In Brazil, an indigenous woman joins Bolsonaro in fight for mining mining.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mining.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
And for once, in her view, she is being heard.
For decades her family picked and panned the borderland near Venezuela, scouring the hills for diamonds and gold.
They kept digging even after Brazil in 2005 marked the land as indigenous territory, a measure that prohibited mining despite protests from her family and other wildcatters in her Macuxi tribe.
Now, Silva has the ear of none other than Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president.
A fervid nationalist abhorred by the global green movement for his eagerness to develop the Amazon rainforest, Bolsonaro has twice met Silva in the capital Brasilia.
He first saw her, together with some other like-minded tribal leaders, soon after taking power in January 2019 to discuss a bill that would authorize mining on native lands.
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New report details impact of COVID-19 on Native organizations Emily Boerger | Jan 21, 2021
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A new report from the Urban Indian Health Institute says adequate funding, housing supports, and vaccine hesitancy continue to be key challenges for Native organizations and the individuals they serve.
The report, which was funded by the Washington State Department of Commerce through Coronavirus Relief Funds, details the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Native direct-service organizations in Washington State and identifies future needs during and after the pandemic.
Five direct-service organizations, including Chief Seattle Club, United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Seattle Indian Health Board, NATIVE Project, and American Indian Community Center, contributed to the report through surveys and interviews.