The state government of Mato Grosso in Brazil is building a series of dams on the Juruena river. The dams threaten the Enawene Nawe tribe, the fish they eat and the sacred Yãkwa ritual.
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'We learn with the great spirits'
Nine facts for 9 August: UN Indigenous Day
'We are here for our children'
Guardians of the world's rainforests
'Our souls touch': Sámi reindeer herders
The Nenets of Siberia
'Today we are crying with happiness'
Voices from the Lower Omo Valley
The Ashaninka
Nitassinan: walking in the footsteps of Innu ancestors
We are inside it, and it is inside us
Peru's uncontacted tribes threatened by gas project
Tribal Olympians
Tribes from the Air
The Hadza
We didn't know about sugar in the blood
People of the Reindeer
Tribal Heroines
'Mother'
Celebrities supporting the Awá
The Matsés
Fathers' Day
Festivals
Ingenious skills of tribal peoples
The Hunt
Refugees in our own country
Maasai
Universal Children's Day
2013: A year of successes
The Awá: Sebastião Salgado's gallery
Tribal Heroines
Operation Awá
Brazil's Tribes
Faces of Genocide
"We, the People" 2015 Calendar
"We, the People" 2018 Calendar
“We, the People” 2019 - The 50th anniversary Calendar
“We, the People” 2020 Calendar