With bows and spears, Brazilian indigenous 'warriors' defend the Amazon
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Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon: indigenous "warriors of the forest" take a stand with bows and spears, confronting illegal activities and defending their land and resources.
MEMBERS OF THE "WARRIORS OF FOREST", A VIGILANTE GROUP FROM THE KANAMARI ETHNIC GROUP, PATROL ALONG THE JAVARI RIVER IN THE JAVARI VALLEY, IN THE NORTHWEST AMAZONAS STATE OF BRAZIL, ON MAY 18, 2023. | SIEGFRIED HANSEN
In a remote pocket of the Brazilian Amazon under siege from illegal fishermen, poachers, loggers and drug-traffickers, indigenous people have taken it upon themselves to defend the land and its resources.
With bows, arrows and spears, young men of the São Luis village patrol the Javari River by motorboat in the valley of the same name.
They call themselves the "Warriors of the Forest," the self-styled heirs of indigenous rights defender Bruno Pereira, who was murdered in the Javari Valley one year ago along with British journalist Dom Phillips.
"We must always be prepared for the worst. But we do not want violence," said Lucinho Kanamari, his face painted red, insisting the traditional weapons are merely a "precaution."
'Invasions exploded'
The patrolling warriors particularly fear the illegal fishermen in search of pirarucú – one of the world's largest freshwater fish, its flesh considered a delicacy worth a small fortune.
Such poachers are believed to have killed Pereira and Phillips on June 5, 2022, hacking up their bodies and hiding the remains in the jungle.
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