With worn single barrel shotguns slung over their shoulders, two Indigenous men tread quietly through the thick Amazon forest of their land, checking for illegal activity. They say that since 2015, their territory – where they live with around 40 other fellow Karipuna in Brazil’s north-western state of Rondônia – has been increasingly targeted
In the Brazilian Amazon, Indigenous People Deal with a Violent New World
An increase in attacks on Indigenous people has been matched by a rise in deforestation in protected areas.
By Sam Cowie
