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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 12h

🇧🇷 Do you know what’s going on in Brazil? On October 25, Brazilians will head to the polls to decide who their president will be for the next four years. The two candidates are the current president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro.

Do you know what's happening in Brazil? And why Indigenous rights are at risk. Image of Indigenous person wearing a feathered headdress and a Brazilian flag with red hands printed all over it. The person is standing in front of Brazil's congress.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 16/10/2026

Those smiles! Our Joyride card is guaranteed to bring a little joy to the mantelpiece this festive season. Pick up a pack and help fund Survival’s work alongside Indigenous peoples. svlint.org/joyride 📸 Milene van Arendonk

Two children wrapped up in furs sitting in a sledge being pulled along the snow, smiling and laughing.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 15/10/2026

⚠️🔥 Urgent: Wildfires are destroying the Hongana Manyawa people's rainforest in Indonesia Uncontacted people are already struggling to survive there from the impacts of nickel mining. Please act now for the Hongana Manyawa and hold the mining companies to account: svlint.org/IndonesiaB

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 14/10/2026

🗣️ Listen to @leruatilang, who took part in the #OurLandOurNature gathering in Nairobi, where Indigenous peoples from across the world met to fight the colonial model of fortress conservation, including the rise of carbon credit schemes on their lands.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 13/10/2026

Good news for the uncontacted Piripkura people in Brazil! A Brazilian Court ordered that anyone in the Piripkura territory illegally should be removed. It’s great news, because invaders are one of the biggest threats to the uncontacted people.

BRAZIL: Court orders all intruders to leave uncontacted Piripkura people's territory

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 12/10/2026

October 12, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, National Day of Mourning. Today is not a day of celebration. It is a day to reckon with the genocidal history of the Americas. #NationalDayOfMourning #October12 #IndigenousPeoplesDay

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 12/10/2026

Under the northern lights, a Nenets chum glows in the Arctic night. Our Illumination card captures a beautiful moment on the Siberian tundra. Shop and support Indigenous peoples’ rights: svlint.org/Illumination 📸 Yuliya Vassilyeva

Green and purple northern lights over a yurt and sleds.

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Felices Fiestas
Meilleurs Voeux
Frohe Festtage
Buone Feste

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 10/10/2026

Ngigoro of the Hongana Manyawa people is campaigning for his people’s land rights in Indonesia. We’re backing Ngigoro all the way. Will you write to the authorities to tell them to stop mining on Hongana Manyawa land? svlint.org/IndonesiaB

"I now feel strong to fight the mining company." Ngigoro, Hongana Manyawa people.

Ngigoro is smiling to the camera, standing by a tree

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 08/10/2026

A striking winter scene from this year’s festive collection. Our Eagle Hunters card is available now. Send something special this Christmas and help support Survival’s work for Indigenous peoples’ rights. svlint.org/Hunters 📸 Alessandro Bergamini

Five men riding on horses, each on with an eagle on his arm, in a snowy mountainous landscape.

Close up of two men from the previous slides.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 05/10/2026

Want to spend less time on social media, but worried you'll miss out on info about the fight for Indigenous peoples' rights? Subscribe now to: 📨 Keep up to date with our campaigns ✅ Stay involved in the fight for Indigenous rights 👉 svlint.org/KeepUpdatedB 📷 © Wolfgang Schmidt/Right Livelihood

Davi Yanomami, an Indigenous man, wearing a red and yellow headdress, looking top right of the picture, with green trees behind him. He's wearing a light grey coat.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 03/10/2026

With just his signature, Brazilian President Lula has the power to secure the full official recognition of the Kawahiva do Rio Pardo Indigenous territory, home to uncontacted peoples. Tell him to sign: svlint.org/KawahivaB

Lula, sign for the Kawahiva Territory! Tell President Lula to recognize the Kawahiva do Rio Pardo Indigenous Territory – home to uncontacted Indigenous peoples.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 02/10/2026

Some journeys are better with company 🐕. Our Companions card is one of ten striking designs in this year’s festive collection. Send a little joy this Christmas and support our work alongside Indigenous communities. svlint.org/Companions 📸 Rosalynn Tay

Man sat on his sled in the snow, with two dogs. One is trying to lick the man's face.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 02/10/2026

Dozens of Indigenous pastoralists from Biliqo Bulesa in Kenya have filed a lawsuit against a carbon credit project on their land run by the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT). Read the full story here: survivalinternational.org/news/14571

NEWS: Dozens of Indigenous hersers file lawsuit against carbon project in Kenya

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 01/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1890, Yosemite National Park was created in the USA. But Yosemite is Native land. The Native Americans of the area, the Ahwahneechee peoples, were kicked out and their lands were stolen, in the name of nature protection.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 30/09/2026

Last week there was a hearing in Uruguay on the uncontacted Mashco Piro people…from Peru. Why? And what happens now? They're the largest of the 196 known uncontacted peoples and groups in the world, and they could be wiped out if their territories aren’t protected. Take action: svlint.org/MPPeruB

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 29/09/2026

Two little faces peeking out from a snowy chum ❄️. Send some warmth through the post this festive season with our Chum card, while supporting Indigenous peoples’ rights. Available here: svlint.org/Chum 📸 © Yuliya Vassilyeva

Two children peeking out of their chum (yurt) made of furs. A sled with logs sits on the snow outside the chum.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 26/09/2026

💌 Send good wishes and support a good cause. Every penny of profit from Survival’s shop goes towards our work alongside Indigenous peoples fighting for their rights: svlint.org/shop 📸 Antlers card by Nicola Ducati Chum card by Yuliya Vassilyeva Eagle hunters card by Alessandro Bergamini

Man wrapped up in furs, standing with his reindeer whose antlers.

Nenets kids standing at the door of their chum looking out, with a sled with logs at the entrance.

Men traveling on their horses, each man with an eagle on their arm.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 25/09/2026

📣 “This is not conservation – it’s a cartel.” ✊ "Leave our lands and respect our rights, or else we shall kick you out.” In Nairobi, Indigenous people have gathered for the first time to demand that “our ancestral lands, including those grabbed for parks and wildlife sanctuaries, be returned.”

NEWS: Unique Indigenous gathering in Nairobi issues landmark global declaration on conservation

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 24/09/2026

Incredible! A truly historic hearing is happening right now at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights - they’re hearing a case on the uncontacted Mashco Piro people, whose lives are being destroyed by logging.

Human rights: The Mashco Piro's case is at the Inter-American Court on Human Rights!

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 24/09/2026

✨ New festive cards are here! ✨ Share something beautiful this festive season while supporting Indigenous peoples and their rights. 🎄 Shop Survival’s festive collection: svlint.org/shop 📸 Joyride card by Milene van Arendonk Trio card by Yuliya Vasselyeva Winterpath card by Yuliya Vassilyeva

Two Nenets children wrapped up in furs, sat in a sleigh, smiling.

Three Nenets children wrapped up in furs, sat together.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 24/09/2026

Indigenous leaders and organizations from across Venezuela met to discuss a national plan for the recognition of the presence of uncontacted peoples in the country, and the protection of their forests.

VENEZUELA: Groundbreaking moment: Indigenous leaders came together to call for the protection of uncontacted peoples' lands.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 23/09/2026

🚨 Join our upcoming webinar series on the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI)! Join Indigenous leaders and allies from South America and Indonesia to discuss Indigenous-led solutions to ensure their survival. Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 21/09/2026

We’re Survival. We exist to prevent the annihilation of Indigenous peoples and to secure their land rights. Hit follow, and sign up to our newsletter to support the fight for Indigenous rights worldwide: svlint.org/KeepUpdatedB 💪

7 people of the Maasai peoples, wearing brightly coloured clothes, sat on the grass under a tree.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 17/09/2026

NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT 📢 After decades of struggle and campaigning, the Kawahiva do Rio Pardo Indigenous Territory is so close to becoming official! It’s home of the uncontacted Kawahiva people, who need their territory fully protected and recognized to ensure their future.

PRESIDENT LULA, ACT NOW FOR THE UNCONTACTED KAWAHIVA

The Brazilian president Lula just needs to sign to make the Indigenous Kawahiva of Rio Pardo Territory official. Tell him to sign now!

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 16/09/2026

Today marks 188 years since the US violently relocated five nations of Indigenous Americans (Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole) from their ancestral homelands. This was called the Trail of Tears. We honor those that lost their lives in this genocidal act of violence.

The Indian Removal Act passed by congress in 1830 led to their forced removal.

It opened Indigenous land up to colonizers, and forced over a hundred thousand Native Americans to walk hundreds of miles to a specially designated territory across the Mississippi River.

They made the journey on foot, without food, water or any support whatsoever. Between 15,000-16,000 people died – no one over 60 or under 6 survived the journey.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 15/09/2026

URGENT 🚨 Risk to uncontacted Indigenous people in the Ituna Itatá territory in Brazil! A month ago, the local government introduced a new law that goes against Brazil’s consitution.

BRAZIL: Uncontacted Indigenous people at risk in the Ituna Itatá territory!

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 08/09/2026

“Hands off Great Nicobar!” We’re standing for the survival of the uncontacted Indigenous Shompen people, whose island home could be turned into the ‘Hong Kong of India’ and could be wiped out in the process.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 05/09/2026

Reporter Elle Hunt investigates how influencers are risking the lives of uncontacted peoples to get clicks and fame. “by posting about them, Sophie Grig [from Survival] says they often affirm damaging stereotypes, spread dangerous misinformation and potentially influence others to try.”

Uncontacted peoples at risk of annihilation because of adventuring influencers. Excerpts from ‘On The Wrong Track’ by Elle Hunt in The Guardian.

‘Survival and other organisations working to protect isolated peoples report they are increasingly being targeted by influencers chasing exclusive footage of “first contact”’

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 04/09/2026

Our vision is a world where Indigenous peoples are respected as contemporary societies and their human rights protected. It’s quite a big challenge even though it shouldn’t be. Join us on the journey to make our vision come true - follow us!

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 03/09/2026

86 Lakota men, women and children killed by US troops #OnThisDay in 1885 around 86 Lakota people were killed by the US Army in what's known as the Harney Massacre. Around 70 women and children were captured, and their tipis were looted and burned.

Harney Massacre

Around 86 Lakota people are killed by the US Army. Around 70 women and children are captured, and their tipis looted and burned

September 3, 1855, USA

Image of a board, the Nebraska Historical Marker, which tells the story of the massacre.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 01/09/2026

Ehuana Yanomami holds a mirror up to us: while we often equate the Western world with “progress” and “development,” the Yanomami and many other Indigenous peoples see it primarily as one thing—loneliness, isolation, and sadness. Share this post so that Ehuana’s words reach more people. 🧡

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 30/08/2026

In Peru, deforestation fell by 75% after Indigenous land titles were officially recognized. This is no coincidence. It happens when Indigenous peoples' rights over their land are recognized. 🤝 Facts that nobody shares don't change anything. Share this post – now!

Yes, this is what a recently chopped rainforest for production of palm oil in Peru looks like.

No, this would likely not happen on a recognized Indigenous territory.

Community-managed forests experienced
6x lower deforestation than Protected Areas across 73 tropical sites.

*Data from Porter-Bolland et al., 2012

Protected Areas – an official category of regions set aside for nature protection – often still permit logging concessions within their boundaries.

Meanwhile many Indigenous guardian groups actively patrol their territories, keeping illegal loggers out.

Respecting Indigenous rights is not only just – it is one of the most effective and cost-efficient conservation strategies available.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 30/08/2026

Indigenous land rights shouldn’t be a niche topic – they are one of the most effective climate protection measures available. 184 million metric tons of CO₂ are saved each year in the Brazilian Amazon – thanks to recognized Indigenous territories.

You’ve heard the saying that Indigenous people are the world’s best guardians of nature. But what does that actually mean?

184 million tonnes of CO₂ avoided every year in the Brazilian Amazon thanks to recognized Indigenous lands.

*Data from Blackman & Veit, 2018

This is a tiny part of the Ecuadorian rainforest. The whole Amazon rainforest is roughly as big as the entire European Union.

75% reduction in forest loss after Indigenous land titles were recognized in Peru.

*Data from Blackmann et al., 2017

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 29/08/2026

Four people have been convicted of murdering Indigenous leader Quinto Imuna Alvarado in Peru in 2023. 🇵🇪 💪 This is ground-breaking: never before has there been a proper conviction for killers of Indigenous land defenders in the country.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 28/08/2026

The Maasai and Germany 🇩🇪 Maasai organizations in Tanzania told visiting German institutions involved in conservation projects on Maasai land that they’re not taking the Indigenous people’s complaints about land grabbing, evictions, and violence in the name of conservation seriously enough.

Tanzania
Conservation is going against the will of Indigenous communities: the Maasai confront German institutions

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 27/08/2026

Good news update 💪 A key UN body has urged the government of India to suspend the massively controversial Great Nicobar project, home to the uncontacted Shompen people. Read the news: survivalinternational.org/news/14550

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 26/08/2026

We’re Survival. We exist to secure Indigenous peoples' land rights. We work with Indigenous peoples around the world, and we offer them a platform to speak out about the violence and racism they’re resisting on a daily basis. Hit follow to hear from Indigenous people themselves. 💪

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 25/08/2026

Survival’s been calling on Prince Harry to step down from African Parks for years. He finally has. For 10 years Prince Harry served African Parks while the organization has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 24/08/2026

Click through the graphics to see some of the impressive figures that prove Indigenous peoples are nature’s best guardians. 🤝 Facts that nobody shares don't change anything. Share this post – now!

There’s up to 90 % less deforestation on recognized Indigenous lands in the Amazon compared to other areas of the rainforest.

Data from Blackman & Veit, 2018

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 24/08/2026

Indigenous peoples make up almost 6% of the world’s population. And yet they're protecting a huge part of the world’s biodiversity. This is no coincidence. It's the result of knowledge passed down through generations, and control over their territory.

28% of Earth's land is owned, managed or claimed by Indigenous peoples. Data from Garnett et al., 2018

Like the Maasai, who live as pastoralists in symbiosis with their cattle and surrounding environment.

60% of all mammal species live on Indigenous lands.

Data from O'Bryan et al.,2021

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 14/08/2026

On Isabel Island, loggers have been destroying Indigenous communities’ forests without their consent, and devastating their lives. They took two logging companies to court - and now Solomon Islands’ High Court has ordered the companies to pay the communities the equivalent of $US7.6 million.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 12/08/2026

Irakatakoa told us his story of first contact. His people, the Awá in Brazil, were massacred by outsiders. Uncontacted peoples around the world are at risk of forced contact every day. Learn more about forced contact: uncontactedpeoples.org #UncontactedPeoples #AtTheEdge

The white people killed my relatives there, and then there was no one left.

Irakatakoa, Awá people.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 11/08/2026

🤔 Would you like to play a crucial role supporting campaigns for the rights of Indigenous people and against racism? We're looking for a treasurer who can help us ensure our long-term financial health, sustainability and impact. Apply now: svlint.org/jobs

Work for Survival: Treasurer (trustee)

Apply by 11th Sept: svlint.org/jobs

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 10/08/2026

Still thinking about #IndigenousPeoplesDay. We want to share the story of resistance of the Pintupi people in Australia with you. 🏹✊ One Pintupi group resisted contact and resettlement. 👉 Learn more about ‘Pintupi Nine’ at uncontactedpeoples.org

The ‘Pintupi Nine’:
a story of resistance
The last uncontacted Indigenous people in Australia were contacted in 1984.
Did you know that?

In the 1950s,
when the
British
military
were testing
missiles in the western
desert, the Australian
government contacted and
forcibly moved the Pintupi people.

They were resettled hundreds of kilometers to the east. In the resettlement areas, many Indigenous people soon died from disease, trauma, and alcohol abuse.

In the 1980s, refusing to give up on their homeland, Pinta Pinta and other Pintupi people moved back to their desert.

It was there that they came across other Pintupi people, who they didn’t know still lived in the area.

Most of the brothers’ group of nine Pintupi people chose to join Pinta Pinta’s community; some have since become well-known artists.

The community continued to fight for the return of their traditional land, and in 2001 a territory of 43,000 square kilometers was recognized as theirs.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 09/08/2026

Indigenous peoples around the world fight racism, land theft and even genocide. With global support, they’re winning many of those battles 💪 As our long-term supporter and actor Richard Gere says, Indigenous peoples need all the allies they can get. Be an ally today: svlint.org/KeepUpdatedB

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 08/08/2026

Armed groups are vying for control of the Nukak Reserve. Some Nukak families have had to flee their territory, while others remain trapped. A new government has taken office in Colombia. What will they do to ensure that the Nukak people can live in their territory, free from violence?

URGENT: The Nukak are under threat in their own territory because of
armed conflict.

Several armed groups are fighting it out within the Nukak Territory, in Colombia.

Some Nukak communities have had to leave their territory, while others have had to stay put.

The Nukak people came into contact with mainstream society in the late 1980s due to pressure on their territory.

Although the Nukak Reserve* was established in 1993, their territory has been continuously taken over by coca
growers, cattle ranchers, and
armed groups.

The survival of Indigenous peoples is strongly linked to their territory.
Without it, they can’t survive.

That’s why the Nukak are resisting. Some families returned by themselves despite everything stacked against them...

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 07/08/2026

⚖️ The Kichwa community of Puerto Franco in #Peru has taken their case to the Constitutional Tribunal of Peru, seeking recognition of their ancestral territory – a large part of which overlaps with the Cordillera Azul National Park.

News: Peru: Kichwa community goes to court over land rights denied by a national park and its carbon project

"The national park has stripped us of our land. We want it back."

Elina Salas, Kichwa people, Peru

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 06/08/2026

...We now hope that President Lula will conclude the process by signing into law the land of our uncontacted Kawahiva neighbors." ✊ Follow us to keep updated on the next steps of the fight for the uncontacted Kawahiva people - it’s not done yet 💪

Follow us to keep updated on the next steps of the fight.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 06/08/2026

SUCCESS in Brazil! 🏹🇧🇷 The uncontacted Kawahiva people’s territory has been physically demarcated 🪧 That means that the Brazilian Indigenous Affairs Agency has gone round mapping and putting signs up around the whole Kawahiva do Rio Pardo Indigenous Territory.

SUCCESS: Next step completed in the demarcation of the uncontacted Kawahiva people’s territory.

The Brazilian Indigenous Affairs Agency finished the physical demarcation of the Kawahiva do Rio Pardo Indigenous Territory.

It’s the forest of the
uncontacted Indigenous Kawahiva people, who wouldn’t survive
without it.

Survival, alongside Indigenous organizations and their allies, like FEPOIMT, COIAB, Indian Law Resource Center, OPAN and Opi, have spent decades pressuring the Brazilian government to get the demarcation done.

This is a hugely important victory for the Kawahiva people.

But there’s still ONE key step to go before the full demarcation is complete.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 04/08/2026

The Guajajara Guardians are a group of Indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon, who protect their territory from invasions. The Guajajara people share their forest with the uncontacted Awá, who could be wiped out by any contact with the outsiders. Support the Guardians: svlint.org/GuardiansB

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