WATCH: Indigenous Women Occupy Agency to Stop Canadian Belo Sun Mine in the Amazon

Indigenous peoples calling for an immediate halt to the Canadian Belo Sun mining project in the Amazon have occupied a nearby government building since December 8. They say the mine, layered on top of the impacts of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, puts their territories and food security at risk.

WATCH: Indigenous Women Occupy Agency to Stop Canadian Belo Sun Mine in the Amazon
In this video exclusively for Noosphere, Irenhum Xikrin of the Xikrin Indigenous people explains why they are demanding that Canadian mining company Belo Sun’s license be canceled until their demands are met. Image: Taywade Juruna