Indigenous Tzawata Community In Napo, Ecuador Struggles Against The Merendon Mining Company

Indigenous Tzawata Community In Napo, Ecuador Struggles Against The Merendon Mining Company   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   Tzawata community located in the province of Napo, Canton Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, is claiming their ancestral lands that were stolen more than 100 years ago by the regime hacendatario, "the pattern Carlos Sevilla tricked our ancestors moved to its indigenous land for a bag of salt, machetes, a pair of boots or simply making them compadres. "   This...

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