How the natives of Amazonia are using the internet to fight back

The Ashaninka are fighting back for their new-found homeland in Brazil. You see the Ashaninka were originally from Peru, but came to Brazil in the late 20th century to escape the Civil War in Peru. Now they find that people in Brazil are deforesting their land and much much more. They refer to the people who are illegally cutting their woods down as 'wood pirates'. These illegal 'wood pirates' could more aptly be described as loggers, but with the price of one mahogany tree bringing ninety thousand euros on the international wood market who could blame these 'wood pirates' for what they are doing? But it should also be note these are protected lands and no one should be harvesting timber there. It is synonymous to someone in the United States going into Federal Lands and harvesting timber against the government and the people's will.

But the 'wood pirates' did not know that they were going against a group of natives that had internet access. The natives had such internet access thanks to a Brazilian NGO that took the internet to them. The tribal leader said that the internet allowed them to mobilize the courts, public prosecutors, as well as the federal government. If you are interested or want to learn more you should view this Youtube Video.