Peru: Landmark Agreement On Amazon Oilfields Shows Indigenous Movements' New Power

Peru: Landmark Agreement On Amazon Oilfields Shows Indigenous Movements' New Power Darrin Mortenson, 2011   When reviewing a story about a recent deal between the government and Indians regarding multinational oil companies in the Peruvian Amazon, the editor of an important national news magazine said the story seemed "bereft of drama" and too full of "insidery [sic] negotiations."   He was right. And that was what made it news.   After having to seize oil facilities, capture airfields and...

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