All images courtesy Survival International The government of India has halted plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to establish a bauxite mine of the sacred tribal lands of the Dongria Kondh and Kutia people in Orissa. The move comes after a report commissioned by India’s environment minister found the proposed mine would violate the tribal people’s rights, as well as finding Vedanta acted in contempt of the law in try to squash opposition to the mine. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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India Stops Plans to Drive Real-Life Avatar Tribe Off Land For Bauxite Mine on Sacred Mountain
