Pres.
Jose Samey, Presidencia da Republica, Gabinete Civil, Palacio do Planalto, CEP 70150
Brasilia, DF, BRASIL-Telex 613ll7 PRDF)
SOURCE: "Urihi," Commission for the
Creation of the Yanomami Park (CCPY),
Rua Manoel da Nobrega ill 3a. cj. 32, CEP
04001 Sao Paulo SP, Brasil.
Davi Yanornarni joins the late Chico Mendes as
winner of the United Nations Environmental Program's Global 500 Award.
He says, "With this
prize I am stronger. In my tribe the Yanornarni, we
are backward, we are primitive; there everybody
runs around naked. I was not born to live in the
city. I was raised in the forest, and I never left my
horne where my parents were born and raised
' I knew that the gold prospectors would come
to my land, I knew all this. I knew the FUNAI
would allow the gold prospectors to invade. The
Indians asked the FUNAI to remove the gold
prospectors and nothing happened. I am not
against the gold prospectors. I am against gold
prospecting, because it makes holes and ruins. the
rivers and the river channels. The Yanornaffil do
not do that, cut the ground, cut the trees, bum the
forest. We are not enemies of nature. The whites
also suffer- the poor. Aren't they suffering? For.
they have no land to plant things on, no land to
live on. Most of my relatives do not know I have
won this prize. We are so spread out- it is hard
to communicate. They will only know when I
arrive. But I have other relatives who are very
worried about me. The medicine men who work
to protect me are very worried. Because I am an
only son who defends the Yanornarni people. So
the medicine men are doing their work so that
what happened to Chico Mendes will not hapi:'en
to me. There are also warriors who are on my s1de,
taking care of me. And that is what I had to say.
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"YANOMAMI LAND"-THE FARCE OF DEMARCATION
President Jose Sarney has taken an unusual
action to open up for development lands which
only two months earlier had been reserved for the
use of the Yanomami Indians. Interministerial
Decree 250, on November 18th, annulled a measure that had guaranteed the Yanomami "permanent possession" of a National Park and two
National Forests carved out of their lands. Instead,
the Yanomami will have "preferential," but not
exclusive use of these ancestral territories.
The Yanomami are the largest Native group in
the world still not in permanent contact with the
national society. As the demarcation of their land,
executed by the Brazilian military as part of their
'Calha Norte' program, now stands, the Yanomami could lose as much as 70% of their land. The
government has recognized lands in the vicinity
ofYanomami villages as 19 '1ndian Colonies," but
these offer little protection to the semi-nomadic
Yanomami in the wake of an invasion by 40,000
gold panners and the presence of a large contingent of Brazilian soldiers in the border area.
Many observers feel that the President's
actions are designed to pave the way for largerscale mineral exploitation in the area, which contains rich reserves of gold, uranium, cassiterite,
and strategic minerals.
Already, rivers in the Yanomami area have
been polluted by the gold miners, who use large
quantities of mercury to purify the gold. The
Yanomami have no antibodies to protect them
against diseases brought in by the miners and
soldiers, and health workers from the Catholic
Church and the Commission for the Creation of a
Yanomami Park (CCPY) have been expelled from
the Yanomami area by the government.
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KAYAPO ORGANIZE
OPPOSITION AT
HYDROELECTRIC DAM SITE
The Kayap6 of the Xingu River region, .
incensed over the prosecution of two of their
leaders by the Brazilian government, and wishing
to take direct action to oppose a series of dams
planned for the Xingu, convened a meeting
February 21-26 to mobilize opposition to the
hydroelectric projects. Kayap6 organizers
brought together nearly 1,000 Indian people from
the Xingu region at the site of Kararao dam, and
they plan to establish a permanent settlement at
the dam site in order to more closely monitor the
surveying and construction activities.
�Page 20
One of the Kayap6 indicted by the government Bepkororoti (Paiakan), who was charged
with for treason under the "foreigner's law" for
criticizing the government's hydroelectric plans,
recently visited seven countries, including the
U.S., to enlist international support. The Kayap6
have come out in opposition to a $500 million loan
to the Brazilian electric power industry under
consideration by the World Bank, which would
facilitate the construction of th~ Xingu Dams. In
October, Bepkororoti's co-defendent, Kuben-i,
was refused admission to the courtroom in Belem
for appearing in traditional Kayap6 dress and
warpaint. The judge then ordered the two to
undergo psychiatric testing to determine their
"fitness" to stand trial. The charges were finally
dropped in early February
Among the Native groups summoned to the
meeting were the Arara, Parakana, Xipaia,
Kuruaia, Arawete, and Asurini, all of whom would
be impacted if the dams were built. The date
chosen for the meeting conformed with the
Kayap6 calendar, and the festival of new com was
concluded in Altamira , the site of the meeting.
Bepkororoti (Paiakan): "No one of us is strong enough
to win alone."
Bepkororoti issued a call.for international support for the Kayap6's initiative in defense of the
rainforest:
"The forest is one big thing-it has people,
animals, and plants. There is no point saving the
animals if the forest is burned down; there is no
point saving the forest if the people and animals
who live in it are killed or driven away. The groups
trying to save the races of animals cannot win if
the people trying to save the forest lose; the
people trying to save the Indians cannot win if
either of the others lose. The Indians cannot win
without the support of these groups, but the
groups cannot win without the support of the
Indians who know the forest and the animals and
can tell what is happening to them. No one of us
is strong enough to win alone-together, we can
be strong enough to win."
SOURCE: Ecumenical Center for Documentation
and Information (CEDI), Av. Higien6polis 983,
CEP 01238 Sao Paulo SP, Brasil. For more information on the meetin& and how you may assist the
Kayap6 in their effort, please contact SAIIC.
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CLORINDA GUALMES: ONE WOMAN AGAINST THE MILITARY
~
Following the military coup of 1976, Indian
people in Argentina were subjected to widespread oppression, with large landowners conspiring with the military to displace Indians from
their ancestral territories.
In Nequen province, many families were
evicted by the military so that they could extend
their estancias (landholdings) and headquarters.
One such estancia, called Pulmari, already consisted of 125,000 acres, yet the military wanted to
further extend their lands, so they evicted onethird of the Mapuches from the community of
Lonco Luan.
Clorinda Gualmes, like her ancestors, lives
with her family in El Faldeo del Cerro Otto, close
to the army base and ten kilometers from Bariloche. The military tried to chase her off her land
on several occasions, but she and her family
always returned.
Now, the Argentine army is trying to sue
Clorinda and take away her land by judicial
means, accusing the Gualmes family of illegally
occupying the land. Elogio Frites, a Kalla Indian
lawyer working in legal defense, says that "514
hectares (1,270 acres) belong to the Gualmes family forever, and laws 23302 and 14932 protect their
rights."
"On1y with my Courage and my Will"
Elizabeth Draper recorded the following statement by Clorinda Gualmes:
"My family has lived on my land for 100 years.
I have a photo of my grandfather and his animals
there taken in 1907. My father was the first wood
and coal seller, my mother the first to make local
cheese.
But now, I have been evicted three times. First,
by the National Parks and then by the army. They
say they need the land for maneuvers.
The last time was in 1983, on the 29th of July, at
a quarter to 11 in the morning. It was snowing,
when 40 soldiers came in and tore everything
down. They left me without anything. Even my
furniture was taken by the rain.
For over a qconth that winter, I had nowhere to
go with my animals. I lived in a tent. I have
pictures of it covered with snow. I hid my cows in
the hills. The soldiers had wanted to take them to
the market.
Now, I am on the same land. I came back by
myself without anyone's help. Only with my courage and my will. I know that it is mine. Since then,
soldiers have come two or three times to tell me
they are going to practice on the shooting range.
In all the years since I was born there, they have
never shot around my house as they have in the
last four or five years. The bullets would hit my
house, or pass beside the corral. Now, they are
bothering me so that I will get tired and I will
leave. They haven't achieved this, yet.
I have filed three or four complaints against
them, so they have stopped bothering me in this
way. I have a big file of the notes I have written to
the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior, and
other officials. But I never know when I leave my
home what I will find when I get back.
The Centro Mapuche came to find me when I
was in the tent and I have been working with
them ever since, as Treasurer of the organization."
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