Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul
INDIGENIST MISSIONARY COUNCIL - CIMI tume
THE NEGATION OF RIGHTS IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL: A LOOK
AT THE REALITY.DEMARCATION OF INDIGENOUS LANDS AS
FUNDAMENTAL MEANS FOR OVERCOMING INJUSTICES
A terra para nós é sagrada Sem ela nossos sonhos sa interrompidos
A terra é nossa FONTE de Vida!!
ga de exterminio ea cont
ranie Kaiow
Rogério Batalha Rocha 10
Ample access to information about the reality of the indigenous
peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul has become an element fundamental
to the process of reversing a dramatic picture of systematic
injustices.
The demand for demarcation of the indigenous lands in this state
and the repercussions in the ongoing situation of the communities
is increasingly reported in the regional, national and international
press.
In Mato Grosso do Sul the second largest indigenous population
in Brazil is found with worst indices of demarcated lands and with
the highest indices of human rights violations as a result of the
systematic omission of the public powers of the government in
complying with and respecting the determinations stipulated in
Article 231 of the Federal Constitution of 1988 and international
treaties that Brasil has subscribed to.
The indigenous confinements in extremely small areas, such
as Terra Indigena of Dourados where approximately 14 thousand
indigenous persons (Guarani, Kaiowá and Terena) live on 3,600
hectares of land, result in the most serious problems linked to
violence, sustainability and social organization of these peoples.
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10Lawyer, Master of Indigenous Education. Access the full article at: http://www.cimi.org.br/pub/MS/Viol_MS_2003_2010.pdfView entire presentation