Eco Rama » Indigenous http://eco-rama.net Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:41:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Brazil: Visible and Invisible Indians and Scoops http://eco-rama.net/brazil-visible-and-invisible-indians-and-scoops/ http://eco-rama.net/brazil-visible-and-invisible-indians-and-scoops/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:35:44 +0000 admin Mainstream MediaBrazilian Indians were in the spotlight of world media this week and the local blogosphere has much to say about it. From the images of an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon, which were leaked first in a blog that is now claiming attribution rights for its scoop, to the enraged protest caught on camera against [...]]]> Brazilian Indians were in the spotlight of world media this week and the local blogosphere has much to say about it. From the images of an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon, which were leaked first in a blog that is now claiming attribution rights for its scoop, to the enraged protest caught on camera against the building of dams along the Xingu River in the Amazon basin where an official of Brazils national electric company got slashed by traditional machetes and clubs. Bloggers had different takes from the dominant mainstream media narratives.

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Here is the Brazilian GLOBO video of the engineers encounter with the Indians.

Since the gathering in Altamira, the Brazilian media have focused mostly on the issue of violence. GLOBO included a special report in its extremely popular weekend TV magazine FANTASTICO and heres the text (computer) translated into rough English. As you can see, the focus is on the engineer and the Indians associated with the confrontation and there is very little about the many consequences of building the dam. While the Brazilian mainstream media are preoccupied with the hot story, various blogs and NGOs have been struggling to deliver the deeper messages. Encontro Xingu 08 provides great coverage of the whole event with in-depth analysis by David Cunningham and lots of wonderful photos by Sue Cunningham. The Xingu Encounter was also reported by International Rivers along with English translations of the declarations of the Xingu Peoples. And heres the (computer) translated final statement of the broad coalition of Brazilian grassroots organizations that are opposing building of th,e Belo Monte dam.Violence Vision Share

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