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Signs of lasting trauma in people evicted to make way for giant mine in Ecuador (The Guardian)

TSUNTSUIM, ECUADOR – Months after they were evicted from their homes to make way for a mine, almost half the population of an Ecuadorian village is suffering from psychological damage, experts have said. Psychiatrists found 42% of the indigenous Shuar people of Tsuntsuim village suffering from mental health problems and trauma. Many of the villagersContinueContinue reading “Signs of lasting trauma in people evicted to make way for giant mine in Ecuador (The Guardian)”

Indigenous Leaders Denounce Ecuadorian Government Over Mining Conflicts (Mongabay)

QUITO, ECUADOR – Indigenous leaders and activists gathered in Quito, Ecuador, last Thursday, March 9, to denounce the Ecuadorian government for its complicity in allowing international mining companies to take over indigenous territory. The biggest topic on everyone’s minds was the current conflict in Ecuador’s southern Amazon region. In recent months the indigenous Shuar community thereContinueContinue reading “Indigenous Leaders Denounce Ecuadorian Government Over Mining Conflicts (Mongabay)”