“Stop or we’ll cut someone’s throat”.
That’s the message Indigenous leader Josefina Tunki received from a manager at a Canadian mining giant.
Why? Josefina wants to stop Ecuador’s government from giving away her community’s Amazon land to these mining companies.
And for that, they threaten to kill her.
Josefina won’t back down, but she needs help to keep up her fight – and protect herself. She’s asking the SumOfUs community to stand with her — can you chip in to show her she isn’t alone…and to fight for Indigenous communities everywhere?
More information
Josefina Tunki: ‘If we have to die in defense of the land, we have to die’
Mongabay. 1 January 2022.
Mongabay. 1 January 2022.
Ecuador: Shuar Representative Denounces Threats from Canadian Mining Company
Mining Watch. 9 March 2021.
Mining Watch. 9 March 2021.
The Shuar Arutam people defend their territories and biodiversity
Land Rights Now. 20 December 2020.
Land Rights Now. 20 December 2020.