61. Peruvian Farmers And Indigenous People Denounce Maca Patents Extract Of Andean R danger of losing maca – not to extinction – but to predatory US patents. –Alejandro Argumedo, indigenous peoples Biodiversity Network, peru Argumedo is http://www.mindfully.org/GE/GE4/Maca-Patents-Peruvian-Farmers3jul02.htm

Peruvian Farmers and Indigenous People Denounce Maca Patents Extract of Andean Root Crop Patented for "Natural Viagra" Properties ETC 3jul02 Indigenous peoples’ and farmers’ organizations from the Andes and the Amazon gathered at the offices of the Ecological Forum in Lima, Peru on 28 June 2002 to formally denounce US patents on maca, the high-altitude Andean plant (of the Cruciferae [mustard] family) that has been grown for centuries by indigenous peoples in the Puna highlands of Peru, both as a staple food crop and for medicinal purposes. Today, maca-based products are commonly promoted as natural enhancers of sexual function and fertility, and demand for maca is growing in the U.S., Europe and Japan. While maca exports have the potential to create new markets and income for Peruvian farmers, recent U.S. patents related to maca may actually foreclose opportunity for the true innovators of the Andean crop. "The Andean region is becoming known as the ‘biopiracy capital’ of the world. We are deeply offended by monopoly patents on our food crops and medicinal plants," said Efraín Zúñiga Molina of the Association of Maca Producers of Valle del Mantaro. "We’ve seen patents on ayahuasca, quinoa, yacon, the nuña popping bean, and now maca," said Molina. "These patents claim novel inventions, but everyone knows they are based on the traditional knowledge and resources of indigenous peoples," said Gladis Vila Pihue, a representative of the maca growers association, Department of Huancavelica (Peru).

62. GRAIN | BIO-IPR | 14 September 1999 indigenous peoples? for the Survival of IlLaikipiak indigenous Group Initiative ComisionJuridica de los Pueblos de Integracion Tahuantinsuyana (COJPITA) peru. http://www.grain.org/bio-ipr/?id=143

63. Texaco Suit Reinstated By Indigenous Peoples Of Ecuador And Peru Texaco Suit Reinstated by indigenous peoples of Ecuador and peru 10/6/98 *****RELAYED TEXT STARTS HERE Title Texaco Suit http://forests.org/archive/samerica/ecreinst.htm

Texaco Suit Reinstated by Indigenous peoples of Ecuador and Peru RELAYED TEXT STARTS HERE: Title: Texaco Suit Reinstated by Indigenous peoples of Ecuador and Peru Source: Reuters Date: 10/6/98 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has reinstated lawsuits filed by rainforest Indians of Ecuador and Peru against Texaco Inc., accusing the giant oil company of widespread contamination of their water and land. In the ruling made public Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a lower court decision dismissing the lawsuits on jurisdictional grounds. Texaco is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., which is within the Second Circuit's venue. The plaintiffs have estimated that clean-up costs, compensation for devastation to the rainforest and alleged increased cancer risks for thousands of people could exceed $1 billion. The three-member appeals court panel also reversed a ruling that barred the Republic of Ecuador from joining in the litigation. Ecuador's move to participate in the cases marked the first time a foreign government tried to sue a U.S. oil company in an American court over alleged environmental

64. Secretary-General Hails Contributions Of Indigenous Peoples To Human Civilizatio Here, amidst the peaks of the Andes in peru, the enormous contributions of indigenouspeoples to human civilization are everywhere on display from the http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2003/sgsm9005.html

Home Site Map Contact Us UN Links UN Homepage UN News Centre UN Website Locator UN Webcast Latest press releases Advanced Search The United Nations in Vienna Press Releases Issued in Vienna ... Frequently Asked Questions SG/SM/9005 14 November 2003 SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO HUMAN CIVILIZATION IN REMARKS IN MACHU PICCHU, PERU NEW YORK, 13 November (UN Headquarters) Following is the statement delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on indigenous peoples in Machu Picchu, Peru, on 12 November: I would like to thank you (President Toledo) and Eliane for bringing Nane and me here. Here, amidst the peaks of the Andes in Peru, the enormous contributions of indigenous peoples to human civilization are everywhere on display from the sacred ruins of the Inca empire to the crops that grow on the mountainsides. In the jungles of the Amazon too, indigenous communities have lived for millennia in harmony with the rainforest, and they continue to do so today. And, throughout Latin America, one sees the extraordinary diversity of indigenous cultures and the potential contribution their knowledge and values can make to poverty eradication, sustainable agriculture, and indeed to our concept of life. From here in Peru to the Philippines, and from the deserts of Australia to the ice-covered lands of the Arctic circle, indigenous peoples have much to teach our world. But to come to the Andean region is also to appreciate how fragile the existence of many indigenous peoples is. In this region and in other parts of the world, too indigenous lands, waters, languages, health and cultures, long devastated by the legacy of colonial oppression, continue to be under grave threat. The environment is being destroyed and indigenous people are too often excluded from decisions that crucially affect the life of their communities. They suffer from prejudice, poverty, and disease. Some indigenous groups even face the terrible threat of extinction.

65. Canadian Dimension: Indigenous Peoples Declaration Against United States Invasio Brazil InforCauca . Colombia Information Network of the indigenous peoples of theAmericas. INIPA. México Movimiento Chirapaq. peru Mujeres Mayas de Jovel. http://www.canadiandimension.mb.ca/extra/d0408ip.htm

Indigenous Peoples Declaration Against United States Invasion of Iraq Ottawa - Canada - (Posted on Apr-01-2003) The representatives of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas gathered during the second Annual Forum of Connectivity in Ottawa, Canada on March 24-26, 2003 and expressed the following: Indigenous Peoples Declaration We urge the United Nations to call for an emergency meeting of the Security Council to condemn the United States government, and its allies decision to go to war and we call for an immediate cease fire To join our voices to the millions of peoples around the world, including the voices of the peoples in United States, the voice of our sister Rigoberta Menchù Tum, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner and other indigenous organizations to condemn the genocidal American invasion against the Iraqi people. This genocide is a crime against humanity and violates international law as well as human and legal rights. This is a criminal invasion and it is killing innocent children, women and the elderly. It lacks any kind of legitimacy and cannot be justified as it violates all declarations to live in peace. It violates the self determination and sovereignty of peoples and the consensus reached by most states represented in the United Nations.

66. Andean Links Pintores de Tigua indigenous Artists of Ecuador; indigenous peoples in the Andes;Photographs of Ayamara and Quechua Indians, in Bolivia peru; Equateur (in http://www.andes.org/bookmark.html

C ULTURES OF THE A NDES Culturas de los Andes Andean Links New additions added to the bottom of each catagory. Las mas recientes están al final de cada categoría. Andean Music Música Andina Cultures of the Andes, Quechua, Songs, Music, (at This site, with words and audio files) Andean MusicMúsica Andina , Quena instructions. Wayanay Inka , Nice page, traditional andean music with audio files of complete songs; has a page on Inka culture. * Inti-Illimani , group's web page Música de Jauja , songs from this Peruvian city Guitares du Quatuor Atahualpa Music of the Central Andes El Rincón Musical Peruano , Huaynos en formato MIDI Rumillajta , with RealAudio files Tunari ,Music of the Andes In Australia Pachakuti , Music of the Andes, in Europe, with links Andean Folk Music Group, with a few audio samples Quichua Mashis, Music samples, (sells Albums, instruments, clothing) Karumanta Jamuyku , Musical group, sample songs, (lovely music, difficult to purchase) Music from the Andes , large selection Sélections Musicales , Musique Péruvienne Lllapaku , Musique Bolivie Sisa Pacari , Music from the Andes Andean Dreams , with sample MP3 songs Musical Instruments Instrumentos Musical Instruments Of The Andes, some for sale

67. Protecting Indigenous Peoples Privacy From Eyes In The Sky from the following indigenous peoples Aboriginal Nations United States) ChirapaqPeople (peru) Chukchi People Russia) Cordillera peoples Alliance (Philippines http://www.spatial.maine.edu/tempe/madsen.html

Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Privacy from "Eyes in the Sky" Wayne Madsen Lead Scientist Computer Sciences Corporation Integrated Systems Division Falls Church, Virginia Abstract 1. Introduction In his famous dissenting opinion in Olmstead v. U.S., 277 U.S. 438 (1928) , Justice Louis Brandeis called the right to be let alone "the most comprehensive of rights and the right most cherished by civilized men." Justice Brandeis's ruling could just as easily apply to the right of indigenous peoples to be let alone from intrusive central government "development" and surveillance programs. The increasing use of satellites to survey lands and oceans for natural resources comes at the expense of many indigenous peoples to freely conduct various activities on their ancestral lands. Many indigenous tribes maintain a certain kinship with the territory upon which they live. This kinship runs deep and in some cases has an important religious significance for the people concerned. 2. Geographic Information Systems (GISs) and Indigenous Lands Indian leaders contend that those who operate GISs must be sensitive to the traditions surrounding their lands. Many Indian tribes feel that certain data must remain private and not be released to the general public. Data security and privacy controls therefore become problematic. Tribal officials such as the Colville Confederacy leadership feel that certain data cannot be treated as regular data. Information on hunting and gathering areas has a spiritual significance for the Indians that is perhaps unappreciated by statisticians in cold, gray and distant computer rooms (Marchand and Winchell, 1994, 51).

68. Bill's Aboriginal Links: International Native peoples in South America) indigenous Literature (South America) Culturesof the Andes indigenous peoples of Ecuador Machu Picchu (peru) World Heritage http://www.bloorstreet.com/300block/aborintl.htm

Aboriginal Links International Latin America Australia New Zealand International ... Environment Latin America Latin American Network Resources Latin World WWW Virtual Library: Latin American Studies Abya Yala Net ... Spanish to English Automatic Translation Mexico Society and Culture of Mexico Map of Mexico LANIC: Mexico Links Latin World Mexican Links ... Bibliography: Books About Mexico Central America Central America Maps (Magellan) Institute for Central American Development Studies Indigenous Peoples in Central America Maya Peoples in Mexico and Guatemala ... Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama) South America South America Maps (Magellan) GAIA Forest Conservation: South America WHA: Native Peoples in South America) Indigenous Literature (South America) ... Amanaka'a Amazon Network Australian Links Australia Maps (Magellan) WWW Virtual Library: Aboriginal Studies Koori Net The Term "Koori" ... OzWeb New Zealand Links New Zealand Maps (Magellan) New Zealand/Aotearoa on the Web Introduction to The Maori Maoritanga ... New Zealand Information Other Pacific Links WWW Virtual Library: Pacific Studies Maps of the Pacific (Magellan) South Pacific Information Network Pacific Island Report (News) ... Oceanian Governments Online International Links Hieros Gamos: Native Peoples Law News OneWorld: Land Rights Updates Center for World Indigenous Studies International Indian Treaty Council ... Court Upholds Border Crossing Right (1997, Can)

69. Indigenous Peoples Of Latin America 40 million of indigenous peoples in Latin America (10% of the total population;27% of the rural population). Bolivia 4.4 million (55%). peru 10 million (45 http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~caguirre/210_15.html

HUM 210 Winter 2003 Indigenous Peoples of Latin America Race: “The Floating Signifier” (Stuart Hall) Racial Hierarchies in Latin America : The Whitening Ideal Mestizaje in Latin America : Ideology and reality Indigenismo : Helped overcome scientific racism; sought the “incorporation” of the Indian into the “nation”; espoused a paternalistic and “essentialist” view of the Indian. (Diego Rivera, Manuel Gamio , Luis Valcárcel Ciro Alegría Indigenous populations Today, 40 million of Indigenous peoples in Latin America (10% of the total population; 27% of the rural population) Bolivia : 4.4 million Peru : 10 million Guatemala : 5 million Mexico: 30 million Ecuador : 3.5 million El Salvador Chile Costa Rica Indigenous diversity: More than 400 ethnic groups Languages: There are 56 language families, plus 73 “isolates” (languages without known relatives) [In Europe , there are 2 language families, Indo-European and Finno-Ugric, and 1 isolate, Basque] Brazil Peru Colombia Mexico Structural oppression and racism Excluded from citizenship rights Land deprivation (19 th century liberal laws, Conquest of the Desert, agrarian capitalism)

70. PeruIndigenous Confront Mahogany Loggers Via NY Transfer News of some of the world s last indigenous tribes still confront illegal mahogany loggersin peru s southeastern jungle The head of a native peoples federation in http://www.blythe.org/nytransfer-subs/South_America/Peru:Indigenous_Confront_Mah

71. New Page 1 Amazon Watch, environment, indigenous peoples, USA. AIDESEP, indigenous peoples,peru. Abya Yala Fund, Acción Ecológica, Ecuador. Amanaka a Amazon Network, http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/redes/redes/rscen33.htm

home data survey contact Amazon Alliance for Indigenous and Traditional People of the Amazon Basin Acr o nym: Amazon Alliance Environment Human Rights Indigenous Communities All Source of Information: Survey of Civil Society Networks 2001 A. Objectives The Amazon Alliance for Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin is an initiative born out of the partnership between indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon and groups and individuals who share their concerns for the future of the Amazon and its peoples. The eighty non-governmental organizations from the North and South active in the Alliance believe that the future of the Amazon depends on its peoples and the state of their environment. B. Contact Information Coordinator David Rothschild Title Co-Director Telephone Fax Email david@amazonalliance.org Website www.amazonalliance.org Mailing Address 1367 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 400, Washington, D.C., USA C. General Information Founding year Legal Status Types of actions Amazon activities are carried out through our regional working groups.

72. Klima-Bündnis - Alianza Del Clima, Climate Alliance, Indigenous Partners, The C Coordinating Body for the indigenous peoples Organizations of founded in 1984 byindigenous organizations from Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and peru. http://www.klimabuendnis.org/english/indigenous/31situe.htm

Indigenous Partners The COICA The 'Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Peoples' Organizations of the Amazon Basin' (COICA - Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica) was founded in 1984 by indigenous organizations from Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Indigenous organizations from Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana joined COICA in 1992, with the result that COICA now has national member organizations in all nine of the countries bordering the Amazon Basin. Functions and objectives The following functions and objectives were set out when COICA was founded: Exchanging information and experience among the indigenous peoples, their national organizations and COICA Defending indigenous land rights, self-determination for indigenous peoples and safeguarding their human rights Coordination activities for inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations operating in the Amazon region Promoting unity and cooperation among the indigenous peoples of Amazonia Promoting and working for recognition of indigenous culture New goals have since been added to the list, e.g.:

73. Climate Alliance, Indigenous Peoples Project Cooperation, Examples In the Putumayo region in peru, along the river of the same name that forms theborder between peru and Colombia, some indigenous people have to spend up to http://www.klimabuendnis.org/english/indigenous/322i_en.htm

Project Cooperation Project Examples Indigenous mayors - an important step towards self-determination Here in Europe, what would the turnout at elections be like if we had to travel for two weeks to get to the nearest polling station to cast our vote? For us this sounds like a bad joke, but for many indigenous communities in Amazonia, this is the reality they face. As a result of this situation, public administration and politics are often dominated by non-indigenous people who have moved into the area, despite the fact that indigenous people make up the majority of the population. Consequently, there are many social conflicts relating to land use, where the indigenous people rarely have a look-in. Protecting the rainforest, moreover, is not usually on the list of priorities in the measures planned and executed by the local authorities. On the contrary, since many mayors are sponsored by businesses, they open up these regions for timber firms or oil companies to operate without controls, or for road-building or settlement by smallholders. In the Putumayo region in Peru, along the river of the same name that forms the border between Peru and Colombia, some indigenous people have to spend up to two weeks travelling in order to exercise their right to vote (indeed, in Peru voting is obligatory). Many therefore do not go to vote, even accepting that they will face a fine as a result, because the fine is less than the cost of making a journey lasting several days.

74. GTZ - Indigenous Peoples - Approaches Of Development Cooperation This applies, for example, to Bolivia, Ecuador and peru amongst the support is givento specific individual measures involving indigenous peoples that have a http://www.gtz.de/indigenas/english/dc-approaches/

Indigenous Peoples Home Introduction German DC Other donors ... International Instruments DC approaches Priority areas Case projects Service Glossary ... GTZ Home Development Cooperation (DC) approaches with "Indigenous peoples" German Development Cooperation (DC) does not explicitly have a priority area "Indigenous peoples". Support for the legitimate rights of indigenous populations and the strengthening of their organizations to secure acknowledgement of these rights are part of the efforts to fight poverty, safeguard human rights and consolidate democratic structures. Beyond that, the traditional indigenous peoples’ knowledge and their ways of managing systems that are ecologically fragile are of great importance for protecting the environment and natural resources. Indigenous peoples are particularly involved as specific target groups in programs and projects in the following priority areas of the German Development Cooperation: Links www.proyectogar.cl

75. Cultural Survival Martin’s October 1 article is in large part based on a document entitled A PublicDeclaration of peru’s indigenous peoples facing the Institutional Crisis http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/news/editor4.cfm

INDIGENOUS ACTION NETWORK WEEKLY NEWS PUBLICATIONS EDUCATION ... Home SEARCH REGIONS Africa Arctic Asia Europe ... World ISSUES Culture Health Indigenous Enterprise Natural Resources ... weekly indigenous news > letters to the editor Dr. Juan Ossio, Defender of Indigenous People? From: Zachary Martin and Shane Greene Zachary Martin is a Regional Editor for South America at Cultural Survival Shane Greene is a PhD Candidate in anthropology at the University of Chicago who works on Ethnic Politics in Peru Work Cited: LexisNexis See: www.ecoportal.net/noti02/n807.htm LexisNexis http://espanol.news.yahoo.com/030704/1/kvvf.html , accessed 8/17/03. [7] Communique AIDESEP: August 14, 2003. Translation by Landon Shane Greene http://www.amazonwatch.org/amazon/PE/camisea/index.php?page_number=3 [9]See reports at http://www.environmentaldefense.org/ http://www.amazonalliance.org/Camisea/main.htm SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWS WRITERS' GUIDELINES NEWS PARTNERS Other Indigenous News Sites Nunatsiaq News Indianz.com Native News Online KurdishMedia.com ... itadministration@cs.org

76. Indigenous Peoples Of North & Central America Videotapes In The Media Resources these new settlers and the indigenous peoples. Focuses on the First Continental Conference of indigenous peoples held in Ecuador in and the Future of indigenous peoples. Looks at how http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/IndigenousVid.html

Mexico/Latin America The Movies, Race, and Ethnicity for fictional films (westerns, etc.) that present images of Native Americans and various ethnic groups filtered through the lens of Hollywood. Native American Video Resources on the Internet Bibliography of relevant books and articles in the UC Berkeley Library Across the Sea of Grass ( Land of the Eagle Traces the journey of Lewis and Clark and other early pioneers of the land beyond the Mississippi who made their way across the plains that were home to buffalo, grizzly bear, pocket gophers, pronghorn antelope, and tribes of Mandan, Sioux and Pawnie. See how thousands of these determined settlers turned these wild lands into wheat fields. And understand why the destruction of the vast buffalo herds had such an impact on the Indian population who depended on them. 60 min. Video/C 2364 Video Librarian Acts of Defiance In a widely covered 1990 protest against a proposal to develop Mohawk claimed land in Quebec into a golf course, the Mohawk of Kanesatake blockaded a rarely used dirt road to protect their land. The confrontation escalated and in the ensuing gun battle, a policeman was killed. This documentary captures in detail the struggles of the Mohawk people against the federal and provincial governments, the Canadian army, and the stone throwing rioters that the Surete du Quebec were unable to control. 1992. 105 min. Video/C 8143 Alcatraz Is Not an Island This program tells the story of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay which began in 1969 and lasted 19 months. The documentary interweaves archival footage and contemporary commentary to examine how this historic event altered American government Indian policy and programs, and how it forever changed the way Native Americans viewed themselves, their culture and their sovereign rights. c2002. 58 min. Video/C 9394

77. Emily Weidhaas Cultural Tradition. Economic Status. Political Power. Social Structure. Bibliography. Links. Race and Ethnicity in Latin America. The indigenous People of peru status of the indigenous people of http://www2.truman.edu/~b1257

Home Cultural Tradition Economic Status Political Power ... Race and Ethnicity in Latin America The Indigenous People of Peru This page focuses mainly on the status of the Indigenous people of Peru today while including some cultural and historical information. We have many goals for this page: to learn more about Indians in Peru to share what we learn with others to give people who are more interested in the Indigenous people of Peru places to go for more detailed or scholarly information about the subject This web page is not a scholarly site but was created for a general audience The Indigenous people of Peru make up 46 percent of the country's population and one fifth of the total Indigenous people of North and South America. More people of Indigenous descent live in Peru than any other country in South America. Page Created by Emily Weidhaas Katie Turnure Liz Pulido Justin Kempf

78. World Trade Organization And Indigenous Peoples No to patenting of life! indigenous peoples' statement on the traderelated aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) of the WTO agreement World Trade Organization. and. indigenous peoples . http://www.ienearth.org/intellectual_property.html

Dec. 1999 Analyses World Trade Organization and Indigenous Peoples. WTO Meeting in Seattle, Washington : November 29 - December 3, 1999 Reports from Supporters and Delegates Indigenous Peoples' Seattle Declaration http://www.puebloindio.org/Seattle_decl99.htm Declaracion de Seattle de los Pueblos Indigenas Indigenous Peoples Occupy World Bank Premises in New Delhi Indigenous Peoples Protest WTO Policies Indigenous Peoples from U.S., Canada and Global in attendance IEN delegation to attend. NO TO PATENTING OF LIFE! , Indigenous Peoples Statement Promoting Biodiversity, Blocking TRIPs Reform FINAL AGENDA - Indigenous Peoples Agenda Tribal leaders letter, a sign on letter Related Links Media: 911 Media Arts Center ACTION ALERT: National Call-in day on the WTO Daily Online News From The Seattle Wto Ministerial URGENT: WTO Satellite Info Journalist of color looking for WTO/biotech activists of color Links: Watch the WTO Ministerial Live at http://www.wtowatch.org/ The Convergence is happening in Seattle! http://www.globalizethis.org Watch the WTO Ministerial Live http://chil.wto-ministerial.org/

79. Planet Ark : 'Naked' Natives Block Illegal Loggers In Peru At this time of year, the indigenous people head to Experts say the uncontacted peopleslive in voluntary isolation peru established a reserve in Madre de Dios http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/17158/story.htm

Subscribe to daily environment news Recycling Near You Planet Ark Home Our UK Home Page Select a topic from this pull-down menu Read the latest Reuters World Environment News Look at the latest Reuters Environment News Pictures Receive free daily news headlines via email Search the Planet Ark News Archive Find out about National Tree Day Visit the Planet Ark Media Centre Download our free environmental software Who are Planet Ark? Find out how YOU can help the planet Find out about the local recycling services available in your area 'Naked' natives block illegal loggers in Peru Mail this story to a friend Printer friendly version PERU: August 5, 2002 LIMA, Peru - Hundreds of members of some of the world's last indigenous tribes still living cut off from the outside world have emerged from their isolation to confront illegal mahogany loggers in Peru's southeastern jungle that are invading their land, activists and officials said on Saturday. Four loggers have already been reported injured by arrows in the tense stand-off, which began a few days ago on a river deep in the Peruvian Amazon near the border with Brazil. The head of a native peoples' federation in the region told Reuters he feared "genocide" could ensue after his group intercepted radio communications in which the loggers were appealing for reinforcements and weapons to return attacks.

80. Rights Groups Urge Peru To Protect Isolated Peoples of the Native Federation of Madre de Dios River and Territories, a perubased indigenousrights group that works for the protection of the peoples living in http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0314_030314_invisible5.html

Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter Also see: Today's Top Stories This Story E-mail this story Sponsored in part by Rights Groups Urge Peru to Protect Isolated Peoples John Roach for National Geographic News March 14, 2003 View the Uncontacted People Photo Gallery: Go>> Tensions are high deep in the Peruvian Amazon where thousands of desperate farmers from high in the Andes mountains have descended to scratch out a living by logging Earth's last remaining stands of pristine mahogany. The area is believed to be home for several hundred indigenous people who have chosen to live exactly as their ancestors did thousands of years ago. Now the presence of the loggers may force them into unwanted contact and potentially lead to their demise. The isolated peoples have little resistance to common illnesses like the flu, which have killed thousands of indigenous peoples since contact began with the Europeans in the 1500s. For their own survival, those still alive have retreated deeper and deeper into the Amazon. "With all the development needs of society and government plans including roads, including oil development [and] hunger for wood, mainly mahogany, you have people entering and looking to the most isolated parts of the continent," said Enrique Ortiz, a senior program officer with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in Washington, D.C.

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