The Munduruku and their strategies for defense of their territory | | Complicity in Destruction IV
Channel: APIBOFICIAL
Date: 17/02/2022

In this video, the Munduruku present their strategies for resistance and defense of the Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land against invasions by illegal loggers, miners, hunters and land grabbers, which have become even more serious under the Bolsonaro government. The self-demarcation of Sawré Muybu is a pioneer in the autonomous action of land regularization in the face of the Brazilian State's refusal to demarcate indigenous lands, becoming a reference for other similar initiatives. Sawré Muybu covers 178 thousand hectares and has always been a known territory of the Munduruku people, who used to hunt and fish in this area. Located in southwestern Pará state, the territory extends to the mouth of the Jamanxim River and the Jamanxim National Forest. Self-demarcation is a way to ensure the ancestral right of the Munduruku people over the territory that borders the Tapajós River, which today is threatened by several enterprises, some of which have not yet left the paper, and others that are already installed in the region or are in the implementation phase.
 

"The Munduruku and strategies to defend their territory" is a video produced in partnership with Mídia Índia and as part of the report "Complicity in Destruction IV - How mining companies and international investors contribute to Audiovisual Collective Daje Kap Kap Eypi the violation of indigenous rights and threaten the future of the Amazon," produced by Apib and Amazon Watch. The report presents a series of four videos with testimonies from affected communities, which challenge the official statements of the companies about their actions in the Amazon. The videos show how the presence and activities of these corporations disfigure the lives of these peoples and communities forever and can effectively contribute to the destruction of ecosystems and the deepening of climate change. For more information, visit https://cumplicidadedestruicao.org/