Peru:Outrage at oil chief's plans for uncontacted tribes 21 May 2007Peru’s national indigenous peoples’ organization has strongly condemned plans by state oil company Perupetro to forcibly contact some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes, a move that threatens them with extinction.
Peru:Oil chief seeks contact with uncontacted tribes 17 May 2007Peru’s oil chief has provoked a storm of controversy with plans to contact some of the world’s last uncontacted Indian tribes to ‘consult’ them about potential oil exploration on their land.