Press Conference – «Indigenous Peoples & COVID-19»
Press conference hosted by «El Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina y El Caribe (FILAC)» on the effects of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples. Several indigenous leaders and experts from the region joined the conference to talk about the needs and worries of indigenous peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Gregorio Mirabal Interview with CNN about COVID-10 and Indigenous Rights
CNN interview with Gregorio Mirabal, COICA General Coordinator regarding the general situation of the Pandemic in the Amazon rainforest and how it’s affecting indigenous peoples and communities that live in marginalized areas.
Justino Piaguaje, President of the Siekopai Nationality talks about COVID19:
Justino Piaguaje talks about the difficult and complicated situation that the Siekopai nationality is going through. «Two positive cases have already been confirmed. There are 14 possible cases. No more rapid tests have been done.» Justiniano goes on to promote the use ancestral knowledge to heal and to prevent this sickness, and reminds the governmental […]
Interview Gregorio Mirabal on the current situation of the Pandemic in the Amazon
Gregorio Mirabal, General Coordinator of COICA, presents a summary of the effects of the Pandemic in the Amazon Basin. Gregorio states that to date that: There are more than 40 thousand cases of infected people in the Amazon Basin. There are more than 300 infected indigenous people and 80 deceased. «A genocide could occur»
Radio Program «Indigenous Health in Danger due to COVID19»
The Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Jungle (AIDESEP) launches its «Radio Program: Indigenous Health in Danger by COVID-19» to inform indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon about relevant information and on indigenous rights during the pandemic.
Voices from Abya Yala
Podcast «Voices of the Indigenous Peoples of the Abya Yala in the face of the Pandemic»: Interview with Jairo Gualinga (CONAIE), leader of indigenous youths of Ecuador. Initiative by FILAC and «Juventud Indígena»
Voices from the Community of Nuevo San José: Effects on the Economy of Indigenous Peoples
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several communities worldwide have been harmed in their daily activities, especially economic activities. The video shows the daily routine of workers from the community of Nuevo San José, a small community belonging to the Municipality of Calakmul and the importance of work in times of Pandemic.
Radio Program «Community protection in times of COVID-19»
Radio Program created by the Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP). Topic: Community Protection in Times of Coronavirus