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A Dam Clouds The Future Of Peru’s Indigenous People
nytimes.com 2 weeks agoOn the eastern slopes of the Andes in Peru, home mainly to indigenous peoples like the Ashaninka, the government wants to dam the Ene River and sell most of the hydroelectric power to Brazil.
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Taiwan: Indigenous Tao People's 30 Year Nuclear ‘Nightmare'
globalvoicesonline.org 2 weeks, 5 days agoAfter Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident last year, more and more Taiwanese have started to become aware of the problems caused by nuclear power plants. One of the most serious issues is nuclear waste on Orchid Island , where the Tao people have lived for generations. In December 30, 2011, a group of Tao people went to Taipei to protest against [zh] the nuclear waste storage facility situated on the Orchid Island in front of the presidential building. However, the president did not respond to their protest.










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