Recent developments in Ecuador are troubling with the president proposing a bill to privatize, militarize and auction off protected áreas, most of these are ancestral indigenous territories.

Mining company returns to haunt Thailand’s Karen communities as resistance mounts MAE HONG SON, Thailand — The flashlight bouncing off the cave walls stopped abruptly as Sakda Khayankitphuanphon came to a halt in the dark. Scarcely 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from Sakda’s home in…

A long-dormant fluorite mine is being reopened in northern Thailand, but the ethnically Karen communities that live in Mae Hong Son province’s Mae La Noi district are staunchly resisting the return of the mining company.

Jaguars: Stories From The Territories - Amazon Frontlines Stories From The Territories Indigenous Amazonian worldviews are deeply connected with the rainforest and all...

🐆 For many Indigenous nations, #jaguars are guardians of the forest and symbols of strength.

🌀 Waorani, Siekopai & A’i Cofán voices share stories of memory, spirit & resistance.

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🌎🔥 If the Oil Auction in Ecuador’s #Amazon moves forward:

#IndigenousPeoples across 7 nations could lose everything.

🌳 Species will vanish.
🦜 Others will never be discovered.

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A quick compilation of a trip I was privileged to be on nearly a year ago. The Siekopai were divided by a war, separated by states yet still one. This reunion of communities and long lost family members on both sides was a privilege to behold. A trip to the flooded forests of the Amazon 🌴💗

Assemblies are common for indigenous peoples and an important place in which a nationality can gather to discuss issues and connect, sharing knowledge and art.

Here the Siekopai (secoya) paint their faces with Achiote (Bixa Orellana) during their congress. Each design holding a particular meaning.

More then 10 years of increased armed actor activity in Ecuador, illegal mining to launder money, total inactivity from the state against these threats, and now multiple strongholds deep in Ecuador of FARC dissidence.