370 Million People Face the Threat of Extinction - And Nobody Is Talking About It
370 Million People Face the Threat of Extinction - And Nobody Is Talking About It:
"This land belonged to my father," said Omot Ochan, a member of the Anuak tribe in Gambella, the poorest province in one of the world's poorest nations: Ethiopia.
"All 'round here is ours. For two days' walk. When my father died, he said don't leave the land. We made a promise. We can't give it to the foreigners."
Ochan's words echo the deadly battle faced by indigenous people around the world fighting to keep their homes out of the hands of extractive industries and land grabbers.