Protests in Peru: 'Our lands are up for sale'
Thursday June 11th 2009 In Peru, dozens of people have died following clashes between security forces and indigenous tribes protesting against oil and mining projects in the Amazon jungle. Since April, 64 tribal groups have halted development projects by blocking roads, waterways and oil pipelines across the Amazon, and the government has ordered the arrest of indigenous leader Alberto Pizango on a charge of sedition. Antonio Iviche Quique, a longtime indigenous rights leader and president of the Native Federation of Madre De Dios, describes why his people are fighting global corporations and the government of Peru to protect their land.
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