Colombian Indigenous community waits in poverty as courts weigh ownership of ancestral land

Mongabay
Apr 14, 2022, 11:19 pm203 pts
VICHADA, Colombia — Nearly 13 years have passed since the Guahibo Indigenous community El Trompillo was allegedly forcibly relocated from their territory. Members report persistent hunger and overcrowding in makeshift dwellings cobbled out of green canvas and garbage bags in the municipality of La Primavera…

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Colombian Indigenous community waits in poverty as courts weigh ownership of ancestral land

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