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Venezuela | Odosha Expelled On October 12th 2005, day of the Indigenous Resistance, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías decreed the expulsion from Venezuela of the New Tribes Mission. "They must leave Venezuela. They are agents of a real imperialistic penetration. They take away strategic information and are exploiting the Indians. So they must leave and I don't care a bit about the consequences this might cause". Since the 70's the New Tribes had been accused by some indigenous communities, environmental organizations, anthropologists and intellectuals of forcefully evangelizing the indigenous population, thus violating and disrespecting their culture. They were also accused of carrying out activities in search of mining prospects as well as of establishing strategic zones as colonizing enclaves while receiving financial support from Ford, Westinghouse and war business industries like General Dynamics. SLIDESHOW 2006 |
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