Peru’s indigenious people’s facing their own Tiananmen

Five hundred+ years on.

And still the indigenous peoples of the America’s,in this case the Awajun & Wamis peoples,  are being murdered and dispossessed for the “crime” of  speaking out in defense of their traditional territories.

The Indians have been protesting for two months against a series of laws which open up their communal rainforests to oil and gas companies. In the last few years more than 70% of the Amazon has been parcelled out to oil and gas companies for exploration, and a series of large-scale finds threaten to transform much of the Indians’ virgin forests. Similar schemes in neighboring Ecuador have had a devastating effect on the rainforest, and led to chronic pollution and ill-health amongst the Indians who live there…@

Peruvian president, Alán García has the audacity to portray the struggle of the indigenous peoples as a conspiracy,lol…

“a conspiracy afoot to try to keep us from making use of our natural wealth.” He was referring to the fierce opposition by the country’s native peoples to 10 decrees issued by his government that open up indigenous land to private investment by oil, mining and logging companies and to agribusiness, including biofuel plantations.

“Free-trade” is a “wonderful” thing is it not,damn the locals all power to the corporations. Capital and private interests are free to do as they will,ordinary people are but a “nuisance”. A square-peg to  be pounded into a round hole ,violently or otherwise.

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The situation of indigenous peoples in Canada is not much different witness the criminalization of the Mohawk People ,for having the “audacity” to standup for their rights and autonomy.

Just  more of the same ol,same ol…

Treaties were expedients by which ignorant,intractable,and savage people were induced…to yield up what civilized people had the right to possess  –George Gilmer,governor of Georgia,c.1830

Lest we in Canada believe we are any different, the words of our first Prime Minister …

Indians are simply living on the benevolence and charity of the Canadian Parliament…beggars should not be choosers.–John A McDonald,1885

Like the saying goes,”the more things change the more they stay the same”.

Further info and context  @ Amazon Watch