Amazon tribe attacks oilfield in Ecuador mongabay January 15, 2015 “The army then stormed the facility, resulting in clashes that led to six soldiers suffering gunshot wounds. No one was reported killed. The defense ministry said the arrests were necessary to stop “looting” and disruption of oil production. The Waorani have been in custody since then. However Franco Viteri, head of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONAIE), is calling for the men to be released, arguing that they were defending their traditional territory from incursions by oil companies, which have caused substantial damage to forests and indigenous communities in eastern Ecuador in recent decades. “For 40 years, oil companies, with the consent of the State, have been smashing, looting and sabotaging the good life of indigenous peoples, disrupting the lifestyle of the Waorani people, a situation that has… escalated conflicts,” he said in a statement.” - Amazon tribe attacks oilfield in Ecuador news.mongabay/2015/0115-waorani-vs-petrobell.html
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