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

WATCH: Indigenous peoples say the mine, layered on top of the impacts of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, puts their territories and food security at risk.

Tiffany Higgins

Tiffany Higgins

Dec 11, 2025 — 2 min read
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

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