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Indigenous tribe living deep in Amazon rainforest fends off outside forces: 'We are the hidden people'

Deep in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, the Kichwa people of Pakayaku are quiet yet fierce protectors of the world. According to Mongabay, their mission is to protect their ancestral land from mining, ...
Wired

Returning the Amazon Rainforest to Its True Caretakers

Indigenous peoples forced from the Amazon rainforest are finally getting the legal power to return—and it’s not only about justice. Under their stewardship, the forests can thrive. In 2025, a small, ...
Killeen Daily Herald

Isolated Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest after brief contact

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian ...
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Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds

Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they're making people sick. It's an idea Indigenous people have lived by for thousands of years. Now a new study in the ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Amazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities — and finding urban poverty

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil — In 1976, Binan Tuku ventured to meet a Brazilian government's expedition on the banks of the Itui ...
Los Angeles Times

Indigenous groups demand action from South American leaders at Amazon summit

BOGOTA, Colombia — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American presidents meeting in Bogota this week to turn promises into concrete action, saying the gathering may be the ...
Globe Gazette

Amazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities — and finding urban poverty

ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil — In 1976, Binan Tuku ventured to meet a Brazilian government's expedition on the banks of the Itui River in a remote area of the western Amazon rainforest. After some initial ...