Dream People of the Amazon
By: ecatny
Posted: Nov 14 07
Witnessed: 8295 times
Ecuador
Environment, Food & health & development, Indigenous peoples
Achuar, Amazon, globalization, oil developer
The story of the indigenous people, Achuar, who live in a remote and pristine part of the Amazon rain forest in southeastern Ecuador. The Achuar had no contact with the outside world until the early 1970's but now they are forced to band together and protect their forests and delicate environment from oil developers.
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