Amazonia

A young man carries an elder on his back through the jungle

February 1, 2021

Indigenous Advocacy Leads to Early Vaccination in Remote Territories

By John Reid, Senior Economist and Partnership Lead, Nia Tero

Brazil has drawn attention for the collapse of the Manaus’ hospitals, overwhelmed by waves of COVID-19, and for the plague denial and anti-Indigenous posture of the country’s president.

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Colombian amazon Indigenous Peoples dancing

January 1, 2021

Indigenous Peoples Take Action in the Colombian Amazon

By David Rothschild, Senior Partnership Lead, Nia Tero

OPIAC, created in 1995, champions the struggle for the recognition and defense of human and territorial rights, conservation of biodiversity, and autonomous self-development of the Indigenous peoples of the region.

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Primary Health Care unit, Maturaca Yanomani, Rio Negro

December 1, 2020

Part 2: COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples of Rio Negro

Last month we learned about COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples of Rio Negro. Here is an interview with Marivelton Bare of Federation of Indigenous Organizations of Rio Negro with Nia Tero's Amazonia team.

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Meeting of the Inter-Institutional Committee on Covid-19, Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Rio Negro

November 1, 2020

Part 1: COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples of Rio Negro

As the Coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe, Indigenous peoples of Rio Negro, Brazil, were greatly affected. Rio Negro is a tributary of the Amazon River, and the Indigenous peoples are represented by its FOIRN.

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