Raoni Metuktire

Raoni Metuktire

2019-10-18T09:44:00.000ZUpdated
EC President meets with Chef Raoni
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EC President meets with Chef Raoni

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2012-12-12T12:45:00.000Z
EP rewind: Visit of Raoni Metuktire to the European Parliament in Strasbourg
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EP rewind: Visit of Raoni Metuktire to the European Parliament in Strasbourg

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2012-12-11T11:00:00.000Z
Press conference in presence of the Amazonian tribal chief RAONI on the urgency for Amazon
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Press conference in presence of the Amazonian tribal chief RAONI on the urgency for Amazon

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2012-12-11T11:00:00.000Z

Description

Raoni Metuktire, also known as Chief Raoni or Ropni, is a Native Brazilian leader and environmentalist.

He is a chief of the Kayapo people, a Brazilian Indigenous group from the plain lands of the Mato Grosso and Pará in Brazil. He is internationally famous as a living symbol of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon rainforest and indigenous culture.

He is nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize and 2019 Sakharov Prize.

In 2012, he visited the European Parliament in Strasbourg to defend its case.

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Raoni Metuktire

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