Help tribal people have a better future in 2015

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Published on Thursday, 04 December 2014 13:22
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Dear friends,

As 2015 approaches, we spend time reflecting on the struggles and successes of 2014. Each year, the fight for tribal peoples’ rights becomes more challenging, as the demand for raw materials puts more and more pressure on the lands and forests of tribal peoples.

Last month, a horrific event occurred in southern Brazil. Marinalva Manoel, a 27-year-old Guarani Indian leader lobbying for land for her people, was stabbed to death. Her body was dumped on the side of a highway.

Sugarcane plantations and vast cattle ranches have replaced the forest that once carpeted the Guarani’s ancestral lands. With nearly all of their land stolen, many communities survive under plastic by the roadside. Children are dying of malnutrition, tribespeople endure the effects of pesticide poisoning, and tribal leaders are being murdered by ranchers’ gunmen, for daring to speak out against the injustice. It’s no wonder the Guarani suffer the highest suicide rate in the world.

But there is hope. Survival is working in partnership with the Guarani to stop these abuses and put pressure on the Brazilian government to demarcate and return the tribe’s ancestral land.

Please give now to support our urgent work.

We use your funds to investigate atrocities, present evidence to the UN and other international forums, lobby those in power, ask supporters to take action, ensure the issue remains in the media spotlight, and shame the multinational corporations profiting from tribal land.

And our campaigns do work – over the last 45 years they have fundamentally changed the outlook for tribal peoples. They have helped to bring some communities back from the brink of extinction and give them a future. They have firmly established the case for tribal peoples’ rights around the world.

Despite the murders, fear and bereavement, the Guarani remain defiant. As tribal leader Eliseu Lopes told Survival, “We are in a state of despair, but we will not give up.”

You can help Survival stand by Eliseu’s people, and prevent the annihilation of so many other tribes worldwide. Please donate today if you possibly can.

Sincerely,

Stephen Corry

P.S. Every day brings news of fresh injustices – be it biofuel plantations, dams, roads or mines – which will devastate the lives of yet more tribal peoples. A steady and reliable income is essential for us to respond quickly to these urgent and horrific crises. It is the most effective way to donate.

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