Indigenous People

There are about 400 million indigenous people in the world. They vary widely in culture, religion, social life and economic orginazation. Because of disease, distruction of thier cultural life, and open conflict many groups have been destroyed. Ninety of Brazil's 270 indigenous groups have already been destroyed. If the rights of indigenous people are not protected, many more will quietly disappear. =( the Ngobe people of Panama are in brink of distruction! The Panamanian government and an American Company are building a dam that will flood the Ngobe's territory. They have brought in police to beat protesters and are bulldozing homes. These Ngobe communities have only weeks to exist unless action is taken now. They need your help. Please visit www.culturalsurvival.org to find out how you could help.