Daniel Castillo

Eng101

Essay#3

Professor: Johnsen

Indigenous people and their rights

Throughout hundreds of year’s indigenous peoples have suffered most of their time in their native countries. They’ve been under political control that exploited their economy, under dictatorships and abuse of their culture and resources in their existence. These causes mostly occur in brazil. Treating indigenous people and disrespecting the way they live is crucial for them. Just because they have no type of power like certain people have it doesn’t mean they should be treated the way they are treated. On this essay I will argue that if indigenous people adjust a little bit better on in their lives and culture they can live a better life. They’re many issues that affect many characters like Marina Singh and the indigenous tribes in the amazon from the book State of Wonder, a book written by Ann Pattchet. Marina is sent to the amazon in look for her former Co-worker Dr. Eckman who is reported to be dead from a letter Dr. Swenson sent to Eckman’s wife. At the amazon Dr. Swenson, a former researcher for Vogel pharmaceuticals scientist is in search of a new drug that results to be a cure for malaria that is tested on indigenous women. These indigenous people from the amazon think they would be left out of a good health treatment. Other indigenous people work for her without having to have a purpose to do so. In addition, Swenson is concerned on how Marina cured a girl who is bleeding to death because its invading the indigenous peoples culture which is concerning. In other word’s its can result to a change of culture and belief if the indigenous people would go to them for curing and not their healer who uses natural plants to cure which basically doesn’t work much.

Throughout the novel certain indigenous people is described to be regarded as fierce and even rumored to practice the eating of human flesh or internal organs of other human beings and take their culture very serious. Like in the book the Hummoca tribe would be a good example of that. Also in the novel Marina is right to help the indigenous peoples culture because it’s the right thing to do no matter the culture. In the article “Brazil's Army Moves To Protect Indigenous Awá Tribe By Halting Illegal Logging” by Kavitha A. Davidson “Brazil's military has deployed tanks, helicopters, and hundreds of soldiers in the Amazon as part of a major ground operation to combat illegal logging. Since the mission began in late June, security forces have shut down at least eight saw mills, with machinery and other equipment seized and destroyed., helicopters, and hundreds of soldiers in the Amazon as part of a major ground operation to combat illegal logging. Since the mission began in late June, security forces have shut down at least eight saw mills, with machinery and other equipment seized and destroyed.” Despite the launching of ground operations to fight over the last few years, Brazil has been critizized for not doing enough to sustain its indigenous peoples. In addition, the perspective of those who already lived in a given area, the historical process of colonization and constitution of new nations are extremely violent. Furthermore, Kavitha A. Davidson gives us a better idea that indigenous peoples around the world have sought recognition of their identities, their ways of life and their right to traditional lands and natural resources yet are being violated. Even though indigenous people are with no question the most disadvantaged people in the world Fiona Watson in her article “Brazil's treatment of its indigenous people violates their rights “ she states “Frustrated at the lack of consultation and angry at the assault on their rights, Brazil's indigenous people Frustrated at the lack of consultation and angry at the assault on their rights, Brazil's indigenous people have resorted to direct action – storming congress, occupying dam sites, blockading railway lines, reclaiming sacred land, mounting hungers strikes, and committing suicide. – storming congress, occupying dam sites, “If people care more in helping the indigenous people and not destroy their lands and cut down their trees we can avoid losing the indigenous population.

In the book at one point Annick says “the question is whether or not you choose to disturb the world around you, or if you choose to let it go on as if you had never arrived. That is how one respects indigenous people” And as she says about Dr. Rapp, “ He would have respected the order that was in place “In other words he wouldn’t care about the indigenous people he would care more about his money. In Chile the article "Chiles Native Communities Find Ally in Surpreme Court: by Marianela Jarroud recently a court ruling cancelled the environmental permit that allowed an industrial group to mine copper and gold on indigenous peoples’ land. All mining was immediately stopped in the northern region of Atacama. In Bolivia, Evo Morales has become the first indigenous person ever elected president anywhere in Latin America. And even in Brazil, the Awá tribe, known popularly as “Earth’s most threatened tribe,” recently received help from an unlikely source: Brazil’s army. Military forces deployed tanks, helicopters, and hundreds of soldiers into the Amazon to combat illegal logging in which Kavitha stated.Even further events this decrease indigenous peoples rights to their traditional lands. Even many people try to go against these help the government can provide to the indigenous people because they want their lands.In the book Dr. Swenson believes that the indigenous people should not be helped or bother because that’s what caused their rebellion. On the article "Canada wants First Nation people to sell land for cheap and give up their rights" by Julian Brave it mentions "On the other side, the province and natural resource corporations have long desired “certainty” on the Indian land question – by which they mean the extinguishment of any indigenous claims to lands, rights and sovereignty, present and future" . Relationships between other people and the indigenous people is that they want power and all these resources tha indigenous people have and its not right to take that way from them . Even tho there is people who try helping some have resorted to direct actions on campaigns to combat this assault, such as storming congress, occupying dam sites, blocking railway lines, and committing hunger strikes