32 Indigenous groups at threat of extinction in Colombia

Posted on December 19, 2011 • Filed under: Colombia, Conflicts, Latin America Indigenous Issues

According to the ONIC (National Indigenous Organization of Colombia), of the 102 indigenous people living in the country, 32 are in danger of disappearing because they have fewer than 500 individuals, mostly located in the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco. Of these, there are 18 towns with fewer than 200 people and 10 less than 100. Read Article

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