Salgado’s ‘Genesis’ showcases photos of threatened tribes
As London’s Natural History Museum prepares for the opening of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado’s new exhibition ‘Genesis’ on April 11, Survival International has highlighted the plight of some of the tribal peoples portrayed in the show.
The exhibition will showcase, amongst others, photographs of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley tribes; Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana; the isolated Zo’é in Brazil; the Nenets of Siberia; and tribes of West Papua: all of these face persecution by governments, the theft of their lands and resources, or the threat of devastating epidemics.
Ethiopia’s Omo Valley tribes are being forcibly evicted and resettled as the government is leasing large tracts of their land to national and foreign companies. The massive Gibe III dam, when completed, will severely disrupt the flow of the Omo river on which 200,000 tribal people depend for their survival.
Botswana’s Bushmen are preparing for yet another court case in their struggle for their right to live on their land in peace – a right which was confirmed by the country’s High Court in 2006. However, the Botswana government is making their lives impossible by cracking down on hunting, the Bushmen’s main means of subsistence, and forcing them to apply for permits to enter their land, in defiance of the High Court’s ruling.
The Bushmen are taking the Botswana government to court for the third time in their struggle to live in peace on their land.
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Salgado’s exhibition will also show images of the Zo’é, a small isolated tribe living in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. While their territory is relatively free from invasion, they are still extremely vulnerable to diseases brought in by outsiders who periodically encroach on their land.
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As London’s Natural History Museum prepares for the opening of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado’s new exhibition ‘Genesis’ on April 11, Survival International has highlighted the plight of some of the tribal peoples portrayed in the show.
The exhibition will showcase, amongst others, photographs of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley tribes; Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana; the isolated Zo’é in Brazil; the Nenets of Siberia; and tribes of West Papua: all of these face persecution by governments, the theft of their lands and resources, or the threat of devastating epidemics.
Ethiopia’s Omo Valley tribes are being forcibly evicted and resettled as the government is leasing large tracts of their land to national and foreign companies. The massive Gibe III dam, when completed, will severely disrupt the flow of the Omo river on which 200,000 tribal people depend for their survival.
Botswana’s Bushmen are preparing for yet another court case in their struggle for their right to live on their land in peace – a right which was confirmed by the country’s High Court in 2006. However, the Botswana government is making their lives impossible by cracking down on hunting, the Bushmen’s main means of subsistence, and forcing them to apply for permits to enter their land, in defiance of the High Court’s ruling.
The Bushmen are taking the Botswana government to court for the third time in their struggle to live in peace on their land.
© Survival
Salgado’s exhibition will also show images of the Zo’é, a small isolated tribe living in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. While their territory is relatively free from invasion, they are still extremely vulnerable to diseases brought in by outsiders who periodically encroach on their land.
read on: http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/9088
Love Always
mudra
