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Indigenous Groups Get GPS Technology The Chronicle of Philanthropy Twenty-first century technology has become an important tool in indigenous groups’ fight to protect their ancestral lands in the Amazon. |
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Dr. Mark Plotkin Talks about Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice Blog Talk Radio Dr. Plotkin chronicled his studies with the mysterious shamans in his book "Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice". His search for new medicines and his dedication to protecting the people of the rain forest and their legacy was also featured in the 1997 Academy Award nominated film "Amazon." He talks about his journey here with May Pang and Cynthia Nielson. |
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Rainforest researcher talks about what we can learn from the environment, and its people KCLU A globe trotting ethnobiologist who's been studying the peoples of the world's rainforests says we could learn important environmental, and health lessons from the supposed primitive peoples who inhabit them. |
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How an Amazonian Tribe Is Mastering the Modern World Der Spiegel In June 2010, the premier German newsmagazine Der Spiegel profiled the Surui people of the Brazilian rainforest, their leader Almir Surui, and their battle to stop the destruction of their homeland with the aid of modern technologies and new opportunities. |
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Amazon tribal leader: Go green to save lives Portsmouth Chronicle In 1968, five years before Almir Narayamoga Surui was born, his tribe in the Amazon rain forest had its first contact with white people. At 17, he was named the tribe's chief. Today, at age 37, he said, he is fighting for the life of his people and for the land on which they live. |
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GeoWorld Deep in the most remote jungles of South America, Amazon Indians are using GPS units, Android Handheld devices, Google Earth and other technologies to protect their fast-dwindling home through "cultural mapping." |
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