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In The Guardian’s next article from their series on uncontacted peoples, John Reid and Daniel Biasetto uncover the challenges faced by the Korubo People in northern Brazil after their recent first-contact events. This series on uncontacted peoples is supported in part by Nia Tero. 

In the next article from The Guardian’s series on uncontacted peoples, learn about threats posed by missionaries trying to reach out to peoples in voluntary isolation in the Brazilian Amazon. This series on uncontacted peoples is supported in part by Nia Tero. 

In the first article from a series on uncontacted Indigenous Peoples, The Guardian reveals how, despite laws protecting uncontacted Indigenous Peoples, evangelical Christian missions employ secret methods to spread their gospel deep in the forest. This series on uncontacted peoples is a partnership between the Guardian and Brazilian newspaper O Globo and is supported by the Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, the Pulitzer Center and Nia Tero. 

An initiative from the Achuar Indigenous People and Kara Solar, with support from Nia Tero, is growing a fleet of electric boats to transport Indigenous people through the heart of the Ecuadorean Amazon, providing a cheaper and greener alternative to gas-powered vessels. 

Four countries in the southwestern Pacific Ocean announced plans for an area of protected waters under Indigenous leadership, called the Melanesian Ocean Reserve. The initiative is led by the governments of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, alongside the Islands Knowledge Institute (IKI), and supported by Nia Tero. 

Read Variety’s review of "Yanuni," which premiered at Tribeca on closing night, and is a testament to Indigenous Peoples’ enduring relationship with land, story, and guardianship. Nia Tero is proud to support the documentary, which brings the powerful movement of Indigenous Peoples' guardianship into clear focus for audiences around the world.