In each country, there are some demonstrations to achieve their own will. Some women claim a right for female equality, the youth long for the better education and labors look forward to having a great condition for them etc. It is very familiar to watch those kinds of people on the street but hard to imagine indigenous people want to fight against the government at the risk of their life. Today, I will introduce you the Munduruku Indian's resistance against Brazil's government decision.

As the Brazil government made a decision to build the dams on the Tapajós River, The Munduruku tribe started to protest. They concerned that the planned dams will destruct rainforests where they live and actually, an illegal mining and logging on their land have happened. In light of this, the leader of this tribe announced that the Brazilian government developed the hydroelectric power plants in the Amazon, which has broken the international law and Brazilian constitution.

According to own constitution, the Indians should receive all their land in Brazil by 1993. The government keeps avoiding to solve this issue with indigenous people, which make Indians to take a dramatic action. Even they announced that they are prepared to die to stop dam construction.

In fact, there have been a lot of pressures from campaigners so that the government stopped to progress the plan for dam construction. However, it might start to proceed this project again. Furthermore, they plan to build 60 dams in Amazon over the next 20years. Therefore, Munduruku leader is also prepared to protest against this problem with public prosecutor.

The website that I found this source quotes the message from a little Indian boy in Brazil. Lastly, I would like to introduce this message to here.

"We have to depend on the land and on our rights.

It's important that the land and animals are not finished

 yet"                                     

                                                        - Cinta Larga, Brazil.

It is time to think what it will happen when people overuse their power to destroy other ones who cannot have a big voice. I believe it will return with a huge regret.  

Source : Survival /  Photo source : http://www.denverpost.com/