Tribal voices

We give tribal peoples a platform to speak to the world. We help them tell their stories about one of the most urgent and horrific humanitarian crises of our time.

Tribespeople have been "illegally evicted from India's Kanha tiger reserve":http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/10631 – home of the 'Jungle Book.' Such policies don't save the tiger, please help us stop these abuses! Share and visit "our campaign page.":http://www.survivalinternational.org/about/tigers

Tribespeople have been illegally evicted from India’s Kanha tiger reserve – home of the ‘Jungle Book.’ Such policies don’t save the tiger, please help us stop these abuses! Share and visit our campaign page.

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The Guarani were one of the first peoples contacted after Europeans arrived in South America around 500 years ago. Since then, virtually all their land in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state has been stolen from them. But they are fighting back. "Support the Guarani":http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/guarani

The Guarani were one of the first peoples contacted after Europeans arrived in South America around 500 years ago. Since then, virtually all their land in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state has been stolen from them. But they are fighting back. Support the Guarani

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The lives of the Baiga have been devastated after being evicted from Kanha tiger reserve – home of the Jungle Book. "Help us stop further evictions":http://www.survivalinternational.org/about/tigers

The lives of the Baiga have been devastated after being evicted from Kanha tiger reserve – home of the Jungle Book. Help us stop further evictions

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We won’t give up until we all have a world where tribal peoples are respected as contemporary societies and their human rights protected. "Help us continue the fight":https://www.survivalinternational.org/donate

We won’t give up until we all have a world where tribal peoples are respected as contemporary societies and their human rights protected. Help us continue the fight

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Tribal peoples like the Awá are the best conservationists and guardians of the natural world. "Learn more":https://www.survivalinternational.org/awa about the Earth's most threatened tribe.

Tribal peoples like the Awá are the best conservationists and guardians of the natural world. Learn more about the Earth’s most threatened tribe.

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For the Guarani, land is the origin of all life. But violent invasions by ranchers have devastated their territory and nearly all of their land has been stolen. "Act now":http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/guarani#actnow to help the Guarani.

For the Guarani, land is the origin of all life. But violent invasions by ranchers have devastated their territory and nearly all of their land has been stolen. Act now to help the Guarani.

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The Penan’s land rights are not recognized, and their forests are being cleared for logging, oil palm plantations and hydroelectric dams, robbing them of their means of survival. "Learn more":http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/penan about the Penan.

The Penan’s land rights are not recognized, and their forests are being cleared for logging, oil palm plantations and hydroelectric dams, robbing them of their means of survival. Learn more about the Penan.

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WWF supports anti-poaching squads that beat, arrest and torture Baka "Pygmies" in Cameroon who hunt to feed their families. "Write to the director of WWF":http://www.survivalinternational.org/emails/southeast-cameroon and ask for the organization to stop funding the abuse of tribal peoples in the name of conservation.

WWF supports anti-poaching squads that beat, arrest and torture Baka “Pygmies” in Cameroon who hunt to feed their families. Write to the director of WWF and ask for the organization to stop funding the abuse of tribal peoples in the name of conservation.

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As a "diamond mine opens":http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/10410 in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the ancestral land of Africa’s last hunting Bushmen, the hypocrisy of the Botswana government is exposed once more. "Join":http://www.survivalinternational.org/emails/boycott-botswana Survival's tourism boycott to Botswana.

As a diamond mine opens in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the ancestral land of Africa’s last hunting Bushmen, the hypocrisy of the Botswana government is exposed once more. Join Survival’s tourism boycott to Botswana.

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Former US President Theodore Roosevelt promoted a model of national parks that led to the eviction of tribal peoples. His legacy lives on. Help us change such "conservation" policies by "joining our campaign.":https://www.survivalinternational.org/parks

Former US President Theodore Roosevelt promoted a model of national parks that led to the eviction of tribal peoples. His legacy lives on. Help us change such “conservation” policies by joining our campaign.

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Tribal peoples are being abused in the name of conservation, yet we know tribal peoples are better at looking after their environment than anyone else. Please "sign and share":https://www.survivalinternational.org/emails/southeast-cameroon our petition, urging the director of WWF to stop the organization from funding such practices.

Tribal peoples are being abused in the name of conservation, yet we know tribal peoples are better at looking after their environment than anyone else. Please sign and share our petition, urging the director of WWF to stop the organization from funding such practices.

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s words remind us of the genocidal violence, slavery and racism tribal peoples continue to be subjected to by industrialized societies in the name of "progress" and "civilization." "Help us":https://survivalinternational.org/donate stop the annihilation of tribal peoples.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s words remind us of the genocidal violence, slavery and racism tribal peoples continue to be subjected to by industrialized societies in the name of “progress” and “civilization.” Help us stop the annihilation of tribal peoples.

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Large conservation organizations are funding practices around the world that lead to harassment, intimidation, and attacks on tribal peoples. Learn more about how we are fighting to end these abuses with our "Parks Need Peoples":https://survivalinternational.org/parks campaign.

Large conservation organizations are funding practices around the world that lead to harassment, intimidation, and attacks on tribal peoples. Learn more about how we are fighting to end these abuses with our Parks Need Peoples campaign.

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Tribal peoples have often peacefully co-existed with wildlife for generations, but now they face eviction from their ancestral homelands for 'conservation'. "Act now":http://www.survivalinternational.org/about/tigers to stop these illegal evictions.

Tribal peoples have often peacefully co-existed with wildlife for generations, but now they face eviction from their ancestral homelands for ‘conservation’. Act now to stop these illegal evictions.

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The Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia is home to eight different tribes whose population is about 200,000. They have lived there for centuries. A massive hydro-electric dam, Gibe III, is under construction on the Omo. When completed it will destroy a fragile environment and the livelihoods of the tribes. The government is leasing out vast tracts of tribal land for plantations and forcibly resettling tribal people. "Write a letter":http://www.survivalinternational.org/actnow/writealetter/omovalley to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia urging him to halt the Gibe III dam, the leasing of tribal lands for plantations, and the forced resettlement of indigenous communities.

The Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia is home to eight different tribes whose population is about 200,000. They have lived there for centuries.

A massive hydro-electric dam, Gibe III, is under construction on the Omo. When completed it will destroy a fragile environment and the livelihoods of the tribes. The government is leasing out vast tracts of tribal land for plantations and forcibly resettling tribal people.

Write a letter to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia urging him to halt the Gibe III dam, the leasing of tribal lands for plantations, and the forced resettlement of indigenous communities.

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Across India thousands of people are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands inside tiger reserves. After Indian national elections in May last year, Baiga and Gond families were evicted from Kanha Tiger Reserve. In 2013, Khadia hunter-gatherers were evicted from Similipal Tiger Reserve and were living in dire conditions under plastic sheets. These evictions are illegal under Indian and international law. "Write to the minister responsible":http://www.survivalinternational.org/emails/tigers to stop further evictions.

Across India thousands of people are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands inside tiger reserves.

After Indian national elections in May last year, Baiga and Gond families were evicted from Kanha Tiger Reserve. In 2013, Khadia hunter-gatherers were evicted from Similipal Tiger Reserve and were living in dire conditions under plastic sheets.

These evictions are illegal under Indian and international law. Write to the minister responsible to stop further evictions.

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The tribes of Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley depend on the floods of the Omo, but large-scale 'development' projects are drying up the river. "Take action":http://www.survivalinternational.org/actnow/writealetter/omovalley to stop these harmful projects.

The tribes of Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley depend on the floods of the Omo, but large-scale ‘development’ projects are drying up the river. Take action to stop these harmful projects.

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Tribal peoples across India are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands in the name of tiger conservation. They’re promised alternative land, housing, and money, but these are lies: they often receive little or nothing, and end up living in abject squalor on the edge of their territory. This is illegal – the law says they are allowed to stay, but forest guards routinely arrest, fine, beat and bully them until they get out. "Learn more":http://www.survivalinternational.org//about/tigers about these illegal evictions.

Tribal peoples across India are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands in the name of tiger conservation. They’re promised alternative land, housing, and money, but these are lies: they often receive little or nothing, and end up living in abject squalor on the edge of their territory.

This is illegal – the law says they are allowed to stay, but forest guards routinely arrest, fine, beat and bully them until they get out.

Learn more about these illegal evictions.

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