Survival International works with local Indigenous groups in three principal areas: education, advocacy and rights.
Indigenous Survival International began in 1969 on the inspiration of a newspaper article written by Norman Lewis documented the fate of Indigenous peoples of the Amazon. It evolved into an international human rights organization that has launched numerous campaigns representing the rights of Indigenous peoples. A general focus it the groups activism is indigenous title but it is also involved in the contemporary and traditional rights of Indigenous groups threatened by large corporations and governments.
1990-2000