By: Elizabeth, Samie, Hannah and Madyson
Indigenous people have been forced off the land for many reasons ◦ Cattle ranchers ◦ Logging companies ◦ Mining and roads
They are going extinct They do not believe in land ownership They do not hold deeds or titles so the government can force them off the land Some have been arrested or killed
Two acres of tropical rain forest are destroyed every second This endangers lives and cultures of indigenous tribes When the Kayapo Indians of Brazil met with the U.S Congress to protest the damming of the Amazon River, they were accused of being traitors