December 08, 2014.  Munduruku warriors hang a sign notifying outsiders to respect their territory while self demarcating their land on the Tapajos River. After years of fighting, the Munduruku were successful in lobbying the government to offically recognize their traiditonal territory with a demarcation. This recognition forced IBAMA, Brazil's Environmental Agency, to suspend the environmental licensing process for the 12,000 megawatt Tapajós hydroelectric complex, due to the unconstitutional flooding of their now recognized land. But the fight continues as 40 more dams are still planned for the river basin.
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