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Painkillers and Pens Used to Placate Peru’s Indians as Gas Giants Move In

September 17, 2011 | by Survival International | Latino Daily News

Isolated Indians in southeast Peru are being ‘bribed’ with painkillers and pens, as industry giants seek to open up their land to explore for gas. Survival has learned that even members of INDEPA – the government agency set up to protect Peru’s tribes – have put pressure on communities so research can be carried out in the reserve where they live. continue reading »