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August 23, 2017

Peru: Indigenous Nations in Amazon Seize Control of Canadian Company's Oil Facilities
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In Peru, members of Indigenous Amazonian Nations have seized control of
some of the oil facilities operated by the Canadian company Frontera
Energy Corp, demanding the Peruvian government carry out a consultation
with the Indigenous nations before signing a new contract with the oil
company. This is the leader of the Rio Pastaza Tribe, Aurelio Chino.

Aurelio Chino: "If they don't give us a good answer to our previous
demand, then I can assure you my people will rise up. We're not going to
just sit around, and for sure we are going to defend ourselves to the
end, to teach them to respect us."



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