The protest camp of the Argentina's Indians reaches 5 months

On July 29th was held a press conference summoned from the organization of indigenous peoples in the province of Formosa, Argentina: QOPIWINI (named after the four Indian nations involved in the protest: Qom, Pilagá, Wicher, Nivaclé) in front of the tent camp at the heart of Buenos Aires. The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo supported the conference.
Jorge Colon, explained the non presence of Felix Diaz, the leader of the protest, for health reasons and referred to the situation facing these people. "We have five months camping in the city of Buenos Aires, ecause the province of Formosa have exhausted all ways to listen to us. The government does not listen to us. We are concerned about the silence of the National Government. We are concerned about the silence of the Supreme Court. We are concerned about the silence of the Senate nation. We are concerned about the silence of Deputies nacionals. We're worried about the silence of the media sympathetic to the government, because it seems that they are not complicit listen to us. We are concerned about the silence of society against this outrage we live. Our backbone is the territory we are children of the earth and we will fight until they solve our problems because we do not steal more land. "
The main demand of the group is to be heard by the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. She has refused to receive them. Social conflict and environmental delivers Formosa as the core of their protest. Energy and agricultural policy of the government of Fernandez is directly attacking indigenous communities. For some respect to their traditional activities: crafts, agriculture and harvesting seeds dependent access communal lands. The installation of a uranium processing plant in Qom indigenous territory represents the end of their practice of harvesting.
Amanda Asijak companion of Felix Diaz, spoke with deep emotion of the vicissitudes that means being in Buenos Aires "suffering from cold, with children and the elderly disease, but will not stop fighting for our claim is just. They are our territories and our lives "also expressed his sorrow and concern for the health of your partner to give everything in this fight.