Dear Jack,
I want to share with you a HUGE recent success for uncontacted tribes in Peru, indigenous organizations, and our global Uncontacted Tribes campaign.
After a long fight and the support of thousands of you who emailed, tweeted and protested, Peru's government has finally signed the Kakataibo Indigenous Territory into law!
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HerlÃn Odicio (pictured) is president of the Kakataibo indigenous organization, FENACOKA, which leads the local campaign to protect their forest.
For HerlÃn, the news was overwhelming. "I'm crying tears of joy! It was a difficult, tiring struggle but [we] never let up. I will keep fighting for my people."
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It's a milestone for this campaign, but it's a milestone on a looooong journey! We still have 4 more indigenous territories to push for, and once created they will need constant protection from invaders.
...and this is only in Peru! Survival is fighting for the protection of uncontacted tribes' lands around the world (and there are over 100 such tribes in Brazil alone).
Last month's success is proof that your actions DO work. So, today I want to thank you and share with you some of the other actions that you can take to support the activism of tribal people like HerlÃn.
Please, take a couple of minutes of your time to help stop the annihilation of uncontacted tribes.
With thanks,
Teresa Mayo
Peru campaigner
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✊📧 Stand with Rita
Rita is the only member of the Piripkura tribe in contact with outside society. In this moving video, she denounces the impending genocide of her people.
Uncontacted tribes like Rita's face huge danger as President Bolsonaro and his allies try to scrap legal provisions that protect their land.
Email the authorities now →
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✊🤳 Join our social media activist team
Our handy "Uncontacted tribes kit" has all you need to get started as a social media activist. Join hundreds of Survival supporters worldwide who are making use of its resources.
Check it out →
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✊📢 Protest in London!
For those able to travel to the Brazilian Embassy in London on 25 August, join us for a morning of solidarity and protest, to hear Indigenous peoples’ demands and to push the Brazilian government to stop Brazil’s genocide.
More info →
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✊📢 Protest in San Francisco
Calling all Bay Area supporters! On Tuesday August 24 at midday outside the Brazilian Consulate we will be lifting our voices in solidarity with APIB and the Indigenous peoples of Brazil.
#MarcoTemporalNao!
More info →
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✊ Get ready to support the Ayoreo
In Paraguay, the Ayoreo Totobiegosode won’t stand by while their uncontacted relatives are being wiped out. Stay tuned in the coming weeks – they're planning further action, and they'll need all the help we can give. Keep up to date via our social media channels, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
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P.S. Unlike many NGOs, we reject government funding so our integrity is never compromised. We rely entirely on your donations to keep fighting for tribal peoples worldwide. Please donate today. Without you, there can be no Survival.
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