Description
The history of the Puyanawa community underwent a catastrophic shift in 1911 when an invading rubber baron, Colonel Mâncio Lima, forced the tribe out of their self-sufficient territory along the Môa River. They were captured and forced into slavery and suffered decades of genocide. In the 1990’s the Puyanawa achieved a monumental victory by securing the official, legal demarcation of their ancestral territory (Terra Indígena Poyanawa), allowing them to completely expel corporate exploiters and reclaim their sovereignty.
