amazon indian facts please!?

Question

can someone tell me some facts on amazon idians?

Answer 1

Amazon Indians are being forcibly evicted from their lands in the Brazilian state of Roraima in order to clear the way for a hydroelectric dam, according to groups supporting indigenous people.

The Pro-Indian Commission of Sao Paulo and the Indigenous Council of Roraima issued a statement saying that on January 7, 50 Roraima Military Police officers, accompanied by seven Brazilian soldiers, expelled 400 Macuxi Indians, including women, children, and elders, from their community of Carapuru II and destroyed their livestock. A second invasion occurred on January 14, and there are reports that 12 Indians were beaten, two seriously.

The state government of Roraima has pushed plans to go ahead with a Cotingo River Hydroelectric Dam at a site that is considered well within lands that have been set aside for the Indians, despite the fact that they have not received the necessary authorization from the Brazilian government to proceed.

Under Brazilian law, it is also necessary to consult with indigenous peoples before proceeding with projects on their lands. The national electric power company has advised against building the project.

The Macuxi occupied the dam work site in order to halt construction, fearing that the dam would flood their fields, kill fish, and clear the way for major agribusinesses to take over their lands.

Glen Switkes, of International Rivers Network, a non-governmental organization, said meetings have been held between the Brazilian Attorney General and indigenous leaders, and the Attorney General said he would start legal action to remove the police from the area.

Answer 2

http://www.amazon-indians.org/

I never knew how interesting they are! Read, Read!

The Myth of the Pink Dolphin:

Rosita, a young indian girl of 16, who lived by the banks of the river, carried water every morning from the shore to her family’s hut. One day, after placing the water bucket under the roof of palm fronds, she stood beside a tributary of the Amazon and watched the haumas plants float by and the water grasses wave in the current.



Lulled by the peaceful scenery and privacy of the field, she undressed, removing her thin blouse and skirt and plunged into the water for a refreshing bath. The blades of grass beneath her feet and the water rushing round her waist were so distracting, she did not notice another pair of eyes watching her from the shore.



She shivered, suddenly overcome by the strange feeling of another presence. A young man, smiling and staring unashamedly at her unclothed body, stood on the muddy bank. She paled when she saw he did not avert his eyes but watched her as if they had met before. Impulsively, controlled as if by a sinister outside force, she rose from the water. Her footsteps were slow, measured and pulled her towards the man whose allure she could not escape and whose spell caused her to fall into his arms.



Rosita asked him, “Who are you? Where are you from?” He answered, “I am a fisherman from down the river.” never averting his eyes from hers. “I want to see you always. What is your reply, my love?”



“Yes,” she answered. “I will wait for you beside the stream at dusk.”



From that moment on, they met every evening, under the emerging stars and the secrecy of darkness.



Later, the girl was confronted about the fisherman by her father. Though she was a humble and timid indian girl, she answered courageously, with the strength of a woman in love, “The fisherman loves me and I love him. He will come tonight to ask for my hand.”



The young man who had appeared every night, came to ask her father for permission to marry. Reluctantly her father agreed.



The days marched on and one of those many mornings the young man remained asleep in Rosita’s bed. She woke, lighting the lantern to wake him, as he usually left before the sun rose. But she froze when she saw what was in her bed and screamed to her father “There is a pink dolphin in my bed.”



Her father rushed into the room, rifle in hand, to help his daughter, while the dolphin tried desperately to escape. He killed it with one well placed bullet. After that day, the young man was never seen again.



Later, after several months, Rosita died giving birth to a baby dolphin. Her husband was the “Bufeo Colorado,” the pink dolphin who, transforming himself into a man, seduced her.



Be careful. If a charming and seductive young man in a village by a river introduces himself to you, do not let yourself be fooled by his appearance. He could be the “Bufeo Colorado,” who wants only to steal the heart and soul of an innocent woman.