In the capital of Brazil right now, thousands of Indigenous people from across the country have come together for the yearly Free Land Camp ✊🏹 This year they’re working to strengthen unity across Indigenous peoples, especially in the fight against big corporations.

Indigenous peoples from across Brazil have come together for the annual Free Land Camp. They’re calling on big corporations to stop destroying their lands. Without their lands, Indigenous peoples have no future. For uncontacted peoples, without their lands protected, there can be no survival.

Four years ago, UK journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian expert in Indigenous affairs Bruno Pereira went to the Javari region to find out how best to defend the Amazon. They were shot dead in a killing that had reverberations around the world. @brazilmatters.bsky.social @survivalbrasil.bsky.social

‼️ EMERGENCY!! Peru’s Congress is debating two bills that, if passed, would bring death and destruction for uncontacted Indigenous peoples. ‼️ Peruvian Indigenous organizations are calling it “an extermination campaign.” It’s that bad. 🚫

It's time to #DecolonizeConservation. Swipe through the slides, or read our svlint.org/Conservation page to learn more. And don't forget to share with your friends and followers! 💪

“Many more are still in the forest. My family. My uncles and my nephews, all of them.” Mainguejai was born in the Chaco forest, one of the Ayoreo Totobiegosode people of Paraguay. He was only 3 years old when his group was forced from the forest.

The Brazil gov has declared a humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory in January 2023. But 3 years on, the emergency continues. Read the full letter Davi Kopenawa, other Indigenous people and specialists have written to President Lula, as published by Sumaúma: svlint.org/OpenLetter

URGENT: Indonesian police opened fire on Indigenous Papuans, killing six. Local reports say between March 31 and April 2, Indonesian police opened fire on Indigenous West Papuans. At least six have been killed so far, including a 14 year old boy.

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20th April: Join us for an important event ✊ Beto Marubo will be in conversation with Dom Phillips’ widow, Alessandra Sampaio, and Fiona Watson from Survival, moderated by Brazil Matters' Ali Rocha. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening... 📷 © Sebastião Salgado @survivalbrasil @brazilmatters

UNESCO’s hypocrisy is costing the Maasai their land. ⚠️ Two new Tanzanian government reports are being used to justify ramping up the evictions of Maasai from areas they’ve protected for generations.

On March 31 2020, Zezico Guajajara was murdered. He was an Amazon Guardian, father, community leader and educator. He fought for his people's forest to be protected and for them to be able to live in peace. Stand with the Amazon Guardians: svlint.org/GuardiansB

Lesner Figueroa, a Bribri Indigenous man from Costa Rica, denounces decades of invasions, violent dispossession, and environmental destruction that have drastically reduced his people’s lands.

Whooping cough threatens Indigenous Yanomami children. At least five babies have died in 2026 — even though Whooping cough is easily prevented by vaccinations.

Brazil’s Public Defender’s Office and Indigenous organizations have denounced an “imminent risk” to uncontacted Kawahiva people’s survival. In a letter to the National Council of Justice, Brazil's Public Defender's Office and organizations OPI, OPAN, & FEPOIMT are demanding... svlint.org/KawahivaB

"Every step of my race on 26 April will be in the name of Indigenous people who are fighting daily for their territories, identities, and futures" Our own staff member Meg will be running the London Marathon for us! ✊🏃 They're fundraising target is £3000. Donate today: svlint.org/MegsRun

After Maasai protests and global outrage, Tanzania’s government created two “Presidential Commissions” in 2024. They were supposed to: ✘ investigate land conflicts ✘ examine the so-called “voluntary relocations” of Maasai from their land in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

26 YEARS. That’s how long the Brazilian government’s been sitting on the demarcation of the Kawahiva Indigenous Territory in Brazil. It’s one of the territories that’s been waiting for demarcation the longest. Take action now: svlint.org/KawahivaB

Register by March 31st to get a chance to run the Chicago Marathon in October for Survival! 🏃🏻‍♀️ All info here: svlint.org/Chicago And if you're not up for it, share with your runner friends ✊

#OTD in 1916 Ota Benga died by suicide. He was an Indigenous Mbuti man. The Mbuti people are hunter-gatherers who live in the Congo rainforest. He was sold in the slave market and arrived in the US, where he was treated like an animal.

We’re always talking about demarcating Indigenous territories in Brazil. But what does that even mean? 🤔 Demarcation formalizes the legal right of Indigenous people to their lands. It guarantees them legal security and complete freedom for them to use it.

In case you missed it: Indigenous leaders and organizations from South America, Asia and the Pacific came together in Jakarta, Indonesia, in a bid to strengthen the global alliance for the protection of uncontacted peoples' rights and to draft a declaration of support.

#NatureForSale 🌳🏷️ A lot of Indigenous peoples see no separation between people and the natural world. Turns out, this separation is just a modern Western concept.

Wonderful news from Brazil - one of just three surviving Akuntsu people has given birth to a baby. Babawru Akuntsu recently gave birth to a boy called Akyp. Akyp’s father is a member of the Kanoê people, who share the same territory as the Akuntsu.

#OnThisDay in 1865, US troops attacked a camp of the Paiute Indigenous people near Winnemucca Lake, Nevada, and killed 32 of them. Never forget the #CrimesOfColonialism, which continue to this day.

#NatureForSale We’ve got to recognize that the violence against Indigenous peoples against conservation doesn’t come from nowhere… It’s a product of history, ideas, images and a particular narrative around “nature”. We’re going to put it all into question: how else can we bring real change? 🤔

Doing the Chicago Marathon is a huge personal achievement, and if you’re doing it for Survival, it makes the tough times easier and more worthwhile, knowing that you’re supporting Indigenous peoples around the world in their fight for their land rights. Sign up today ➡️ svlint.org/Chicago

The Jakarta Declaration is a major step forward for global efforts to protect uncontacted peoples’ rights. It's an Indigenous-led call to act now. Their territories are under massive threat from extractive industries, development projects, missionaries, and more that can result in forced contact.

Their countries, traditions, and languages may be different, but Indigenous women around the world are united by the same struggle: the fight for their peoples' rights and the right to live freely on their lands. It’s time to end the violence against them. Share this post to show your support 💪

The Karipuna people (and organizations like Survival) have been denouncing the destruction of their territory. Loggers have been destroying it for decades – but nothing’s changed. Uncontacted Indigenous groups also live there.️

Great news for the uncontacted Kakataibo people in Peru! ✊ Indigenous orgs AIDESEP, ORAU and FENACOKA asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to put pressure on the Peruvian gov to protect the Kakataibo Indigenous Reserve, home to uncontacted Kakataibo people. Finally they have!

World Bank cancelled its disastrous REGROW project in Tanzania – but 84,000+ villagers are STILL suffering. Killings. Livelihood destruction. Forced evictions. 👉 Add your voice - email World Bank President Ajay Banga to amplify community demands today: www.oaklandinstitute.org/take-action/...

Are you ready to take on the challenge? Sign up today for the Chicago Marathon and fundraise for Survival to stand with Indigenous peoples ✊🏃‍♂️‍➡️ To register and for more info on how to sign up and fundraise: svlint.org/Chicago 🫢 If you want to do the fundraising without the running…drop us a DM!

📢 New declaration on uncontacted peoples! Indigenous leaders, orgs, and civil society from South America, Asia and the Pacific have come together in an international call to protect uncontacted peoples’ land: the Jakarta Declaration.

#OnThisDay 10 years ago, Berta Cáceres was shot dead for successfully defending her people's land in Honduras from the world's largest dam builder. She was one of countless other #Indigenous people to be killed across the world in the fight for their rights. #BertaCaceres #JusticeForBerta

Indigenous organizations are coming together from all over the world to stand together in support of uncontacted peoples. ✊🏹

#OnThisDay in 1860, up to 300 Wiyot people were massacred in California by settlers armed with hatchets and clubs. Indigenous peoples have been resisting attacks on their lives and rights for centuries, all over the world. And they still are. Share this post. Never forget the #CrimesOfColonialism.

Indigenous Voices turns 10! 10 years ago the Indigenous Voices project was born: a unique platform where Indigenous people speak out about subjects that matter to them. Indigenous people from over 20 countries have recorded more than 230 videos. Join us: svlint.org/KeepUpdatedB

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#OnThisDay in 1969, the UK’s Sunday Times shocked the world with Norman Lewis’s article “Genocide.” Lewis had visited Brazil in 1968, and his article exposed the genocide being committed against its Indigenous people. Thousands of them in the Amazon were annihilated on their own land...

Few people on earth have as close a relationship to the forest as the Baka, Indigenous hunter gatherers who have lived in, protected & shaped the Congo Basin rainforest for generations. Yet they're facing human rights abuses in the name of conservation. Follow Survival for more.

This is Ota Benga. An Indigenous Mbuti man from the Congo, he was abducted, sold into slavery & shipped to the USA. There he was featured in a "human zoo" at the Bronx Zoo (owned by the New York Zoological Society who later became the Wildlife Conservation Society). #OTD in 1916, he died by suicide.

The Nukak people’s territory is under threat! Since their forced contact in the 1980s, the Nukak Indigenous people have been forced out from their rainforest by outsiders who’ve gone on to abuse and destroy their territory.

The people who shaped WWF might surprise you… From its earliest days, the conservation org was led by figures tied to: ❌ colonial elites ❌ big-game hunting ❌ oil corporations ❌ finance This wasn’t accidental. Modern conservation didn’t break from colonial & corporate power. It was built on it.

Remembrance of the Flying Foam Massacre: a series of massacres against the Yaburara Indigenous people of Australia. Over 150 years later, Indigenous people all over the world are still being attacked for defending their people and lands. #CrimesofColonialism

Invading uncontacted peoples’ lands is not exploration — it’s a crime. From illegal mining and logging to “mission trips” and influencer stunts, these actions are destroying lives. 📢 Tell governments and companies to enforce the law & protect Indigenous territories. Act now: svlint.org/SurvivalB

Yanomami people on a highway in Brazil, 1976 📸 © Bruce Albert 🏹 “Like many other Indigenous peoples, uncontacted peoples have expert knowledge of their lands. This is also the source of their resistance and resilience in face of the attacks against them.” Learn more at uncontactedpeoples.org.

Our friends from MAPPHA, an Indigenous organization, team up with Yine land defenders from Peru to work on protecting the territories of their uncontacted neighbors, the Mashco Piro, who live across the Peru-Brazil border. Stand with uncontacted peoples today: svlint.org/SurvivalB

The International Big Cat Alliance summit is being held in Nagarhole National Park, India, while Indigenous communities face harassment and violations of their land rights. The Jenu Kuruba people ask: “Whose forests are these, whose consent was taken?” Stand with them: svlint.org/TigerReservesB

We warned that influencers are one of the growing threats towards uncontacted peoples. 2026 has already brought some spectacularly terrible examples. Several influencers and adventurers have been going on podcasts lately sharing their stories of encounters with uncontacted peoples.