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In June of 1985, the United States Secretary of Defense announced, in conjunction with the regime of Augusto Pinochet that they would be putting an aerospace station on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island. The people of Rapa Nui took to writing…

A newspaper reported that the Brazilian military was constructing underground sites in the Cachimbo Mountains to be used later for nuclear testing.

Paranapanema Mining Co. has buried five thousand tones of radioactive waste in the Pitinga River Amazon area without consequences from the state governments or FUNAI.

"Mujeres Aymaras y Comunicacion" organized a meeting of women in Peru and Bolivia who produce radio programs for women about issues that women and especially indigenous women face.

Native American lands in the United States have been disproportionately used for uranium mining operations, nuclear weapons testing, and nuclear dumping, leaving many Native lands dangerously radioactive.

Indigenous leaders from Nicaragua, Panama, and Canada give their thoughts on the Zapatista uprising and how it plays into a larger indigenous movement across the continent.

Indigenous groups voice opposition to the Pan-American Highway, a proposed infrastructure project that would facilitate trade between between North and South America due to possible environmental destruction and community displacement.

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The Human Genome Diversity Project seeks to collect genetic information from indigenous peoples across the globe. Indigenous communities should be hesitant to comply, given the potential for misuse and exploitation.