Leapfrogging the Law
Deforestation of Indigenous Lands in Northern Argentina The recent troubles in Argentina have brought that one wealthy country to world...
The Peaceful People
A report by Richard Solly, amended in 2006, on his visit to the Zlaqatahyi communities in 2001 (For the full report in its unabridged...
Letter from the women of the village
Qa'yefwaj Clara zla'ye aqa'yefwas Teresa zla'ye Raquela zlay'ye Pamela, Otatemehen ozlamtes-na ta matche ta otichunamehen. Tik ohanej...
Problems faced by the Wichí of the Itiyuro Basin
The Wichí have always faced prejudice and discrimination from the Spanish-speaking white settlers, and have struggled to find a voice...
The Wichí of northern Argentina
The Wichí are traditionally hunter-gathering forest dwellers, indigenous to the area of the tropical lowlands of Northern Argentina and...
Tropic of Capricorn: Simon Reeve Visits the Wichí
Simon Reeve visits the Zlaqatahyi Communities Simon Reeve filmed a visit to the communities of 'Our Forest' (Zlaqatahyi) which included...
Attacks on Wichí Communities: Tsofwachat (Pozo Nueveo) 2005
During the summer of 2005 an unnamed company began without warning to fence off a large area of forest (at least 5000 hectares) close to...
Letter from Zlaqatahyi communities
Friends from Chacolinks, We send you thanks for your help. We know that you are worried about the forest disappearing. We too are...
Working for Cultural Rights: Qa'tu's Case
One long running case that Chacolinks supported, concerns the imprisonment of a young Wichí man called Qa'tu, (also known as José Fabián...
Land Rights: Regaining Ancestral Forest
Land Rights: The Expropriation Case This is our longest running case. Legal action was begun in 1996, before the foundation of...