Tribal chief campaigns against Amazon dam

AFP English 2010-05-05

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Raoni Metuktire, chief of the Kayapos tribe in the Amazon rainforest, is in Paris to drum up support for his campaign against the construction of a controversial hydroelectric dam on the Xingu river, projected to be the world's third-largest. The resulting reservoir would flood 500 square kilometres of rainforest and displace 20,000 people. Raoni spoke to AFP about his fight. Duration: 00:57

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